EPISODE 17: "The Bookstore"
Jerry rats out his uncle.
This episode in general has good writing and some funny moments, but overall the plots are just kinda whatever. Like they're JUST complicated enough but not overly funny to make up for it. I'm glad they brought back Uncle Leo, though.
Fun fact about this one: J Peterman just drops a sinophobic slur. I definitely agree on it being cut for re-runs, but I also understand why it was written in the first place, because, y'know. It's Peterman. His entire character is that he's cartoonishly racist.
3/5 STARS ★★★☆☆
EPISODE 18: "The Frogger"
Elaine eats a hundred-year-old cake.
In this one George is a FREAKING GAMER. And he plays Frogger in real life. And loses.
Slippery Pete is such a good character it's just a shame he only gets introduced like the 4th last episode of the entire series.
3.5/5 STARS ★★★⯨☆
EPISODE 19: "The Maid"
Jerry is a sickie.
Elaine is just really funny in this, and by that I mean funny as in "why oh why would you do that". Oh also she just openly fantasises about killing random strangers now, so that's the level we're at currently.
Kramer is just pretty good in this one. Idk what else to say about him.
Oh also this is the episode with the classic George quote, "I've gone as far as I can with... 'George Costanza'". There's still time, George...
3.5/5 STARS ★★★⯨☆
EPISODE 20: "The Puerto Rican Day"
Jerry acts like a real jackass.
This one is another one of those location gimmick episodes, kinda. It's all centred around the parade, but there's plenty of, like, sub-locations that they enter and exit throughout the episode. The apartment bit is good, and George's whole plot is also pretty funny. The Jerry bit about him and the other driver calling each other [colour of car] [brand of car] was pretty cute, too. But overall this episode was just pretty boring.
Something pretty uncanny in this episode that happens is when Jerry's like "Not you, the guy IN the Amigo!" That entire bit is just structured like a scene from Bee Movie. Like down to the comedic timing and Jerry's delivery. It's creepy.
2.5/5 STARS ★★⯨☆☆
