“Curb Your Enthusiasm” is really one of those polarizing shows that you either love or hate, and that mostly has to do with its central character, Larry David. In a role where the actor is essentially playing himself in fictionalized situations, he comes off as the most inappropriate, rude misanthrope that you will ever find on this earth. And that is the genius of what makes this character so funny… Larry says and does all the things your inner asshole would love to say and do but normal social conventions tell you better not to. Season 7 picks up shortly after Season 6 left off, with Larry now cohabitating with Loretta Black after his ever-patient wife, Cheryl (Cheryl Hines), finally left him. All of Larry’s old friends are back for guest appearances (Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, and Richard Lewis, to name a few), plus some new guests (Christian Slater and the entire cast of “Seinfeld”). The central story line this season is Larry’s engineered plan to win back Cheryl by getting the “Seinfeld” cast back together for a reunion special. Larry thinks that if Cheryl can just see him back in his element (and maybe if he throws her a bone by casting her in a role), then maybe she’ll take him back. I won’t spoil it by saying if his plan works or not, but it makes for some pretty hilarious and cringeworthy shenanigans, as usual. Plus, it is a fantastic excuse to get these 4 great comedic actors – Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards – in the same room again for a reunion that we’ve all been dying to see. It’s extremely satisfying, and all in all pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
5 out of 5 stars
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