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Seinfeld season 9, "The Betrayal" episode
Posted on 8/29/20 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 8/29/20 at 9:30 pm
HUGE Seinfeld fan but season 9 was pretty awful. However, one beacon of light was episode 8, "The Betrayal", which was when they took the trip to India and the episode was shown in reverse order. Pretty brilliant, IMO. So many LOL moments.
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Posted on 8/29/20 at 10:04 pm to muttenstein
Something I only recently learned about that episode is that it’s inspired by a play called “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter. The play is also in reverse chronological order.
Posted on 8/29/20 at 10:30 pm to Someone
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Something I only recently learned about that episode is that it’s inspired by a play called “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter. The play is also in reverse chronological order.
That's pretty awesome.
Posted on 8/29/20 at 10:35 pm to muttenstein
Typically, I don't care about upvote/downvote, but I gotta know from the downvoter if it was because they thought the season was good or the episode was bad or if they are just a serial downvoter. LOL, then again, doubt they'd be brave enough to reply.
This post was edited on 8/29/20 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 8/29/20 at 10:42 pm to Someone
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Something I only recently learned about that episode is that it’s inspired by a play called “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter.
The Indian groom's name was Pinter Ranawat..
Posted on 8/29/20 at 11:26 pm to muttenstein
I have the opposite opinion. I dont really care for that episode at all. That season still has good episodes and really looking back was as good as any on their own merits. The Strike (Festivus) , Reverse Peephole, The Voice, Merv Griffin, and one of the best of the series, The Serenity Now.
Puerto Rican day is probably the best pre-finale episode of a series.
Puerto Rican day is probably the best pre-finale episode of a series.
This post was edited on 8/29/20 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 8/31/20 at 5:02 pm to muttenstein
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Typically, I don't care about upvote/downvote, but I gotta know from the downvoter if it was because they thought the season was good or the episode was bad or if they are just a serial downvoter. LOL, then again, doubt they'd be brave enough to reply.
you got downvoted, rightfully so, because it's not even possible to be a "HUGE seinfeld fan" and call season 9 awful.
"I like dexter but seasons 1-4 suck"
"breaking bad is cool but I hate ozymondius"
"the simpsons is hilarious except for the first 10 seasons"
"game of thrones is good but nothing can top season 8"
Like...it's not even comprehensible. Once seinfeld got its footing under us in season ~3 it was elite all the way to the very end, you could argue there isn't even a single down episode once it really hit its stride. And season 9! My word every episode is practically an all timer.
Posted on 8/31/20 at 5:20 pm to muttenstein
quote:Season 9 was great overall, and this episode was a highlight. The very end when they go back to 1995 and then 1984 or whatever.
HUGE Seinfeld fan but season 9 was pretty awful. However, one beacon of light was episode 8, "The Betrayal", which was when they took the trip to India and the episode was shown in reverse order. Pretty brilliant, IMO. So many LOL moments.
Posted on 8/31/20 at 5:25 pm to WG_Dawg
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My word every episode is practically an all timer.
I got beannnnnnnnnned by a giant ball of oillllllllllllllll.......laaaa laaaa laaaaaaaaaaa
Posted on 8/31/20 at 8:04 pm to Tigers0891
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Merv Griffin
I remember watching this episode for the first time as a kid and nearly pissing myself laughing. Such a classic.
Posted on 8/31/20 at 11:23 pm to brewhan davey
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I remember watching this episode for the first time as a kid and nearly pissing myself laughing. Such a classic.
Easily my favorite episode because I was in 7th grade during the final season and that was the first season I ever watched. Season 9 is the GOAT for me
Posted on 9/1/20 at 1:03 am to brewhan davey
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Merv Griffin
I remember watching this episode for the first time as a kid and nearly pissing myself laughing. Such a classic
My favorite Seinfeld episode.
Damn, season 9 has some great episodes. Really surprised by the op.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:01 am to muttenstein
Season 9 also gave us
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:02 am to WG_Dawg
You can stuff your sorrys in a sack mister!
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:10 am to muttenstein
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I gotta know from the downvoter if it was because they thought the season was good or the episode was bad
I didn't downvote you, but that episode is my least favorite of them all. I just didn't care for the reverse timeline.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:30 am to VinegarStrokes
Slippery Pete FTW
Posted on 9/1/20 at 9:57 am to muttenstein
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HUGE Seinfeld fan but season 9 was pretty awful. However, one beacon of light was episode 8, "The Betrayal", which was when they took the trip to India and the episode was shown in reverse order. Pretty brilliant, IMO. So many LOL moments.
I think Season 9 is better than its reputation. Granted, the characters had devolved into caricatures of themselves and they were leaning way too hard into Kramer's physical comedy, but there are still some great episodes in there. The Strike (festivus), The Serenity Now, and The Bookstore are three iconic or memorial episodes from that season.
However, you can tell that Larry David had left the show after season 7, since the disparate subplots didn't dovetail together at the end of each episode as well as they did in the middle seasons.
This post was edited on 9/1/20 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:17 am to muttenstein
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if it was because they thought the season was good or the episode was bad
I didn't DV your post, but season 9 has some of my favorite episodes in the series. The Butter Shave, The Merv Griffin Show, The Dealership, etc. I do think that season had gotten into the absurd with its storylines, but also had some of its funniest moments.
The Betrayal was unique, but overall I thought it was just an okay episode.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 12:13 pm to The Spleen
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The Dealership
having David Puddy go from grease monkey auto mechanic to car salesman is an all time classic bit-character transition.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 12:14 pm to Damone
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Slippery Pete FTW
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