George's reaction

S07E24 The InvitationsliveMay 17, 1996the next day7 posts by 7 postersalt.tv.seinfeld
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Fans discuss George's reaction to Susan's death at the end of the episode, debating whether his detached response fits his character and whether the show's writing quality is declining.

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You have been watching the past shows, haven't you??? You do remember that George did not want to get married. Thus, it makes sense how he stood dumbfounded at his luck (remember, his comments about the plane crash earlier in the show).

I enjoyed this show but not as much as the previous ones. I don't think that criticizing the script will help improve the next season's episodes. So...unless you want to write the most watched sit-com in America and come under constant criticism for all of the scripts (etc...), then I suggest that you leave it be. (There's no sense crying over spilled milk)

Steve

That didn't sit very well with me. Sure, George is a selfish jerk most of the time. But he's shown glimmers of being human. The way I wish things would've unfolded, is that George would have panicked at the news and gotten really upset. Then, after his emotional trauma slowly subsided, Jerry, in his wry way, would have said "Well George, this certainly takes care of your wedding jitters, doesn't it?" George would look up, wiping the tears from his eyes, then show an expression of "Oh my God, it just dawned on me!", followed by his usual slight smirk and a confident walk out of the room.

Well, Seinfeld definitely has passed it's quality peak... but at least it's still on!

-Gary K.

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On the episode Ping the Chinese food delivery person, being injured in an accident arrived Jerry's apart. in pain, George kind of blame him for ruining the food, pea pod. He can be totally emotionally detached as this poor kid was moaning in pain, didn't offer any comfort. If this were him he would have made a super big scene that people ignoring his sufferings!

For those of you who have trouble understanding George's reaction to Susan's death, I suggest you take some time to catch up on daytime trash talk TV shows (Jenny Jones, Montel Williams, Jerry Springer, Sally Jesse Rafael, Richard Bey, etc.). You will find out that the world is populated by its fair share of petty, malicious, uncaring, unfeeling, self-centered, small-minded jerks. Day in and day out you can witness a parade of pathetic losers who are pathologically incapable of carrying on normal human relationships. It's not uncommon on these programs to see ten year old children expressing a wish that their parents were dead, or adults who treat their children with such abuse that they might as well wich they were dead. And marital relationships? Forget it. There is enough evidence on these shows that marital vows of fidelity are not worth the paper they are printed on.

Therefore, I would submit that George is no different from the rather sizable portion of the population that is socially dysfunctional, and his callous reaction to Susan's death is wholly believable. In fact, a rather hilarious plot line for "Seinfeld" would be to have George appear on the Geraldo Show as part of a program on "Men Who Lose Their Fiances and Don't Care at All". That would be funny.

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Unfortunately, Michael, you don't even have to watch the

daytime trash to make your point.

Don Weinman displays your point quite clearly on post #44363.

  • Dennis