Fans discuss Entertainment Weekly's ratings of Seinfeld episodes, with strong disagreement over the D- rating for The Bris, defending its quality and comic moments.
Entertainment Weekly's highest rated (A+) episodes:
The Pen (10/2/91)
The Library (10/16/91)
The Boyfriend (2/12/92)
The Bubble Boy (10/7/92)
The Contest (11/18/92)
The Airport (11/25/92)
Entertainment Weekly's lowest rated (D-) episodes:
The Bris (10/14/93)
The English Patient (3/13/97)
And the special case:
The Muffin Tops (5/8/97) - First half: A. Second Half: F.
That certainly makes me happy, because my VCR tape ran out and I only recorded the first half.
Bill Bickel
Bill Bickel wrote:
While on the subject, does anyone else think EW really really underrated The Bris? I like this episode alot. George in the hospital administraters' office trying to b.s. his way to a damage settlement, Kramer's conspiracy theory about the government experimenting with pig men "since the 50's", the Godfather references and parody, the K-Man running down the hall with pig man clinging to his back, "Shaky the moyel"... these are all classic scenes. Just to put it in perspective, think about the episodes it rated as being better than the bris, like The Busboy. That episode is horrible. There is no way you can watch the busboy episode and the bris episode and tell me the bris is worse. I can't see it at all. What does everyone else think?
In , [email] (hobedo) writes:
I never put much faith in EW reviews as they rarely like what I like.
As far as 'The Bris' is concerned, well, they say the guy who played the mohel contributed to the downfall. I disagree. He was wonderful. The way he carried on when Elaine placed the wine glass at the edge of the table was great. When Jerry and the mohel met up at the hospital it was extremely funny. 'Shaky the mohel'! It still makes me laugh..
Now, George's subplot annoyed me a little. If it was my car, I would have demanded that the hospital pay for the damages. Sure, it's tragic when somebody kills themselves, but the hospital was responsible. He was in their care. George really should have stood up for himself instead of letting the administrator ridicule him. Maybe a quick phone call to Jackie Chiles was in order.
As I've said before, Shaky the Mohel is my fave 1-off character in the series. His anxiety shtick is priceless. When he starts obsessing about the potential hazards of the precariously placed wine glass ("glass, shards of glass, deep, deep in the pile, in the fibers of the carpet, so small you can't see them, until one day..."), or in the post-op flinch-off with Jerry, it's pure genius, I tell you.