(Season 3, Episodes 7-8)
Why is it that in some ways we do more to prepare for divorce than we do for marriage? Keeping finances separate is just one in a long list of counterproductive things a couple does in anticipation of their union not lasting. I just read about something called divorce insurance, where you can make monthly premium payments on a policy that pays out when you get divorced (to help defray legal expenses?). Really? Insurance in the event of divorce? Why not also maintain separate residences to save on moving costs?
3.7 “The Corpse-Sniffing Dog”
There’s a plus that Larry forgot to mention when talking to Ian Gomez, whose character was interviewing for the head chef position at the soon-to-open restaurant Larry invested in — a bald chef’s not going to lose errant hairs in the food. But mainly the two were swapping jokes that we’ve seen before, in action, on Seinfeld. Bald guys with toupees; bald guys with transplants; bald guys not being able to take their hats off after meeting someone new. Ah, George.
That wine thing was actually interesting. Wine aficionados do all sorts of unspeakable things to wine before they’ll accept the bottle, so what happens if they reject it? The bottle has been uncorked, so it can’t be served again, and an expert — amateur or otherwise — has deemed it unacceptable. What do restaurants do with the wine at that point? Put it in the punch? Cook with it?
The second interesting issue popped up when Larry thanked the bread winner half of a couple for treating him and Cheryl to dinner, and ignored the homebody. Not only did he pass on thanking her, but they had a conversation about it and he refused to thank her. I can maybe understand where he’s coming from when talking about him and Cheryl, because it’s my understanding that he’d made his money before they married. But if a couple was together when one started earning? That’s “their” money! If we keep separate accounts and ledgers, what are we actually building “together?”
The corpse-sniffing dog finding the bra buried underneath the kitchen at the restaurant was just weird. Jeff’s daughter sauced was funny, but only in a “really inappropriate because that suggests a seven year-old got drunk” sort of way. Larry stealing the dog back from the friends was funny too.
“It’s nice to be affectionate to something German … you don’t get the opportunity that often.” – Larry, explaining his connection to the dog
3.8 “Krazee-Eyez Killa”
I don’t have much to say about this episode, mainly because I wholeheartedly dislike Wanda Sykes in any and all roles, including when she’s playing “herself.”
Susie did a good job dishing out more of her own particular brand of crazy when she exploded at Larry for turning down a tour of the Greene’s new house.
The only other thing of interest was the return of Martin Scorsese for some movie reshoots. Cheryl struck again, getting rid of yet another jacket that Larry liked/needed, and he spent much of the episode hunting for another. What possible special way could the clerk have been using for folding sweaters?
And, by the way, popping packing bubbles isn’t as fun as everyone on TV makes it out to be. It would have been funny if it had somehow been used elsewhere, maybe to replicate gunshots in Krazee-Eyez Killa’s (Chris Williams) music. Instead it remained one of those quirky Larry things that didn’t quite score.
Clacked by Aryeh S.
on Sep 17, 2010 @ 13:15 EST5EDT
