Well, every show has to run out of steam at some point, they can't all be quality episodes.
I don't really like any episodes that feature the 'elderly' too much. They just bring the energy, tempo and excitement down, and make everything slow, tedious, frustrating and annoying. Any 'Seinfeld's parents' stuff is insta-skip for me. I can't stand most of the actors that play either George's or Seinfeld's parents. Frank can be funny sometimes, but he gives off a bit repulsive vibe, so I don't like to look/listen to that guy, and the way he speaks somehow hits my nerve and annoys me a lot.
George's mothers shrill, whiny voice is like poison to my brain, who would subject themselves to that voluntarily? And that mug?! No offence to the actor (actress?), but .. let's just say she fits the role perfectly, a bit too perfectly.
The only good 'parent' joke is the whole 'How could anyone not like him', other than that, the show should've kept the dynamic going between only the main chars and perhaps a little bit with the more interesting side characters. I guess it was an experimental show, trying all kinds of stuff, but many of those things didn't really work.
Of course 'boring stuff' inside a 'brilliant show' is still entertaining to watch as a whole, but cutting away most of the parents-stuff would have kept the tempo going, and would not have lost much.
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