Goodbye to "Nothing"

The farewell episode of Seinfeld was, by some, considered to be a flop, however, it still encompassed the essence of Seinfeld that captured viewers to begin with. The less than optimistic “Finale” (May 14, 1998) episode of Seinfeld took an unprecedented take on recapping the sitcom. The finale reminisced about all the awful things the “New York Four” did to their unsuspecting victims, however they were brought as witnesses in the case against the four who were bring charged with violating the Good Samaritan law. Although viewers were expecting a more uplifting end to the iconic sitcom, such as a rekindled relationship between Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), it did not deliver as expected. A part from the failed expectations Seinfeld still allowed viewers to visit the colorful characters seen throughout the series for one last time. Seeing these characters first on the stand in the court room then flashing back to their scenes let viewers look back on the hilarity of Seinfeld and help to remember why so many people feel in love with this comical series. Now sentenced to a year “removed from society”, (“Finale”) the foursome still kept their Seinfeld spirit and kept on moving forward with their odd way of looking at reality. Kramer even stated, “Could be fun. Don’t have to worry about your meals…” (“Finale”), exemplifying their skewed outlook. Yet unique and unfortunately criticized, the finale episode of the beloved Seinfeld brought up all the wonderful and terrible emotions felt through the turbulent sitcom, it allowed viewers to say their last goodbye to the series about “nothing”.