The Ending Of Seinfeld Explained
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After watching this video however, it really didn't seem all that bad. I like how they did something different by going against type as well as the gang getting their comeuppance for their years of selfish behavior.
Date: 2020-07-14
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KesselRunner606
The best sit-com scenario is when dysfunctional people are stuck together. And the Seinfeld crew are at heart, really nasty people.
In a normal American sitcom you would get episodes where they all come together and realise they really care about each other; George would go to hospital and they gather to support him; Kramer would disappear and they would get together and talk about how worried they are; Elaine would find the love of her life and get married, and they would all be at the wedding with tears in their eyes. Seinfeld didn't do that. These guys were F# ups, and they were stuck with each other, not because they were best friends but because no-one else in their right minds would hang around people like this for too long. It's one of the reasons George Costanza was and still is THE greatest sit-com character of all time. He's a fundamentally shallow, selfish, neurotic person, and he never stopped being one. And he is glorious.
Having the gang stuck together in a cell, talking about nothing, was - for me - a genius way to end the series.
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The best sit-com scenario is when dysfunctional people are stuck together. And the Seinfeld crew are at heart, really nasty people.
In a normal American sitcom you would get episodes where they all come together and realise they really care about each other; George would go to hospital and they gather to support him; Kramer would disappear and they would get together and talk about how worried they are; Elaine would find the love of her life and get married, and they would all be at the wedding with tears in their eyes. Seinfeld didn't do that. These guys were F# ups, and they were stuck with each other, not because they were best friends but because no-one else in their right minds would hang around people like this for too long. It's one of the reasons George Costanza was and still is THE greatest sit-com character of all time. He's a fundamentally shallow, selfish, neurotic person, and he never stopped being one. And he is glorious.
Having the gang stuck together in a cell, talking about nothing, was - for me - a genius way to end the series.
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JV
Entertainment Weekly and USA Today gave the finale a thumbs down. shows how far their heads are up their arses. I'm sure these twats wanted some sort of really contrived, complicated, hard-to-figure-out-Twin-Peaks kind of ending for them to say oh bravo, you guys are geniuses. Like I said - heads stuck up their arses. The genius of the ending was how simple, ironic, and straightforward it was: They didn't do anything this time but got busted severely for it. They got to remind us of all the great characters from the show over the years in one episode. They wrapped everything up in one neat, tidy package and said 'that's it folks now, shows over'. Literally. The conceited, faux-expert-arse-wipes at E. W. and USA Today couldn't see the forest for the trees. Pure Larry and Jerry simplicity. Gets better every time you see it.
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Entertainment Weekly and USA Today gave the finale a thumbs down. shows how far their heads are up their arses. I'm sure these twats wanted some sort of really contrived, complicated, hard-to-figure-out-Twin-Peaks kind of ending for them to say oh bravo, you guys are geniuses. Like I said - heads stuck up their arses. The genius of the ending was how simple, ironic, and straightforward it was: They didn't do anything this time but got busted severely for it. They got to remind us of all the great characters from the show over the years in one episode. They wrapped everything up in one neat, tidy package and said 'that's it folks now, shows over'. Literally. The conceited, faux-expert-arse-wipes at E. W. and USA Today couldn't see the forest for the trees. Pure Larry and Jerry simplicity. Gets better every time you see it.
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Jose
I still think this was Larry David's final middle finger to NBC. he knew the episode was bad, he knew fans wouldnt like it, but he was still mad because the network kept the show going despite him leaving 2 years ealier, so he came back with the sole purpose of writting a shitty ending.
You can see some inside jokes in the episode, like the jabs at NBC executives pushing for Elaine and Jerry to be a couple, or that the episode has a lesson by the end (be nice or you are going to jail, and the finale takes a giant dump in those two things Larry kept fighting NBC for 7 years.
In the finale George and Jerry hug, Elaine tells Jerry she loves him, and by end, they learned their lesson. you think this was all a coincidence? It was Larry David telling NBC here, have the show you always busted my balls to make
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I still think this was Larry David's final middle finger to NBC. he knew the episode was bad, he knew fans wouldnt like it, but he was still mad because the network kept the show going despite him leaving 2 years ealier, so he came back with the sole purpose of writting a shitty ending.
You can see some inside jokes in the episode, like the jabs at NBC executives pushing for Elaine and Jerry to be a couple, or that the episode has a lesson by the end (be nice or you are going to jail, and the finale takes a giant dump in those two things Larry kept fighting NBC for 7 years.
In the finale George and Jerry hug, Elaine tells Jerry she loves him, and by end, they learned their lesson. you think this was all a coincidence? It was Larry David telling NBC here, have the show you always busted my balls to make
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Master
The ending was a masterpiece. Compare it to Modern Family's ending, which was all sentiment and tears. These characters had no place to go but jail. It was the only way to stop the mayhem (and it was mayhem, even if hilarious) they caused. The writers of the show were honest enough to acknowledge that. The best, most meaningful comedy involves characters who lack the skill set to perform a given task, but they obliviously try and try and fail again. Like Costello trying to figure out who's on first. That ultimately reflects our (tragic) human condition. The Seinfeld ensemble were characters who lacked the skills to succeed at almost any basic human relationships. It would have been a horrible violation of these wonderfully flawed characters, if they wound up with a group hug.
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The ending was a masterpiece. Compare it to Modern Family's ending, which was all sentiment and tears. These characters had no place to go but jail. It was the only way to stop the mayhem (and it was mayhem, even if hilarious) they caused. The writers of the show were honest enough to acknowledge that. The best, most meaningful comedy involves characters who lack the skill set to perform a given task, but they obliviously try and try and fail again. Like Costello trying to figure out who's on first. That ultimately reflects our (tragic) human condition. The Seinfeld ensemble were characters who lacked the skills to succeed at almost any basic human relationships. It would have been a horrible violation of these wonderfully flawed characters, if they wound up with a group hug.
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Brian
The problem with the finale is that it was a farewell to a series without any sentimentality. Hell, they weren't even terrible people--probably better people than the average viewer--but their lack of emotional growth made us label them as assholes. So how do you write a touching farewell to a group of jaded people? Well Larry David didn't know how. (The perfect finale would have been The Serenity Now, in which sensitive Jerry proposes to Elaine, then is scared straight by George. It even has one of the best closing lines: Well, that's because you're an idiot. That's Elaine, in response to George's comment that she and Jerry would have made a great couple)
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The problem with the finale is that it was a farewell to a series without any sentimentality. Hell, they weren't even terrible people--probably better people than the average viewer--but their lack of emotional growth made us label them as assholes. So how do you write a touching farewell to a group of jaded people? Well Larry David didn't know how. (The perfect finale would have been The Serenity Now, in which sensitive Jerry proposes to Elaine, then is scared straight by George. It even has one of the best closing lines: Well, that's because you're an idiot. That's Elaine, in response to George's comment that she and Jerry would have made a great couple)
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staffcarpenborg
the use of the button line repeated from the pilot episode shows that the underlying message is more than just karma and justice. being in prison behind bars is highlighting that they have all ultimately been imprisoned by their own minds. the psychological games and dualistic interplay has constantly prevented them from reaching their full potential. the show for all it's quirky superficiality was actually able to use that first level of awareness to also communicate a deeper second layer or at times even a third layer of introspective subliminal communication.
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the use of the button line repeated from the pilot episode shows that the underlying message is more than just karma and justice. being in prison behind bars is highlighting that they have all ultimately been imprisoned by their own minds. the psychological games and dualistic interplay has constantly prevented them from reaching their full potential. the show for all it's quirky superficiality was actually able to use that first level of awareness to also communicate a deeper second layer or at times even a third layer of introspective subliminal communication.
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Harald
Here are the top of the very best humor shows ever shown on television, none above none beside. The simplest concept that exists, everyday life nothing. Hits absolutely everyone right in the laughter-nerve, here everyone finds himself. Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are brilliant at writing, and Jerry, Kramer, George and last but not least Elaine (my favorite) master the roles in the very best way possible. Thanks for all the laughs you gave us plenty of in each episode, I miss you dearly.
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Here are the top of the very best humor shows ever shown on television, none above none beside. The simplest concept that exists, everyday life nothing. Hits absolutely everyone right in the laughter-nerve, here everyone finds himself. Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are brilliant at writing, and Jerry, Kramer, George and last but not least Elaine (my favorite) master the roles in the very best way possible. Thanks for all the laughs you gave us plenty of in each episode, I miss you dearly.
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trapin
It was a brilliant ending. What did people want? For Jerry and Elaine to get married and for all of them to find wealth and happiness and to live happily ever after? That's not who they were. The final episode finally addressed the elephant that was long in the room. that these people were assholes. And there's nothing wrong with that. We loved them just the way they were but we all knew they had it coming one day. It was a perfect ending.
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It was a brilliant ending. What did people want? For Jerry and Elaine to get married and for all of them to find wealth and happiness and to live happily ever after? That's not who they were. The final episode finally addressed the elephant that was long in the room. that these people were assholes. And there's nothing wrong with that. We loved them just the way they were but we all knew they had it coming one day. It was a perfect ending.
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