***Don’t read this if you’ve not watched the enirty of Season Seven. No, really. It’d be bummer.***

I remember the circumstances that surrounded my watching the Seinfeld finale a decade and some change back, but I don’t remember the show at all. If someone wants to let me know, go head. But seriously, if I can’t snag that bit of info from the recesses of my brain, there might be a reason for it. That’s basically stated in the seventh season closer of Curb Your Enthusiasm simply titled Seinfeld.

Imagining the licensing rights that needed to be wrangled for this season of Curb to come off is beyond imaginable. But Larry and company were able to do it and wound up with a hyper self aware season (even more so than usually) full of self effacement and even some shocking moments.

Beginning the season with the Blacks finally moving out, though, it seemed almost inevitable that Cheryl would return at some point – even if it looked pretty bleak over the last season and a half.

Anyway, this tenth episode represents the culmination of not just Larry’s plan to win Cheryl back, but of his attempt to create a worthwhile Seinfeld reunion. The funny thing about all of this, apart from the appearances of the principals from the NBC show of course, is the fact that at some point in the future, someone’s going to approach Larry about a Curb reunion. And then what?

Exactly.

This round of reunions, though, finds Cheryl, curiously enough, getting close with Jason Alexander. In some ways it’s understandable. The character that he embodies in Seinfeld is ostensibly the man she married – just shorter and fatter. The baldness is about the same. And really, the other subplots here – Mocha Joe and all – serve only to rotate around the Cheryl/Jason connection.

The developing friendship understandably upsets Larry. As he gets to the point of moping on set, though, it becomes obvious that he’s going to have some sort of outrageous plan to rectify things. So, he re-writes the entire script without consulting anyone. Once Larry announces this to the cast, Jason quits. And while Larry doesn’t see why the actor would do such a thing, he also volunteers to take the open spot. His reasoning, which is basically sound, goes something like this: the character’s based on me, so I can play it.

In the brief run through with Larry as ‘George,’ it just kinda comes off as Larry rehearsing for The Producers. So, what’s not to like? Apparently, everything as Jerry mentions that, “No one liked the second Darren,” from Bewitched. That’s an apt comparison and one the yields Larry’s quitting the project as well.

By the end of the episode all seems lost as Larry sits idly by and watches the reunion from his house – although, the family room seems eerily unfamiliar. Despite that, there’s a last minute shocker that should indicate another season of Curb on the horizon. At least, we should all be hoping for such a thing.