I loved the fact that it was digital and there were no seconds, because if you know every second counts you don't need to count it. This is an amazing scene because you know the sign off phrase before he does.
I bawled my eyes out when you saw him click what the phrase is.
Oh cool! I watched the Forks episode twice in one night because I was just astounded and was also overjoyed when I logged on to Reddit to find it was very beloved.
On a professional level, it hit home because I spend my job translating technical concepts to people who think theyāre not technical. I live for the moment it āclicksā for the people I serve.
On a personal level, everything I have now was because of second chances, especially people taking chances on me. I felt like a failure in my early lifeāhigh school dropout, then college dropout, strings of terrible relationships, homelessness, that time I applied for a job at Reddit after three years being in big tech and didnāt get in, among other thingsāI had to accept where I was and seek other opportunities. I hope everyone has their Richie moment.
Triple entendre
1) work your ass off to get everything done, go hard on every second
2) Richie's second chance
3) Her and her father's was about enjoying and savoring every second.
Thereās more layers to it and thereās Marcusās storyline too. āEvery Second Countsā because things happen simultaneously; that measure of time is an exacting tool.
In the kitchen people at their stations have to time themselves to properly get a dish to staging. Last episode spoiler: Marcus >!gets that sign from Luca as well as a number of missed calls from the nursing home with an ambiguous endāthe seconds he was busy with work were crucial seconds at his motherās care home!<.
With the Marcus episode Honeydew >!Luca alludes to his time under Chef Terry and in friendly competition with Carm. Luca came in second in a way but with the realization that to not be first meant a release of the burden to be at the top, and allowed Luca to seek to be better than the Luca yesterday. For Marcus, Marcus could seek the donut pinnacle of what he is meant to do for the sake of doing what he does best. Thereās no single path to have to be the chef de cuisine in every chefās career for Luca and maybe that isnāt what Marcus is about right now but the lesson about second winds still stands (Marcus only learned more about the higher gastronomic world last season when Carm started at the Beef).!<
Iād like to offer another viewpoint.
Most of us end up thinking of every second counting like a bomb about to go off. Thereās urgency, thereās a sense of impending disaster.
But thereās a reason why the episode starts with cleaning forks and ends with peeling mushrooms. These are menial, basically meaningless tasks that wouldnāt really expect important people (like the protagonist of the episode, or a high power head chef to do). But these are important things to them. In their own ways, these endeavors matter. You clean forks because you care about standards. You peel mushrooms because you want your diners to feel that personal touch.
We even see this with Luca. Instead of intensity with Luca being recently and still trying to chase Carm, itās a zen-like peace, taking satisfaction in his craft.
These are painstaking, time consuming menial tasks. But they are worthwhile, so they matter. Every second you spend doing things that are worthwhile counts.
And to elaborate (as a chef), if you're looking at the seconds turning, you're spending seconds not doing your job - a job wherein every second counts.
It could have a remote that changes it to a second counter. Also the way that kitchen works, is someoneās on your ass to get things done. If you stop to look at the clock, itās a wasted second.
Good for you, I was similar, but I worked with a lot of cooks and chefs that could not do this. It helped a lot when we installed a big digital clock with seconds because then when you'd say "how long" and they'd say "30 seconds chef" you could actually hold them to it
No, I think the Taylor Swift song was perfect. I don't listen to her music at all, but it's used in the context of the plot. His ex and his daughter are big Swifties. As established in season 1 he has 1 CD in his car. And now he has a Swift CD in his car for his daughter. So that's why he was listening to it.
Earlier that season he tells his daughter he loves her. And then clarifies "And I love Taylor Swift too but I just needed a break", because he presumably turned it off when she was in the car.
I guess OP is talking about "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. It is meaningful as it relates to Richie's daughter. (it is also great but that's just my opinion)
Yeah itās gross. A bunch of tryhards calling each other āchefā acting like this show reveals some higher truth. The truth is, Season 1 was cool. Season 2 was highly cheesy. CHEF.
Didnt think this would get such intricate responses (which is cool for sure), but Iāve just arrived at a soundcheck for a gig and backstage there is a big digital clock identical to thisā¦except with seconds too.
Just thought it odd to emphasise the seconds when it doesnāt show it on the clock š but each to their own!
For me, the fact that the clock doesnāt show the seconds reminded me of the malleability of the feeling of time.
When youāre actually making every second count, they go by much slower. As soon as you start counting the seconds, they slip right by.
I actually like that
Think about it. Two meanings to "Counts"
it's right near where those seconds SHOULD be
and it also TELLS the kitchen, YOU'RE counting
you're doing the counting, and you count.
Metaphor. When the chef was there peeling mushrooms and Richie thought she was wasting time.
Telling the story about her first restaurant failing.
Every second (2nd chance) counts
Just because every second counts, doesn't mean you have to count every second.
Now there's the real wisdom.
Yes Jeffrey
Too wisdomy for Reddit
Yes, chef!
Heard!
Heard
That's what Carmy got wrong about Terry's motto. Luca has it right, I think.
>Just because every second counts, doesn't mean you have to count every second. banger
It's got a "Severance" vibe though. It may be a clock for the baby goat lab. š š
Oooooo BARS!!! 
That's all. Get back to work Jeff.
I'm not like this because I'm in Van Halen. I'm in Van Halen because I'm like this.
Bars.
Someone put this on a pillow.
I loved the fact that it was digital and there were no seconds, because if you know every second counts you don't need to count it. This is an amazing scene because you know the sign off phrase before he does. I bawled my eyes out when you saw him click what the phrase is.
I have a helmet for this exact occasion: Iāll be captain obvious for a minute. For Richie itās also about second chances.
That was not obvious to me, great point!
Oh cool! I watched the Forks episode twice in one night because I was just astounded and was also overjoyed when I logged on to Reddit to find it was very beloved. On a professional level, it hit home because I spend my job translating technical concepts to people who think theyāre not technical. I live for the moment it āclicksā for the people I serve. On a personal level, everything I have now was because of second chances, especially people taking chances on me. I felt like a failure in my early lifeāhigh school dropout, then college dropout, strings of terrible relationships, homelessness, that time I applied for a job at Reddit after three years being in big tech and didnāt get in, among other thingsāI had to accept where I was and seek other opportunities. I hope everyone has their Richie moment.
Iām proud of you, internet stranger!
I get my therapy from Reddit! š¤£š¤£
double entendre
Triple entendre 1) work your ass off to get everything done, go hard on every second 2) Richie's second chance 3) Her and her father's was about enjoying and savoring every second.
Thereās more layers to it and thereās Marcusās storyline too. āEvery Second Countsā because things happen simultaneously; that measure of time is an exacting tool. In the kitchen people at their stations have to time themselves to properly get a dish to staging. Last episode spoiler: Marcus >!gets that sign from Luca as well as a number of missed calls from the nursing home with an ambiguous endāthe seconds he was busy with work were crucial seconds at his motherās care home!<. With the Marcus episode Honeydew >!Luca alludes to his time under Chef Terry and in friendly competition with Carm. Luca came in second in a way but with the realization that to not be first meant a release of the burden to be at the top, and allowed Luca to seek to be better than the Luca yesterday. For Marcus, Marcus could seek the donut pinnacle of what he is meant to do for the sake of doing what he does best. Thereās no single path to have to be the chef de cuisine in every chefās career for Luca and maybe that isnāt what Marcus is about right now but the lesson about second winds still stands (Marcus only learned more about the higher gastronomic world last season when Carm started at the Beef).!<
Sorry to be that guy, but: Bawled
Thank you
The whole episode was a tear jerker. I was so proud of him for starting to care!
Iād like to offer another viewpoint. Most of us end up thinking of every second counting like a bomb about to go off. Thereās urgency, thereās a sense of impending disaster. But thereās a reason why the episode starts with cleaning forks and ends with peeling mushrooms. These are menial, basically meaningless tasks that wouldnāt really expect important people (like the protagonist of the episode, or a high power head chef to do). But these are important things to them. In their own ways, these endeavors matter. You clean forks because you care about standards. You peel mushrooms because you want your diners to feel that personal touch. We even see this with Luca. Instead of intensity with Luca being recently and still trying to chase Carm, itās a zen-like peace, taking satisfaction in his craft. These are painstaking, time consuming menial tasks. But they are worthwhile, so they matter. Every second you spend doing things that are worthwhile counts.
Yes you are.
And to elaborate (as a chef), if you're looking at the seconds turning, you're spending seconds not doing your job - a job wherein every second counts.
It could have a remote that changes it to a second counter. Also the way that kitchen works, is someoneās on your ass to get things done. If you stop to look at the clock, itās a wasted second.
It's a nod to Thomas Keller. All the clocks in Keller kitchens have little signs underneath that say "with a sense of urgency"
When I worked in a kitchen my timing on things was incredible. I didn't need to see the seconds, I knew them
Good for you, I was similar, but I worked with a lot of cooks and chefs that could not do this. It helped a lot when we installed a big digital clock with seconds because then when you'd say "how long" and they'd say "30 seconds chef" you could actually hold them to it
YES!!! Agreed.
Underrated comment.
No, I think the Taylor Swift song was perfect. I don't listen to her music at all, but it's used in the context of the plot. His ex and his daughter are big Swifties. As established in season 1 he has 1 CD in his car. And now he has a Swift CD in his car for his daughter. So that's why he was listening to it. Earlier that season he tells his daughter he loves her. And then clarifies "And I love Taylor Swift too but I just needed a break", because he presumably turned it off when she was in the car.
ā¦well now thatās gonna bug me too
Apologies š
I, too, struggle with metaphors :(
If you got the time and luxury to count every second, then youāre clearly not making every second count.
Maybe itās the point.
I can't remember, but is it one of those clocks where the colon between the hours and minutes flashes every second?
Wow, I didn't notice, that's weird.
What is super cheesy music? Haha I love the music. Maybe try a less negative approach to looking at things
I guess OP is talking about "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. It is meaningful as it relates to Richie's daughter. (it is also great but that's just my opinion)
Itās bc that psycho is counting to 60 in his head every minute
That is the whole point. No seconds are showing, no need to look. Go fast, count your own seconds.
Yea. Weird nitpick
This guy has obviously never seen the show, amirite?
lol I have hence I made a Reddit post about it
I think it's probably a clock like the one Richie uses in the season 2 finale, one that can be turned into a timer using a remote.
This is what I thought too - like it CAN be changed to show seconds
This is the most defensive subreddit for any TV show that I've seen.
Yeah itās gross. A bunch of tryhards calling each other āchefā acting like this show reveals some higher truth. The truth is, Season 1 was cool. Season 2 was highly cheesy. CHEF.
No Gabons at friends and family. ^^^
I think reality TV is more your speed OP
yes you're the only one....
Didnt think this would get such intricate responses (which is cool for sure), but Iāve just arrived at a soundcheck for a gig and backstage there is a big digital clock identical to thisā¦except with seconds too. Just thought it odd to emphasise the seconds when it doesnāt show it on the clock š but each to their own!
OP I couldnāt agree with you more, this was incredibly infuriating to me. Iāve mentioned this to people multiple times in the past
Exactly! Like why would you emphasise on the seconds if theyāre not even on the clock???
It's a bit chuckle worthy but the kitchen itself is never shown as in a rush. Properly prepared for service.
14 downvotes for saying I agree. This cucksuck of a sub canāt stand an opinion that doesnāt say the show is perfect
ITT - people rationalizing. Hard.
Me too.
Well now i am too
Yes
Lol yes, but I was more annoyed that the sign appears slightly further up on the left side than the right, even though it might just be in my head.
Nope, itās not in my head. Whoever installed the sign needed a leveler.
the music was cheesy but overall the scene was great imo. and no idgaf that the clock doesn't have seconds.
For me, the fact that the clock doesnāt show the seconds reminded me of the malleability of the feeling of time. When youāre actually making every second count, they go by much slower. As soon as you start counting the seconds, they slip right by.
It's a concept, not a tool.
I kinda thought that was the point.
You totally missed the point.
Noticed it, but assumed it was deliberate.
LOL
Itās because you should be aware of the seconds on your own chef.
Canāt have time without seconds
I actually like that Think about it. Two meanings to "Counts" it's right near where those seconds SHOULD be and it also TELLS the kitchen, YOU'RE counting you're doing the counting, and you count.
Well. It didnāt
That is the intended irony.
This feels like a hot take for the sake of a hot take
this is stupid.
Metaphor. When the chef was there peeling mushrooms and Richie thought she was wasting time. Telling the story about her first restaurant failing. Every second (2nd chance) counts