The Rye

This episode is a perfect example for Larry's art.

His talent is to write many sub-stories and connect them somehow each other extraordinarily. Pure magic.

What a masterful episode. George and his parents are invited to the parents of his fiancee. It is a total train wreck. George's father is an absolute madman. But what sets everything in motion is the bread brought to the dinner was not used (it was simply forgotten about). Meanwhile, Kramer has gone to Costco-type place and bought enormous quantities of food. His car is filled with it, including some macaroni stuff in enormous cans. His neighbor, who does carriage rides in Central Park, is going on a vacation and Kramer is taking over the route. I won't go any farther other to say that the macaroni stuff gives the horse gas, and George, having no common sense, tries to pull off an amazing switcheroo. Don't miss this!

I like the bit where they take back the bread that they bought to dinner

The Rye is without a doubt one of the highlights of Season 7. Everything about it clicks.

Like many great single-plot episodes (The Limo, The Contest), The Rye has a killer story. Although it does have another story, the one that dictates the episode is George's. This is one of the best stories concerning the season's arc: George's engagement. Here we get a crucial element in the long term relationship and that is the parents of the couple meeting. This leads to one of the best acted scenes of the season: the dinner scene. We get perfect chemistry from Susan's parents, hilarious dialogue from Frank and Stelle and George just dying. But it doesn't end there. George later tries to replace the bread Frank stole from the house and the plan the gang comes up for this is both hilarious in execution and resolution.

The other story is about Elaine dating a jazz musician. It's not bad by any means but it feels disjointed with the rest of the story. So that's mainly what keeps this episode from being perfect.

Nevertheless, this story doesn't hurt the enjoyment of the episode, so this remains one of the best of the season