Saturday, April 19, 2008

# 13: The Last Dance

SEINFELD left the general American audience rather upset after the airing of “The Finale” (May 14, 1998). I personally enjoyed the last episode. I like how in “The Finale” several secondary characters reappeared to prosecute the mischievous foursome. None of their personalities changed, especially the “Soup Nazi.” As an avid fan of SEINFELD, I appreciated and understood the humorous undertones that reminded me of former episodes. The last conversation that George Costanza (Jason Alexander) and Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) had was the first conversation they had in Monk’s café. However, the main problem with “The Finale” is that it didn’t meet the audience’s expectations. Many viewers claim that this was a terrible way to end the sitcom because the ending was so unfortunate for the four loveable characters. Everyone thought that Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Jerry would finally get together but to everyone’s dismay, that didn’t happen. No one is ever happy about the ending of anything, naturally. Sadly, “The Finale” was the last dance for this iconic show that set a precedent for nearly all sitcoms.

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