IMDB Rating of this episode: 8.4/10 stars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697682/?ref_=ttep_ep9
This episode aired May 2, 1991. This episode is also out of order on the dvd's which has this as episode 13 (the final episode of the season).
Jerry's storyline: Jerry and Elaine make a deal to pick back up their, shall we say, physical relationship: "We go in there. We're in there for a while. We come right back out here."
Favorite Jerry part(s): The opening scene where the deal is struck is pretty good. The way they go from being normal friends watching tv to striking the deal is a slow and well-thought out process as they lay the ground rules and settle on the terms of the deal in order to avoid all of the "relationship pitfalls": "This is very good" Elaine: "And that would be good." Jerry: "And that would be good too. The idea is combine the this with the that."
Jerry's delicately phrased birthday card message to Elaine is funny. Elaine gets mad that he calls her his "pal" but Jerry quickly points out: "I said, 'And more.'"
George's storyline: George is intrigued by the news of Jerry and Elaine's deal. He is very skeptical that Jerry and Elaine can pull it off and remain friends.
Favorite George part(s): George does a funny angry rant to Jerry when Jerry says he's not in the mood to share details about the deal. George, after displaying his skepticism, leads about the rules and responds to rule number one by repeating it and saying, "That's pretty good." Jerry is about to go on to rule number two and George quickly adds, "I have to tell you, I'm very impressed with the first one."
Kramer's storyline: Kramer gives Elaine a much better gift than Jerry (and George who gave her half the amount of cash Jerry gave her).
Favorite Kramer part(s): Kramer wows Elaine with a great gift, a bench, and tops Jerry again with a sensitive poem in the birthday card. After Elaine finishes reading it, Kramer looks over at Jerry with a smirk and says, "Yeats."
Elaine's storyline: Makes a deal with Jerry referenced above. She ends up wanting more which nearly spoils the entire friendship.
Favorite Elaine part(s): Elaine is good in the first scene with Jerry when they discuss the terms.
Supporting characters in this episode: No recurring characters. We finally meet Elaine's roommate who had been mentioned in a few previous episodes. It is the one funny talking actress from Men in Black who gives the alien sugar water. You know the one.
Favorite character in this episode: Tough one. George is funny with his analysis of the deal, but I will give it to Kramer, despite his small role, because he provided the funniest moment with his "Yeats" line to Jerry. Best part of the episode in my book.
Final thoughts:
A long time ago I watched this episode with Jerry and Larry David providing commentary, which is always funny because they don't comment much but just laugh at the jokes they wrote. But I remember there being a positive, feel-good end to the episode with Jerry and Elaine staying together and Larry David totally didn't remember doing that and was way surprised they did that and wished they could go back and change it. It was funny.
I must say, these kind of episodes are always the least funny to me, the ones that center entirely around sexual relationships. It's done in a clever way usually, but there just never seem to be laugh out loud moments for me. This one is no different. Very close to giving it a 6, but there is enough mildly entertaining moments from George and Kramer for me to give it a 7, but not by much.
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