Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Vow of Silence" Review

He's not coming, Lewis. Confirmation rescinded. 

So, at long last. It ultimately took them half the season to give us a reason why Larry would go to New York. And in "Vow of Silence", it all unfolded in classic LD fashion, in yet another strong outing for Curb Your Enthusiasm. This was a landmark episode for the series, as it represented two major shifts, one seasonal, one forever. The forever, is, sadly, the death of Oscar, may he be remembered for his encounter with Wandering Bear, as well as for taking a nice munch on Larry's penis. RIP Oscar, you will be missed. Now, on to the rest of the review. As it turns out, Larry's journey to NYC is merely out of spite, brought on by desperately attempting to avoid doing charity work with his former Seinfeld director, portrayed by returning guest star Michael McKean, who may be remembered for his role in "The Bat Mitzvah" from season 6, where he told everyone Larry shoved a gerbil up his ass. In other news, Jeff and Susie will remain in the cast despite the move, as they were going to NY anyway because of Sammie's acceptance to Julliard. What I'm wondering is if this means we've seen the last of Leon. The last few episodes proved that this show can still be extremely funny without him (something they hadn't tried in 3 seasons), but JB Smoove is always wanted back. More screen time from Richard Lewis, as well as fun references to Pinkberry and the vow of silence jokes proves that the social assassin theme is still in full swing. Larry will be in New York now for the remainder of the season, where he will encounter, among others, Ricky Gervais and Michael J. Fox. This looks to be one of the show's best runs yet.

"Vow of Silence" - 4.5/5 stars