George Costanza is the highlight in this tightly plotted and highly entertaining early season three episode

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Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander in Seinfeld (1989)

I've driven women to lesbianism before, but never to a mental institution.

Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Valerie Mahaffey in Seinfeld (1989)

Jason Alexander and Valerie Mahaffey in Seinfeld (1989)

Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)

Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld in Seinfeld (1989)

Jerry Seinfeld

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Michael Richards

Elaine Pope

A bad breakup between George and his girlfriend leads to tax troubles for Jerry.

David Steinberg

The Truth

&quot;Pity is very underrated&quot;

There&apos;s something about this episode that kept me coming for more and I finally found what it is: realism. I noticed that specifically in the first seasons Seinfeld was really concerned about the realistic quality of the situations the gang experienced, hence, you can always find a Seinfeld referenced to quote in any given real situation. But, as I said, that is more notorious in the first 5 seasons (almost unseen in the last 2) and The Truth is a perfect example of this &apos;realistic quality&apos;. 

Apart from being a ridiculously entertaining episode, The Truth manages to tackle several situations that help build a realistic world within Seinfeld and to further explore their characters. George is dating a pretentious &apos;artist&apos;, Jerry is being audited and Kramer and Elaine are having trouble since he started dating Elaine&apos;s roommate. Every single storyline has this realistic quality and gives a sense of depth to each character to the point that you actually believe these people are experiencing this things. 

To begin with, there is something about watching Jerry deal with tax problems that makes him extremely human and relatable. I couldn&apos;t see this kind of plot line in the latter seasons no matter what. His comments about the sticky situation all ring true and are actually funny and poignant. George problem with the papier-maché artist is just hilarious. We all know these kind of people and every thing George says about it is just on point. And my favorite of the bunch is Kramer and Elaine&apos;s story. I don&apos;t know what is it, but seeing Elaine deal with a very common issue like your roommate&apos;s boyfriend or antics is so refreshing and Julia&apos;s performance sells it perfectly. Also I kind of love the fact that Kramer cooks tomato sauce and makes a mess out of it and who couldn&apos;t love the picture of Kramer and Tina dancing to tribal music. Bizzardly lovely. 

Overall, a perfectly rounded episode with relatable and funny situations and great performances.

There's something about this episode that kept me coming for more and I finally found what it is: realism. I noticed that specifically in the first seasons Seinfeld was really concerned about the realistic quality of the situations the gang experienced, hence, you can always find a Seinfeld referenced to quote in any given real situation. But, as I said, that is more notorious in the first 5 seasons (almost unseen in the last 2) and The Truth is a perfect example of this 'realistic quality'. 

Apart from being a ridiculously entertaining episode, The Truth manages to tackle several situations that help build a realistic world within Seinfeld and to further explore their characters. George is dating a pretentious 'artist', Jerry is being audited and Kramer and Elaine are having trouble since he started dating Elaine's roommate. Every single storyline has this realistic quality and gives a sense of depth to each character to the point that you actually believe these people are experiencing this things. 

To begin with, there is something about watching Jerry deal with tax problems that makes him extremely human and relatable. I couldn't see this kind of plot line in the latter seasons no matter what. His comments about the sticky situation all ring true and are actually funny and poignant. George problem with the papier-maché artist is just hilarious. We all know these kind of people and every thing George says about it is just on point. And my favorite of the bunch is Kramer and Elaine's story. I don't know what is it, but seeing Elaine deal with a very common issue like your roommate's boyfriend or antics is so refreshing and Julia's performance sells it perfectly. Also I kind of love the fact that Kramer cooks tomato sauce and makes a mess out of it and who couldn't love the picture of Kramer and Tina dancing to tribal music. Bizzardly lovely. 

Overall, a perfectly rounded episode with relatable and funny situations and great performances.

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