Seinfeld (TV Series) The Postponement (1995) User Reviews

"Yeah, I don't know what that means"

[juanmaffeo · 8/10 · 8 August 2016]

Another great episode to propel George's engagement arc.

Although The Postponement is a weaker episode than the season opening one, it does achieve at something that The Engagement couldn't and that is the cohesive connection of stories. Whereas in the opening episode you had George's story on one side and Elaine's dog problem on the other, in The Postponement you have George postponing the wedding and Elaine reaction to this wedding. Jerry and Kramer just bounces around these stories.

George's arc continues to be awesome with him finding out he and Susan have nothing in common and later finding out a key aspect of serious relationships. And after Susan agrees on the postponement he surprisingly seems happy with his situation.

But without a doubt, the highlight of this episode is Elaine. The Postponement gave the character more depth and complexity than the entirety of Season 6 did. In fact, everything about her has a level of realism that's not that common in Seinfeld. From the way she confesses to the Rabi to the way she fakes happiness in front of George. A high note of the season.

In summation, a great episode to propel the plot but also the characters.

Backpedaling George

[Samuel-Shovel · 7/10 · 30 April 2018]

After George's engagement in the season opener, in "The Postponement", George attempts to push back the wedding date when he starts to have his doubts. Elaine confesses to a rabbi in her building her feelings of jealous and despair over George's engagement. The rabbi blabs this information to the rest of her building. Kramer attempts to sneak a cafe latte into a movie theater but spills it down his pants and burns himself.

Another good episode! George's engagement arc is really underrated, it contains some great episodes and moments. Even this episode, which isn't exactly iconic, leads to great future moments. The coffee spilling scene is the impetus for the introduction of Jackie Chiles, one of Seinfeld's best tertiary characters!

Cold Feet

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 29 January 2023]

A weaker episode but still hilarious. George realizes that a Christmas wedding is way to quick for him, so he tries to get Susan to push it to spring. His methods are excellent. The other plot concerns Elaine's reaction to George's "good news." She is filled with jealousy and anger toward him. She feels she should be the one getting married first. When she spills her guts to a TV rabbi, he tells everyone in the building about it, making her look ridiculous. He even tells the story on TV, using names. While all this is going on, Kramer spills coffee on himself after bringing it into a movie illegally. He burns himself, and gets a lawyer to sue the coffee company. The guy playing the lawyer is an awesome character as he chastises Kramer for his stupid actions. Really funny.

Jackie

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 23 June 2020]

I like the bit where the lawyer gets cranky at Kramer

Guest starring Bruce Mahler

[safenoe · 8/10 · 5 March 2024]

I kind of miss the opening and closing monologues that were a feature of Seinfeld, but not so in season seven, and in some ways I think seasons seven and beyond are like the later seasons of M*A*S*H which became more about relationships and all. Anyway, here George has cold feet about his wedding to Susan, and he wants to postpone it. Can you really imagine George being married, with Susan being the fifth musketeer. Bruce Mahler, who gained fame in Police Academy, guest stars as the rabbi who loves to talk without discretion and even has his own television program where he isn't afraid to reveal all.

Filler episode...

[ThunderKing6 · 5/10 · 4 June 2023]

Hello there.

This episode was reviewed on the date of Junebug of the number date of the 4th in the year 2023rd in century 21st on the Greggy Calendar.

What happened in this episode?: George wants to postpone the wedding because him and Susan have boring conversations

Jerry heckles Elaine.

Elaine is jealous of George and seeks out the "you know who" for advice, and he basically tells everyone about Elaine's jealousy

Kramer spills coffee on himself.

The story and production overview: An okay episode. It felt like a filler. Not much happening in this episode.

Highlight: Meh

Laugh meter: 3

Villain: George?

Overall: an episode worth seeing a couple times only

What can be learned?: Never get married?