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I should mention first that I was very nervous to see this episode, not because I was afraid of my favorite show coming to an end, but because everyone I've spoken to says "The Finale" is awful. I couldn't disagree more. This episode brought back just about every minor (and major) character from all the seasons, and the fact that you just remember exactly who each character is proves how great this show really was. Every time a new character appears, you know immediately who they are and what they're there for, which is really magical. I understand the ending wasn't "good" for the main characters, but that doesn't really matter, at least for me. What I found brilliant about this episode, considering the fact that it was the final episode, was that it seemed to seal off the show really well. What I mean by that is that in most TV series, you're often sad when a show is finished, you find yourself desperate for more, and that leaves a bad feeling associated with the show. This finale, however, didn't leave that bad feeling at all, in a really weird way it removed that desperate feeling of wanting more, it actually left me satisfied with the show being over! Some people criticized this episode because the main characters didn't get much attention. Fair enough, but the returning of the minor characters brought back so many memories from past episodes, which I thought was a decent trade off. However, maybe a little more focus on the main characters would have been nice. All in all, this episode was great. Don't be afraid to watch it like me, I think this was a much-needed episode for Seinfeld fans, and a fantastic way to end a fantastic show.

Seinfeld was in part so enjoyable because the characters had no real responsibilities at all. There was a unique escapism in the humor and simplicity of their relationships. We were free to laugh at anything and everything because nothing mattered. The truth is that humans are not meant to live that way, though. It was a state of isolation.

As much as everyone enjoyed the lighthearted notion that Seinfeld had no specific point to make, the reality was that an undercurrent of social apathy was present throughout. The finale was all about reaping what they sowed. The wrath of the fan base that felt so slighted by the story was misplaced. In the entire series the characters contributed virtually nothing to society; they are the representation of a whole generation of single, aimless people who have no purpose or direction.

We would be naive to think that the ending wasn't obsessed over for years. I'm convinced that it was exactly the way the story was meant to finish. Brilliant.

After watching the finale for the 6th time, i gotta say it's the perfect ending. It's so seinfeld

So many people on this database whine that they are disappointed in the series finale of Seinfeld. One reviewer did not seem to realize that Larry David had returned to write this episode and took issue with the poor writing of the finale. It is well written and one of the best episodes of the final season. Also good to see so many of the supporting players return for the finale.

It can be a very hard task to end a popular and big show, especially an iconic one like Seinfeld. A show that spans close to a decade and is a memorable part of many people's lives. I think the producers nailed it and gave a fitting sendoff to the beloved 4.

I have been a Seinfeld fan most of my life and watched every episode at least 5 times. So when they showed a finale to be all the bad acts and memorable guest actors come back to haunt them you could ask for no better way to end this iconic show. It was a fitting end to four characters who cared nothing much about other people and as Larry David said each episode showed no learning or growth. What a brilliant way to tie it all together by bringing the soup Nazi and Babu to put the nails in the coffin. These memorable guest stars in the trial paid great homage to the show's run over a decade and the brilliant story lines and their characters.

I heard a number of people were upset with the ending as they expected well I don't know what but it seemed the perfect ending for this show and followed its style. This is not a Soap opera, its the greatest and most unique comedy in history and if you're a true fan you would enjoy the trial of the century.

I think it's hard to judge the last episode because everyone was expecting something else, but when you really think about it - this was the only way they could end the series. There are hints and flavors from past episodes, and everybody made an effort to show us that goofiness that we all came to know and love.

This one was not one of my favorites, but thats OK - it makes me enjoy the ones I liked even more.

And who can argue with the idea of bringing back just about every major and minor character, in one form or another, to give the best show ever created, the proper send off?

Oh yeah, and not one drop of sentimentality in the entire episode - you gotta love it!

All shows want to have a profound conclusion to their series. But how do you have a conclusion to a show about the mundane? There's no arch to the show. No one is trying to find the one armed man. The show has never really changed. This ending is a bigger story than the rest. It ends so the show is in a far different place than ever but when you think about it, things are going to go back to normal in a year.

The is a great way to have the show go full circle in a way because it puts everything these characters have done under a microscope and makes it so they have to pay for their callousness . Which is what they're always getting in trouble for anyway. And you know they aren't going to change. During these wild events they remain unchanged. As we see in the very last scene.

This is an amazing way to bring everybody back. This is the perfect excuse for callbacks. Try and find a better reason to bring everybody back. I bet you can't do it. And this doesn't feel any different than the rest of the series. A lot of times the last one does because it's so different. This one is different but doesn't feel like it.

No one wants a show that they love to end. Especially this show. And the last season really comes out on top. So when it finally does end we're upset. No matter how good it is we are upset that it's over. Would people have been happy if it was just a regular show? If Jerry found true love? What would they have been happy with? Larry David is a visionary. This show, Curb Your Enthusiasm and this episode are all examples.

Too long. George's annoying as hell. Fat jokes aren't funny. Too long. Much stalling. The idea/concept was great but the result was atrocious. Too long.

The finale was the perfect way to take everything memorable about the previous seasons and throw them into a vortex of absolute chaos!

Having just just finished watching all 9 seasons for the first time. I had a few difficult moments trying to figure out the humour in the first few seasons, but finally realised how Seinfeld set the bar so high for every sitcom that followed in its footsteps, including Friends.

The finale was the perfect culmination of madness, offbeat storylines and a particular moving way to conclude nine groundbreaking seasons of no-holes barred, intelligent, brilliantly ordained and industry-shattering comedy.

Sure there will be some people who felt the ending was weird, disappointing or leftfield. But that was the whole point of Seinfeld - to leave everyone scratching their heads and wondering what the heck just happened, just like in most other episodes.

However the finale was more than just that. Every subcharacter or memorable plot who received their encore was given a final bow as a tacit recognition of how they had managed to make an impact alongside the almost omnipotent presence of four immensely talented actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards.

Bravo Seinfeld - the finale had the perfect blend of craziness, one-liners and above all, chutzpah!

Seinfeld was a show that had a way of astonishing you in a good way and the finale lives up to the reputation. It's innovative and offbeat approach to a finale will prove that even the show about nothing can finish with an episode that gives you closure. That's what a great finale is all about - closure.

So the perfect show gets the perfect finale - the best I've seen for a TV show.

I'm not going to diminish one bit of the show because the Finale was lacking. Let's face it. The four characters on Seinfeld are about as insensitive as they can be. From Kramer's nuttiness at the expense of everyone else, to Elaine, the princess who has vengeance in her heart, to Jerry who tosses women aside because of their little quirks, to George, who is one of a kind when it comes to insensitivity. And, by the way, the funniest comedic group ever on TV. The trial was a decent idea, but it took the ability to speak away from the four. The writers could have come up with a twist, a few funny responses from each, a way to get them off that was totally inappropriate. But I would watch every one again. Oh, by the way, there are Good Samaritan laws, but they are there to protect those who help and cause further damage.

What did people really expect for a series finale on a 30 minute sitcom about nothing? This 2 part finale was brilliant but reception was mainly negative and it even has the stars of Seinfeld & Larry David brainwashed that it was bad. What else could you possibly do for a 30 minute sitcom finale? Bring back all the people on the show throughout the years who the main cast butted heads with. Absolutely brilliant! Keeping in mind this was not a 1 hour drama where suspense and tension drew to some unexpected twist at the conclusion. Did people really want another 30 minute episode of the usual? Because other than coming up with what Larry David did that's pretty much what you would've gotten. Because the series was ending I believe the bar was set so high with expectations it was doomed to fail in the eyes of the majority no matter what other finale would have been presented to them.

Now I will be honest, as a Seinfeld fan, I was unable to watch the series finale when it aired due to travel and because we didn't have the convenience back then as we do today to watch anything on demand, I actually finally got to see the finale 4 years after it aired and I was very pleasantly surprised as well as impressed by the innovation of the script. I can't say for sure if the delay impacted my decision (I don't think it did) all I know is that Larry David nailed it and I only wish they would've aired the full 75 minutes as I still have yet to see the deleted scenes. The cast, crew & especially Larry David should all be very proud of this finale instead of what they currently think of it-brainwashed by the public after reception drew criticism thinking this 2 part masterpiece was a failure.

I challenge every reviewer who gave a negative review of the finale to suggest a more appropriate ending than what the writers & producers crafted. It's genius. I can't think of a more fitting way to encapsulate the self-centered lifestyles & social agnosticism consistently displayed through the behavior of the show's 4 main characters than to surf the 9 seasons & nearly 200 episode to identify the events & personal interactions that best define their shared moral compass.

Much of the show's humor is imbedded within the diverse characters with whom our 4 stars interact, & the genius of the writers & producers is revealed by the plot used to justify a gathering of some 40 of the funniest characters to have appeared in the series. Having criminal charges against our stars may stretch our imagination, but it's the perfect ploy by which individual character takes center stage.

To roughly parrot one of Jerry's lines from early in the series, albeit with a twist, "It's not Kramer, it's KARMA!"