The Final 75 Minutes of Stagnance

From day one, Seinfeld has intrigued its' audiences with the 'no hugging, no learning' concept; a show about nothing and no morality included. The success of this daring idea proved to be phenomenal so why is the final episode so controversial? Many feel it was a let-down and there was no closure with the characters and their futures. Why didn't Elaine and Jerry get together? What life will George lead? Will Kramer ever settle down? It seems that despite audiences nine seasons of love for the disfunctional four, they were frustrated with the permanent stagnance of Seinfelds' characters. Personally, I enjoyed the hilarity of "The Finale"(May 14, 1998). It displayed more 'seinfeldisms' than any other episode; wrapping them all up into two episodes of constant self references. Of course, only loyal Seinfeld viewers would be able to appreciate the genious of these final episodes because they were built around self referential material but, that fact alone almost 'hugs' the audience with memories of all the 'good times' they've had together. Some may criticize that the ending had no substance and no big finish, 'This is how it ends?' ("The Finale" May 14, 1998). However, interpretations lead to the idea that immorality and lack of ethics will be brought to justice. I will agree, the episode is not a flashy, dramatic finish to the sitcom as every other sitcom has automatically created, it is simply an enhanced situation of daily minutae, the very foundation of Seinfeld.