From Elaine’s internal screaming as her crowded train gets stuck, to Kramer’s mad dash to try to secure a seat, to Jerry’s inability to stay awake, each of the minor misadventures that follow will have the ring of familiarity to anyone who’s spent much time on the subway - even if most of us haven’t literally had the shirts stolen off our backs, as George does here. With its focus on everyday inconveniences and grumping about social niceties (“We are living in a society!” George barks after someone cuts ahead of him to use the pay phone), “The Chinese Restaurant” is a perfect early example of the quintessential Seinfeld formula.Įven by Seinfeld standards, “The Subway” is a particularly New York-y episode, plopping all four principals on the 5 train before sending them their separate ways at 42nd Street. The entire episode unfolds in real time as Jerry, George and Elaine do nothing more exciting, or more aggravating, than wait for a table that the host (James Hong) has reassured them will be ready in just “five, 10 minutes.” In the end, nothing is learned, nothing is solved, and nothing is accomplished - not even dinner, since the group leaves just seconds before they’re finally called to be seated.
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But “The Chinese Restaurant” is when the series truly clicks into place as a show about nothing. Seinfeld‘s wry sense of humor shines through from the start, and even the weakest of the early episodes are good for some laughs. “The Chinese Restaurant” (Season 2, Episode 11) Guest Column: 'Beast' Producer James Lopez Says Going on Safari in South Africa "Awoke Something in Me"
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