![]() Larry David had famously instituted a “No hugging and no lessons” rule that guided each episode. Seinfeld was a show about nothing, after all. This time, instead of characters recalling their fondest memories, the gang was literally put on trial for all of their misadventures over the last nine years, with the past episodes brought up by various returning characters as evidence of their wretchedness. ![]() The finale employed a twist on the classic “clip show” genre of sitcom episodes which was then a popular way to end or fill seasons. Some went as far as to say they felt the joke was on them, the viewer. Some felt it was preachy, that it up-ended the whole non-point of the show, it was rushed, or that it was an apology for the depraved hijinx of the last nine years. But, the ending to Seinfeld was different. You’re probably always going to disappoint people when you take away their favorite show right as its getting good. But the ending ruffled more than a few feathers. The last episode was an hour-long bonanza that hinted at a love between Jerry and Elaine ( Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and success for George ( Jason Alexander) before snuffing out both storylines in favor of a bizarre, absurdist plot in which the four main characters were literally put on trial for their nine years of callous indifference and selfish behavior on the show. But for many, the ending was simply inscrutable. And really, such a tactic was just part of his grab bag of tricks as a comedian. As a comedian, my sense of timing is everything.” It was exactly the kind of outside the box thinking we had ironically come to expect from the show. ![]() As Jerry Seinfeld explained at the time, “For me, this is all about timing. ![]() Seinfeld went off the air at the peak of its popularity. ![]()
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