Its interesting the touch bar was also hung up, as from what I recall the touchbar was actually driven by a separate processor (the T1/T2 chip) and had its own version of watchOS running. I would have thought it would have continued working, just unable to continue syncing with the rest of the Mac.
It’s rare but I’ve definitely seen my touchbar lock up or go dark and require a restart.
It also could get mad hot on my 2016 MBpro when video editing. Still love(d) that computer though…