In this episode George, Jerry, and Elaine are particularly nasty. The episode was written by … Season 1. NBC | Air Date: November 20, 1997. The episode is colloquially referred to as a "backwards episode" due to its use of reverse chronology, starting with the final scene and playing in reverse order. Written by: David Mandel, Peter Mehlman Directed by: Andy Akerman Broadcasted: November 20, 1997 for the first time. She then dates George. When she returns to Jerry's to give everyone their surprise tickets, Kramer turns down the offer because he is busy with his own subplot (see below). Jerry runs in to an ex-flame - Nina, who is a "great conversationalist". Use the HTML below. Jerry mistaking Kramer's name as "Kessler" is a reference to "The Seinfeld Chronicles" where Kramer's character was originally named Kessler. The episode can be played in "correct" order (chronologically) on the DVD release of season 9. "The Betrayal" is the 164th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The best meta joke of all comes right near the end, when we flash to two years prior and see a guest appearance by Susan, who implants the irritating catchphrase 'You can stuff your sorries in a sack, mister!' The episode is colloquially referred to as a "backwards episode" due to its use of reverse chronology, starting with the final scene and playing in reverse order. George displayed interest in her and made sure it was okay with Jerry. Elaine buys tickets for herself, Jerry, George, and Kramer to India to spite Sue Ellen by showing up at her wedding. Elaine drags Jerry and George to a wedding in India; Kramer's life is threatened. Home / Series / Seinfeld / Absolute Order / Season 1 / Episode 164 The Betrayal Als die drei Freunde Jerry, Elaine und George aus Indien zurückkommen, sprechen sie kaum noch miteinander. Susan Ross, despite having died at the end of Season 7, makes a return appearance in this episode. Broadcasted: November 20, 1997 for the first time. Another fun example is when, after Jerry tells Elaine, 'God bless you,' the show cuts to Elaine sneezing. David Sims of The A.V. Jerry and George are walking down the street (while George is wearing Timberland boots) and they run into Nina (Justine Miceli), an old friend of Jerry's whom he never slept with, because there was never an awkward pause during which he could make a move. This episode's inclusion on the Seinfeld Season 9 DVD is accompanied by a special feature that allows the viewer to watch the episode front-to-back with normal chronology, preceded by a brief introduction from writer David Mandel. Elaine and the gang head to India to attend a wedding; Jerry betrays George by having sex with his prospective girlfriend; Kramer grapples with a malignant wish. Because of this, he runs out of the restaurant fearing it will happen again. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The Reverse Peephole 169. She appears during a brief flashback to "two years earlier", prior to her death when she and George were engaged. CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Seinfeld Episodes. He is very impressed when she mentions something he's never heard of, called "e-mail". Rob Cesternino and Akiva Wienerkur laced up their big boots and are ready to bring you the next Seinfeld Post Show Recap. One of the most popular shows of all time, it mostly centered around self-absorbed individuals obsessing over the minutia of modern life, following a quartet of Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonists. 0 of 0 people found this review helpful. Jerry, George, and Elaine return from their disastrous trip to India that they do not want to talk to Kramer about. It wasn't only audacity that set the show apart... Only Roseanne Barr, whose own sitcom was broadcast during the same period, publicly took against the highfalutin rival show: 'They think they're doing Samuel Beckett instead of a sitcom. Watch Seinfeld - Season 9, Episode 8 - The Betrayal: In this unique, "backwards" episode, Jerry, George, and Elaine go to India for Sue Ellen Mishky's wedding. It aired on November 20, 1997. The Strike 167. Meanwhile, Kramer attends FDR (Franklin Delano Romanowski)'s birthday and FDR gives him the evil eye right before blowing out the candles on his cake. George promptly takes the ticket for Nina, and Elaine and Jerry immediately become awkward, afraid that their secret will come out. The debt to Pinter's play appears in the episode's title, "The Betrayal", in the use of reverse chronology, which mimics a prominent feature of Pinter's play, and in the choice for the first name of the groom, Pinter Ranawat, whose wedding Jerry and his friends travel to India to attend. The famous "backwards episode". He invites Kramer over for pizza and tells him, "What's mine is yours. Starring: Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander. George wears boots that alter his height to impress Nina and doesn't use the bathroom the entire time they are in India. The episode also gives us a clue as to why Kramer always helps himself to anything in Jerry's apartment. [1] The episode develops motifs relating to the theme of betrayal, exposing various betrayals in the plot. The Betrayal. The episode even plays its end credits at the beginning and its opening titles at the end. Still, one of Seinfeld's great strengths is its story craft, and The Betrayal is the ultimate example of that, since it's all about the craft. Mandel and Mehlman agreed, in part because of the lollipop gag and also having the character Newman involved, the storyline for Kramer is trying to avoid a birthday wish from FDR that he "drop dead". Extraído del DVD.LOS SUBTÍTULOS SE ACTIVAN EN EL VIDEO. Meanwhile, Kramer stays behind in New York and tries to "out wish" a friend who wants him to drop dead. George wears boots that alter his height to impress Nina and doesn't use the bathroom the entire time they are in India. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? George asks Jerr… Written by: David Mandel, Peter Mehlman. "The Betrayal" is the 164th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. Vegetable Lasagna aka Magnus seen in "The Butter Shave" in a deleted scene makes a final brief appearance next to Elaine on the plane. And the three end up (or start out, in the order of the episode) furious with each other. This time the guys discussed “The Betrayal”, which first aired November 20, 1997 as part of season nine. They all lie, cheat, and deceive throughout the story. “The Betrayal” (season 9, episode 8, originally aired 11/20/1997) “The Betrayal” is a memorable episode of Seinfeld and a fun half-hour to watch. It aired on November 20, 1997. Seinfeld: The Betrayal. Miradas internas de los episodios "La Traición" y "La Huelga" de la temporada 9 de Seinfeld. Mike McShane apparently makes his final brief appearance as FDR in "The Wizard", talking to George as a hot dog vendor while Mr. and Mrs. Ross come out of the store. However, one beacon of light was episode 8, "The Betrayal", which was when they took the trip to India and the episode was shown in reverse order. On the plane, after George announces that "Jerry Seinfeld's a funny guy", Elaine tells Nina that she put the fact that Jerry and Nina slept together "in the vault." Nina was a girlfriend to George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld. While under the influence, Elaine reveals Jerry and Nina's encounter to George. Episode cast overview, first billed only. This was the eighth episode for the ninth and final season. Mike McShane portrays FDR in the episode. View production, box office, & company info. The Apology 166. Before Elaine hands out the plane tickets, George and Nina are hanging out together; also noting the Timberlands he's wearing at the time. If you are unsure how best to edit this programme please take a moment to read it. On the "Audio Commentary" with David Mandel and Peter Mehlman, the development is quite different. Behind the clever gimmick of The Betrayal is a particularly nasty story about fairly nasty characters, so perhaps its greatest triumph is the clever way it reveals the true nature of the show's characters. In one segment of this episode, Jerry betrays George by having sex with George's girlfriend, Nina, while it turns out that Elaine has previously had an affair with Peter, named Pinter in India, who is marrying her rival friend, Sue Ellen Mishke. Elaine decides to spite her old college roommate Sue Ellen Mischkie by taking Jerry and George to India to attend Sue Ellen's wedding. Sue-Ellen Mishke's fiance in the episode is named Pinter in tribute to the playwright. (20 Nov 1997). "The Betrayal" is the 164th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. Jerry runs in to an ex-flame - Nina, who is a "great conversationalist". 01. Nothing much is resolved, though we see some backstory - an ingenious, though not particularly original episode, "The Betrayal" is told backwards, with the final scene … Seinfeld Guide. This was the eighth episode for the ninth and final season. Edit Submit Cancel We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. Title: Given the late arrival of the invitation, Elaine assumes that this is an "unvitation" and that Sue Ellen does not actually want her to come. Elaine receives a last-minute invitation to Sue Ellen Mischke's wedding in India. Okay, seriously. Noticing Elaine's odd behavior, George goes with her to Monk's and gets her drunk on Peach Schnapps. George finds out that Jerry slept with his girlfriend … Elaine receives a last minute invitation to Sue Ellen Mischke's wedding in India. The episode can be played in "correct" order (chronologically) on the DVD release of season 9. Seinfeld, a Sitcom which ran on NBC from 1989 to 1998, is a show about nothing. The Betrayal 165. Season 9, Episode 8 The Betrayal First Aired: November 20, 1997 Flashbacks trace the evolution of Jerry, George and Elaine's disastrous trip to a wedding in … Sue Ellen will be marrying Pinter Ranawat, whose name seems familiar to Elaine. I just think I'm Brooke evil. Elaine repeatedly reveals secrets about her past when Jerry discovers the combination to Elaine's "vault". Also at the time revealed by Peter Mehlman in the "Audio Commentary" and Heidi Swedberg in "Inside Look" that she already had her head shaved for another episode in a different show so she has to wear a wig for this appearance. HUGE Seinfeld fan but season 9 was pretty awful. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Elaine goes to India to spite Sue Ellen. I mean seriously the creativity on this show is out of this world they did the whole episode in reverse I think this episode inspired nasir song rewind krazy. This "forward" version has never aired on television. While at Jerry's to talk about the incident, Elaine discovers that he and Nina have just slept together. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Directed by Andy Ackerman. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 8: The Betrayal Summary: In an episode told backwards, Jerry, George and Elaine return home from their India trip and they don't want to talk about the trip or even talk to each other. 3 Season 5 - 8.47 ", "The Betrayal" alludes overtly to Harold Pinter's play (and film) Betrayal. Seinfeld was created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wayne Knight (as Newman), Michael McShane (as Franklin Delano Romanowski), Justine Miceli (as. The Seinfeld Chronicles 02. Was this review helpful to you? "[2] Cinematic Happenings Under Development called the episode "gimmicky" in a review of the Season 9 DVD: "We're also given the ability to watch The Betrayal in reverse, which turns it from a gimmick-based farce into a nearly likeable episode. Elaine repeatedly reveals secrets about her past when Jerry discovers the combination to Elaine's "vault". It is revealed that, two years ago, Elaine indeed dated Pinter (whom Elaine knew as "Peter") and Jerry tells George and Susan that Nina might be the one. Kramer, coming back to greet Jerry, George and Elaine after the Sue Ellen wedding incident, bumps into a kid who gives him the evil eye before he blows out his candles on his birthday. The episode can be played in "correct" order (chronologically) on the DVD release of season 9. Sue Ellen will be marrying Pinter Ranawat, whose name seems familiar to Elaine. "[4], Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian wrote , "By its final season, it was referencing Pinter in The Betrayal, which was structured entirely in reverse. He gives me this look. Written by Kramer tries to get Newman to use his birthday wish to protect Kramer from dropping dead, but he instead wishes for a date with a supermodel, which in fact comes true. This episode presents a backwards narrative, beginning with the Castle Rock Entertainment logo in reverse (but has the music in forward) and goes from the final scene to the first scene. Elaine decides to spite her old college roommate Sue Ellen Mischkie by taking Jerry and George to India to attend Sue Ellen's wedding. Sue Ellen calls her wedding off when she finds out, and when George forces Nina to choose between him and Jerry, she declares she is not interested in either man, and only came for a free trip to India. Meanwhile, Kramer has a nasty encounter with a man named Franklin Delano Romanowski who tells him to drop dead. '"[5], "SEINFELD - Season 9, Episode 8 - "The Betrayal, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Betrayal&oldid=994525802, Television episodes written by David Mandel, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In the end, Kramer and FDR settle their scores with a snowball. With Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld. I go to his birthday party and just before he blew out his candles. Seinfeld, Watch all Seinfeld episodes and great Seinfeld clips, Watch Seinfeld online for free now! The episode is colloquially referred to as a backwards episode due to its use of reverse chronology, starting with the final scene and playing in order backwards. Both Jerry and George get Elaine drunk to get information from her. Keep that in mind next time you're watching Two and a Half Men. It aired on November 20, 1997. Given the late arrival of the invite, Elaine assumes that this is an "unvitation" and that Sue Ellen doesn't actually want her to come. Elaine meets Pinter's parents, Usha and Zubin Ranawat, who try to convince her not to go to India for the wedding; they are not going themselves and dislike India. Kramer stops by Newman's apartment (with Jerry in tow to avoid George) to confront him, at which point Newman's girlfriend suggests he counter the wish himself. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. At the end of the episode, a flashback, taking place in 1984, shows Jerry moving into his apartment and his first meeting with Kramer (whom Jerry calls Kessler, the name on the buzzer), who welcomes him to the building. Elaine, Jerry, George and Nina arrive in India, where Elaine discovers that Pinter is a man she has slept with and that they are the only people from the United States who are attending the ceremony. Jerry and Nina suffer an awkward pause in their conversation, causing them to have sex on Jerry's counter. She then takes the pillow from the man next to her, who turns out to be "Vegetable Lasagna" (last seen in ", This page was last edited on 16 December 2020, at 04:34. She and Jerry agree that they must keep this from George, as he will take it personally. Elaine and the gang head to India to attend a wedding; Jerry betrays George by having sex with his prospective girlfriend; Kramer grapples with a malignant wish. Directed by: Andy Akerman. Portrayed by. No hugging, no learning.. "Seinfeld" The Betrayal (TV Episode 1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [citation needed] The original story had Kramer going to India, but Peter Mehlman suggested - based on his own experience - that he attends a birthday party in which a person makes a wish. Nina) Brenda Strong (as Sue Ellen), Heidi Swedberg (as Susan), and Shaun. Told backwards in the style of Harold Pinter’s play Betrayal, Seinfeld’s “The Betrayal” revolves around Jerry, George, and Elaine traveling to India for a wedding.In the B-plot, Kramer eats a huge lollipop that gets bigger and bigger in each scene. George, staying in India for a few days, is trying to walk off the need to go to the bathroom. Add the first question. The Dealership 168. BBC Two England, 10 January 1999 0.05. The backwards episode "The Betrayal" is based on a Harold Pinter play, "Betrayal", which also uses the same gimmick. Synopsis. 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