The evening time is a boring time, unless you are able to catch three episodes of Seinfeld on two different television networks. The episode today consisted of George's family meeting Susan's family for the first time. The recently engaged, George and Susan, knew the families would clash and embarrasement for the two was sure to follow.
In the beginning, George's family arrives at Susan's house where they first encounter her family. Things seem to be going well as the night progresses. After a delicious meal, the Castanzas, George's parents, realize the bread they brought was never placed out on the table for everyone to enjoy. So, they take the bread back which we all know follows no etiquette at all. On their way home, George realizes they took the bread and becomes furious. He realizes how bad this makes his family look, so he decides that he will place another bread in their kitchen when they arrive tomorrow.
The next day George realizes how hard it will be to smuggle a bread in the house without them seeing. So he arranges that Jerry, his friend, bring him the bread and give it to him through the window of their house. Jerry goes to pick up the bread and an old lady gets the last one right in front of him. He offers her a rediculous amount of money and explains his horrible situation for his friend. After the lady refuses, Jerry takes matters into his own hands and takes the marble rye bread from the old lady. He yells, "Give me the bread you old bag." Then he runs to their house and gives the bread to George. George feels home free, except when he turns around, Susan's parents are standing there watching him. He ended up looking much worse than he intended and embarrased to say the least.
We all know how hard it is to impress parents, and George did everything he could to not make his family look bad. In the end, he caused an old woman much grief and embarrased himself and his family more than he could have ever thought possible. Perhaps next time, George won't let his parents be so cheap.
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Good post. I like the way you focus on one specific element of the show and the way the characters are relating to one another. You might want to push it just a little bit further, especially since the show is so absurd. Like for this one, you might have gone a little further with the meeting the parents issue and how crucial that is in real relationships. Good work!
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