Seinfeld: How does it end?

Warning, spoilers. The following article will reveal the main plot elements of “Seinfeld” as well as its ending.

During its 9 years of existence, the sitcom was adored, widely recognized and richly awarded – 10 Emmys please. But when it came to getting rid of them, they also talked about the TV series…

Few episodes in television history have been as controversial as the Seinfeld finale. Airing on May 14, 1998, “The Finale” was a one-hour double episode that marked the return of nearly every character, whether it was Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) or Kramer (Michael Richards). ) was accused of running the show for 9 years and 9 seasons.

Some liked it, some didn’t. Indeed, if many thought that the finale was not up to the height of the show and was too different from the general tone of the series, others saw qualities in it and said that it was true to the characters and appreciated its honest ending: after all, Jerry and his friends, a happy ending seemed impossible …

Jerry and George have finally signed a deal with NBC to produce a sitcom pilot and must now leave New York for California. Jerry gets permission to use NBC’s private jet: he, George, Elaine and Kramer decide to go to Paris for “one last hurray”.

On the plane, George and Elaine argue while Kramer tries to get water out of his ears after a trip to the beach that day. Desperate, he starts jumping up and down in the plane, stumbles and falls into the cockpit, causing the pilots to lose control. Before the plane nose dives, the four accomplices prepare to die.

In what appears to be the last moments of their lives, George, feeling a momentary need for a confession, reveals that he cheated in a famous competition.‘Season 11, Episode 4, “Airport,” and Elaine starts to reveal to Jerry that she’s always loved him, but the plane stabilizes and they make an emergency landing in the fictional small town of Latham, Massachusetts.

Meanwhile, during the first half of the episode, Elaine tries to call her friend Jill. First of all, he can’t get mobile reception on the street. Jerry then interrupts her with news of the pilot being hired and Elaine cuts Jill off to take a call. Jerry chides her for firstly trying to rush the call before they all leave for Paris and secondly for thinking about calling from the plane.

While waiting for the plane to be repaired, the group witnesses an overweight man, Howe (John Pinet), having his car stolen at gunpoint. Instead of helping, they joke about her size, and Kramer captures the whole thing on his video camera and then leaves.

The victim notices this and informs the police. Therefore, the four main characters are placed in police custody for violating the Good Samaritan law, which obliges passers-by to help in such a situation. Jerry and his friends have no choice but to call Jackie Chiles (Phil Morris) to represent them at the upcoming trial.

The second part begins with many famous faces connected to the main characters: they are all preparing for the trial that will take place in the Latham County Courthouse.

The case is covered by Geraldo Rivera and Jane Wells, who report that the defendants are now known as the “New York Four.” In the room we meet Jerry and George’s parents, as well as Newman, Uncle Leo, J. Peterman, David Pudi, Mickey, Kenny Bania, Susan’s parents, Elaine’s building rabbi, the pool boys, or George Steinbrenner and Keith. Hernandez.

The lengthy trial is under way, presided over by Judge Arthur Wandel, a name that makes George smile, as he has often used this pseudonym in the past for fake companies he claimed to work for: a good sign, he thinks.

On the one hand, the prosecution has the testimony of eyewitnesses such as Howe, the victim and the officer Vogel who arrested them, as well as Kramer’s video camera footage, as evidence of their violation.

In addition, since this is the first time this law has been implemented, District Attorney Hoyt is ramping up and building the case against the quartet, calling as many character witnesses as possible.

Thus, almost everyone the defendants have met in the past 9 years – including Marla Penn, Chatterbox, Donald Sanger, Babu Bhatt, Ev Kasem, George Steinbrenner, Dr. Wexler or even Sidra Holland (Terry Hatcher) – has been brought in. Showcase their unethical behavior – both real and alleged, with added flashbacks – to the point that the judge stops the testimony as a simple matter of time.

For the defense, Chile claims that witnesses are only exaggerating their accounts of the four and that the latter did not act because they did not want to be shot by a criminal. He also adds that a carjacker can “laugh and lie.”

Despite George’s mother’s efforts to convince Judge Wandel to commute the sentence, the jury found Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer guilty of criminal negligence, and they were each sentenced to state prison terms.

In their makeshift cell, the group awaits their transfer. Kramer finally gets the water out of his ears after a day of trying. Elaine decides to use her only phone call from prison to finally get through to Jill: a phone call from prison, it’s the “King of Calls”.

Meanwhile, Jerry starts talking about George’s shirt buttons – using lines from the first episode. Giorgi wonders if they ever had this conversation…

In the series finale scene, Jerry wears an orange jumpsuit and tells prison-related jokes to an audience of fellow inmates—including Kramer and George, but not Elaine, who is nowhere to be seen in the women’s prison. No one laughs except the studio audience and Kramer.

When he was finally dragged off the stage by a security guard, he told the audience:Hey, you were great. meeting in the cafeteria.“The End of Seinfeld.