#13: "OHHH who's laughing now punk!"

Looking back at "The Finale" it's understandable why fans of Seinfeld felt betrayed, outraged at the sitcoms mundane grand finale, but then again that is the beauty of the show, living upto its main premise "a show about nothing" and i think this is greatly defined during the last dialougues where Jerry and George strike up the very same conversation they shared together in the very first episode "The Seinfeld Chronicles" regarding the proper placement of George's button.

Personally i found "The Finale" overall very symbolic and most importantly different from the rest of the episodes. Simply because this episode finally established a moral, we finally see that the four trouble makers are finally punished for their selfish, inconsiderate behaviour- crime really doesn't pay.

I believe the issue here is the fact Seinfeld approached the series finale from both a traditonal and a non traditional angle. The traditonal angle that Seinfeld has undetaken to maintain is it's "no hugging, no learning" motto. Yet it's non traditional approach revolved around it's conclusive ending, it's less than humourous dialouges and most importantly the fact that for the first time, we have all four characters outside of their domain- vulnerbale, helpless- for the first time we have other characters who affect the outcome of these peoples lives (Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer) and as a result this led upto a single episode that attempts to restablish and redefine the main plot of the sitcom. Whether i partially liked "The Finale" is irrelavant, after studying and understanding the series throughout this semest I respect and admired "The Finale" for how it was approached and handled despite the major let down when it first appeared.