Editor’s Be aware: The next comprises spoilers concerning the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” collection finale.
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Larry David seems to pleasure himself on not caring what individuals suppose, which made the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” collection finale, and the nod to criticism he acquired for “Seinfeld’s” sendoff 26 years in the past, that a lot funnier. But, he additionally used the event as a visit down reminiscence lane, weaving in highlights and callbacks to the HBO present’s 12 seasons, unfold, remarkably, over twice as a few years.
With the advantage of hindsight, the season-long plot constructed round David violating Georgia’s Election Integrity Act, making him an unlikely and unintended hero, all served as a way of establishing what amounted to a “Seinfeld” replay. That included an intensive cameo by Jerry Seinfeld among the many numerous celebrities, information anchors and “Curb” visitor stars sprinkled all through the ultimate hour.
Like “Seinfeld,” the episode hinged on Larry getting placed on trial, which created an excuse to usher in character witnesses to remind the viewers about all of the horrible (and terribly humorous) issues that he has accomplished throughout the years.
As a bonus, Larry’s pal Leon (J.B. Smoove) had lastly gotten round to watching “Seinfeld,” creating a possibility to not solely dredge up questions concerning the present’s end however to provide David an opportunity to overtly tackle outdoors voices about that collection and absolutely this one, telling him, “I’m probably not concerned with your opinion.”
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Because it occurred, the episode additionally included a pleasant subplot for Richard Lewis, a longtime staple of the collection and David pal, who died earlier this yr. (“Curb” featured a memorial card for Lewis earlier within the season.)
“Curb” at all times mirrored David’s uniquely jaundiced and specific imaginative and prescient about human nature and the assorted acts of dishonesty, massive and small, which go into coping with different individuals. Maybe due to that, utilizing the ending to basically re-litigate the hoopla that surrounded “Seinfeld’s” exit in a really totally different TV period felt each stunning and unexpectedly welcome – even like a little bit of redemption, not that David wants and even sought that.
Through the finale, MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes was proven describing David, as depicted all through the trial, as a “petty, conniving and albeit spiteful man.” What “Curb” did was mine these qualities for comedy, which the finale did with customary gusto.
David had clearly earned the best from HBO (like CNN, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery), creatively talking, to say goodbye on his phrases, and sure, to not fret concerning the response. Even so, it was good to see within the “Seinfeld” plot that David may chortle not simply at himself however at what many have lengthy seen as one in every of his few conspicuous misfires.
All informed, as Larry is fond of claiming, the consequence was fairly, fairly good, and certainly, even a bit higher than that. And whereas Larry made a degree within the episode of claiming he hadn’t realized a factor in his life, grading this on the spectrum of collection finales would recommend in any other case.