The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Hulu's The Bear, as well as mentions of self-harm.
In Season 1 of The Bear, Carmen had many obstacles to get over to get his family kitchen up to scratch. In addition to dealing with his brother's suicide, he had to manage a feisty staff resistant to change. They couldn't initially connect with Carmen's elite chef-style, as opposed to the diner mentality they knew all their lives.
In the midst of it all, the most contentious figure was his egotistical cousin, Richie. He tried to keep things old-school, but he did stir up a lot of heat with Sydney (the new sous-chef) so he wouldn't feel irrelevant. However, in one of his more redeeming moments, Richie saved Carmen, taking a major shot at the SnyderCut fans to let them know he didn't have time for their toxicity.
It occurred when Carmen decided to capitalize on the violent video game, Ballbreaker. It was a fad in Chicago, so Carmen created an event, catering to fanboys and cosplayers. He got Fak, his geeky buddy, to help out. And, in a matter of hours, dozens of folks were in costumes outside the diner.
The problem was, they were getting rowdy, banging on the windows. Carmen didn't like folks messing with his property, as he had no funds to repair any damage. It led to him hitting the curb to quell the crew, only for some of them to attack him. Richie came out, though, and fired his gun in the air, sending a warning shot.
He called them "Incel, QAnon, 4chan, Snyder Cut motherfuckers," making it clear he had no time for their aggression. Also, it showed his loyalty to Carmen, because no matter how many times they argued, they were like brothers. This quieted the gang down, but the chaos at The Original Beef spoke to a serious real-world issue.
The Snyder Cut fans, after all, have been very rabid online, which led to them bullying many folks in the creative industry to get Warner Bros. to release the Justice League vision Zack Snyder had. They hated what Joss Whedon did, which caused them to do things like petition, fly planes with signs demanding the cut and even review-bomb other movies such as Godzilla vs. Kong. The studio surprisingly conceded, giving Snyder additional funds to finish the job, but ironically, recent developments revealed the campaign was driven by bots. Reports also imply Snyder was behind the "marketing" campaign, and he had a rift with producers, Geoff Johns and Jon Berg over the version Whedon curated, which didn't do well at the box office and seemed to signal the end of the DCEU.
Ultimately, it was interesting seeing the show's most toxic character lashing out at these online communities and the levels their rage can reach. Pushing back also showed Richie had the business' best interests at heart, and that even he wouldn't tolerate entitled folks who felt like they could abuse the premises and workers because they were spending money. It taught Carmen about solidarity too as he aimed to keep the diner afloat, while figuring out his target demographic and maintaining unity in his kitchen.
All eight episodes of The Bear are available on Hulu.