Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Bear Season 5.The Bear is officially over, and Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) has had his last service, moving onto greener pastures. But while Carmy’s journey in fine dining has reached its closing chapter, other stories are only just beginning. Over the past five seasons, viewers have watched these would-be restaurateurs grow into their own. Whether it’s Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) becoming a sharp-suited general manager with his trademark rizz or Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas) earning her culinary credentials and stepping into the role of Chef de Cuisine, everyone is finally finding their place at The Bear.
But if there’s one character who’s grown the most, it’s Marcus (Lionel Boyce). Arguably the show’s longest-running “unofficial” student, Marcus was also among the first to embrace Carmy’s fine-dining systems. Now, with the people he’s looked up to moving on from The Bear, he’ll have to figure out what kind of chef he wants to become. Richie and Tina still have their mentors by their side, but Marcus is suddenly on his own — and that’s exactly why a spin-off would be the perfect opportunity to explore his new culinary identity.
Marcus Brooks Is the Passionate Underdog of ‘The Bear’
Back in Season 1 of The Bear, unlike Richie or Tina, Marcus was inspired to take his humble bread-baking skills to the next level. This spirals into one of Season 1’s biggest subplots: his obsession with creating the perfect doughnut. Marcus takes that obsession a bit too far, neglecting his prep station while remaining oblivious to Carmy’s growing stress during service. But one thing’s for sure: Marcus is the first to show a genuine passion for improving himself.
Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🚀Star Wars
💍Lord of the Rings
🧙Harry Potter
👑Game of Thrones
🖖Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
That dedication carries into Marcus’ biggest character development in Season 2, Episode 4, “Honeydew.” When Carmy and Sydney see Marcus’ potential, they send him to Copenhagen to train not just under the skilled pastry chef Luca (Will Poulter), but in a city known for its experimental gastronomy — a more structured and formal continuation of the journey Marcus began back in Season 1. His time in Copenhagen further deepens the curiosity and creative drive that will later shape his craft throughout the later seasons of The Bear.
A Marcus Spin-Off Would Explore Life Without His Culinary Mentors
At some point, the student must become the master, and Marcus is no exception. With Carmy trading his apron for architecture and Luca returning to Copenhagen, Marcus is officially on his own. Throughout his culinary career, he’s always had either Carmy or Luca, someone to turn to for second opinions on his desserts. That constant need for reassurance isn’t surprising. Unlike the two, Marcus didn’t come from the world of fine dining, and his time at McDonald’s and the Original Beef was the extent of his kitchen experience before meeting Carmy.
Which is exactly why a Marcus spin-off would explore where he takes his culinary career after Carmy and Luca’s departure. With the Best New Chef title on his shoulders, The Bear holding onto two Michelin stars, and his tendency to buckle under pressure from time to time, he has even more responsibility to live up to his name. But if The Bear‘s finale is any indication — particularly the moment when Carmy leaves Marcus his personal recipe notebooks — the spin-off would see Marcus constantly learning, grinding, and creating. The difference is that, instead of doing so in the shadow of Carmy or Luca, he’d be finding his own voice.
There’s One Marcus Question Left Unanswered After ‘The Bear’s’ Finale
Will Poulter showing Lionel Boyce how to make dessert in The Bear Season 2.Image via FX
While Marcus’ time in the kitchen is one of The Bear‘s biggest highlights, his family life remains largely a mystery. Another important part of a potential spin-off would be exploring how his relationship with his estranged father progresses after The Bear Season 5 leaves it on a cliffhanger. Following his mother’s death in Season 2, Marcus’ father repeatedly reaches out, hoping to share a meal with him. Marcus initially rebuffs those invitations out of years of resentment. However, during The Bear’s finale, he finally saves a seat for his father, believing it could be his last chance to show him everything he’s been missing.
Even then, the Season 5 finale doesn’t offer an easy resolution. Instead, it ends on a quietly bittersweet note, with Marcus offering a handshake instead of returning his father’s hug. Much of The Bear has always been about forgiveness, and a Marcus spin-off would be the perfect opportunity to continue exploring that theme while unpacking the complicated relationship the two have barely begun to repair. That said, considering Boyce has admitted revisiting Marcus “isn’t something I wish to go back to and explore,” a spin-off may not be in the works anytime soon. Still, in an era where seemingly finished television shows continue to spawn spin-offs, one centered on Marcus wouldn’t be a bad addition to The Bear universe.
