[Garfie]

I really enjoyed seeing Bear's inability to cope when the attention was no longer on him. He really did not know how to handle that, and clearly felt awkward and uncomfortable. They have identified what it is that gets under his skin, and if only James and Frankie had not given him any response at all, it would have had even more effect. They were, in fact, pressing his buttons by not feeding his desperate need for constant attention.

I feel very sad for him that a man of his age feels such an embarrassing need, when most people manage to leave this behind in childhood. And I feel sadder still that he has been unable to recognise or develop any other ways of interacting in the adult world. Something has gone very wrong along the way in terms of his mental and emotional development, so I guess he deserves to be pitied.