The single-shift structure is both a familiar TV trope and distinctly well-suited to this farewell season. Photo: FX Light spoilers ahead for the fifth and final season of The Bear. The first seven episodes of The Bear ’s final eight-episode season appear to have a mighty familiar TV structure. Beginning early in the day and continuing through the end of dinner service, The Bear uses the bulk of its fifth season to tell the story of a single shift at the restaurant. The most obvious comparison