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Despite my high marks for the first two episodes of this eighth season, something felt a bit off about the both of them. They felt somewhat stagnant, and the plot wasn't going anywhere. And in this one, believe it or not, the plot STILL didn't go anywhere. And it didn't matter one iota, as LD and crew delivered a classic episode of
Curb Your Enthusiasm, the best since Season 7's "The Table Read". In the previews for the season, the cast and crew stated that the theme was "social assassin", and that became fully realized here, as Larry became a man who people would enlist to point out another person's character flaws or irritating ticks. And it was used for comedic gold here, as Larry told a friend's wife (the woman who played George's potentially pregnant love interest in the Season 3
Seinfeld episode, "The Fix-Up", no less) that saying "lol" was annoying, which, coupled with the woman's affair with another friend (played by
Seinfeld alum Larry Miller, who guest starred as the sociopathic Doorman in Season 6), ruined a marriage. This was sprung with Larry's "assassination" of Susie, when he was blackmailed by her daughter Sammie into telling Susie that her "ahh" sound after taking a drink was annoying, which led to a mega-standoff on the golf course. This was coupled with the other plot of the Palestinian chicken restaurant, where Larry and recent born-again Jew Funkhouser raged over Larry's affiliation with the restaurant, as well as Funkhouser's stout Judaism. This led to a hilarious sequence where Larry was being cursed out by the woman he was having sex with, while Funkhouser was listening downstairs. Overall, this episode was hilarious, even without a Leon appearance, and was one of the best
Curb episodes in a while
"Palestinian Chicken" - 5/5 stars
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