Seinfeld: The Betrayal | Episode 164 Recap Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-b2FS8vTx4 Listen to the Podcast: Rob Cesternino and Akiva Wienerkur continue their journey to watch every Seinfeld episode as they discuss Season 9, Episode 8, “The Betrayal.” Subscribe: Seinfeld Podcast in iTunes  |  Seinfeld Podcast RSS Feed | View our archive of Seinfeld Episode Recaps to This Point You can get a discussion going by leaving a comment on the show pages, and as always, you can follow them on Twitter @robcesternino and @keev26. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast by going topostshowrecaps.com/seinfelditunes where you can rate and review the podcast. Send in your questions by emailing [email protected]. Tune in next week as the guys will recap “The Apology”. Emails –  Finally, Chester chimed in with an array of takes.  Amir thought George only wanted Nina because Jerry never got her.  Dan the benefactor had Newman’s back when Jerry insulted him in his own apartment, noting that Jerry was out of line.  Alex pointed out a continuity error based on a crossover episode of Mad About You.  Vicki asked if either of them have tried clams casino.  Lindsay asked if they’ve attended a destination wedding.  Ariel asked if they think the episode would still be funny if watched in normal order, to which Akiva decided Mike Bloom needs to test the theory.  Leading off as always, Johnny De Silveira asked how Jerry and George decided they would go to India for a wedding they weren’t invited to.   Episode Ranking – 12   Kramer’s storyline – While he is invited to go, Kramer stays home from the trip to India to deal with a problem he is having with FDR (Romanowski).  Kramer attended FDR’s birthday party, but when he blew out his candles, he gave Kramer an evil look.  He reveals to Kramer later that he wished Kramer would drop dead.  Desperate to get this jinx off of him, Kramer tries to take Newman’s wish, then tries wishing wells, eye lashes, and wishbone.  In the end, FDR was just upset about Kramer hitting him with a snowball, so Kramer agreed to let FDR hit him with one to even up the score.  Grade: Akiva – 2 sari’s in a sock, Rob – 2 sari’s in a sock      Elaine’s Storyline – Elaine has been invited to attend Sue Ellen Mischke’s wedding in India, though she suspects Sue Ellen invited her last minute as an “unvitation”. She buys tickets for them all to go, but Kramer declines, leaving George to take his new girlfriend Nina.  Soon after arriving, Elaine discovers she had a romantic relationship with the Pinter, the groom to be, years ago when he went by the name Peter.  She swears Jerry to secrecy, but he tells George who shouts it out during the wedding ceremony, causing Sue Ellen to call off the wedding.  Grade: Akiva – 3.5 sari’s in a sock, Rob – 3 sari’s in a sock   George’s Storyline – George wants Jerry to set him up with a woman he used to date named Nina.  But when he met her on the street, he was wearing boots that made him taller, leaving him compelled to keep wearing them every time he sees her.  When Kramer decides not to go to India, George jumps at the chance to bring Nina.  While in India,