EPISODE 13: "The Seven"
Kramer scams his friends with his bunk chiropractor-y.
There has got to be a jump of babies named Seven or Soda right after this episode aired right. Like, the show was pretty popular. Some people must've gotten some ideas on baby names. It's quite comical just how worked up George gets about being the first to name his kid Seven. Jerry is once again placed in a, this time thankfully funny, situation where his girlfriend just appears to wear the same dress every day, which of course he overreacts to. We never get an answer to this in the episode, btw, up to the audience's interpretation.
Elaine and Kramer's plot was just perfect I don't know what to say other than it was the best part of the episode.
Also, what the hell are you talking about, Susan. Seven and Soda are great names.
4.5/5 STARS ★★★★⯨
EPISODE 14/15: "The Cadillac"
Kramer gets slightly peeved and so activates his psychological torture instincts.
The main plot with Jerry and his parents definitely deserved the double-episode treatment, although I can't say that for all the plots. George's cheating ("I'm not allowed to have a cup of coffee with her??") plot was really slow in the first half and rushed in the second half, and Elaine basically had an IDEA of a plot right until she got involved with George. Kramer's plot was just fine, though, which boiled down to him extracting pleasure from tormenting this random cable guy.
I think the Florida bits in this are pretty good, and I reckon Jack Klompus is a criminally underused character in this series. Also, it's crazy they brought back that one woman who Jerry mugged from Episode 11 "The Rye" and to call back to it. Continuity..... in my sitcom......
This is probably the best double episode so far, but it still could be better.
3/5 STARS ★★★☆☆
EPISODE 16: "The Shower Head"
Kramer and Newman get into black-market shower heads.
If this was made today they would've bought them with Crypto. Eh? Eh? Ah...
The Elaine and Kramer plots in this are really good. Shout-out to the scene where Kramer tries to get Elaine to let him use her shower and J. Peterman overhears and assumes Kramer is trying to buy opium from her. To which he then roughs him up.
The Jerry and George stuff is kind of a slog, though. I think the parent stuff is fine usually, but this is just too much. I DO like it when the Seinfelds and Costanzas collide, but in this episode, it just sucks up too much energy from the plots. I enjoy the scenes where Jerry Stiller is obviously like on his 47th take on trying to say "Del Boca Vista". Also, the everything with Uncle Leo is hilarious in this. More of him, please.
3.5/5 STARS ★★★⯨☆
