Seinfeld's first season episode, The Robbery, featured Jerry, George, and Elaine wanting new apartments. The Apartment focuses more on Elaine and the relationship/friendship aspect of both her and Jerry.
Jerry hears commotion from two guys. They mention a neighbor above him died. A search for a new tenant is resolved when he suggests giving it to Elaine. He gives her the news, we see a get out and shove. Jerry instantly regrets the decision, explaining what he did to George later at night. You can't blame him for not thinking this through immediately. Just the idea of an ex-girlfriend living in your building is something that no one wants to think of. It delivers a bit of tension and humor to the situation.
With that in mind, Jerry can't think of anyway to get rid of Elaine. The same two guys, Manny and Harold, cause commotion again, and he hears after talking to them in the building hallway that Manny is getting the apartment for five thousand dollars. He gets a plan to disappoint Elaine, which works well until Kramer opens his mouth about money not being a factor.
The rest of The Apartment has Jerry trying to find a way out and the ending for it is very interesting that makes it very funny and that not every show gets a happy ending. For the B plot, George decides to do an experiment. A friend of his got married and single women are flocking to him. He gets a wedding band from Kramer that belonged to his father. It's disappointing that they didn't try in multiple, but then it would detract from the main story. With what they put in, it's hilarious. Just the stuff women say to him with the ring on makes him the reason to be called "lord of the idiots."
Kramer doesn't have much for this episode. He puts mousse on his hair and adds to the A plot for Jerry and Elaine. It's amazing regarding the evolution of his hair and how crazier it looked as the show got further into the 90s. Writer Peter Mehlman makes good use of guest stars Tony Plana and Glenn Shadix without them overstaying their welcome in the episode as Manny and Harold. Giving a new writer a chance paid dividends. A solid episode in its own right. A decent main plot that gets laughs with a great B plot showcasing how low someone can get.
Score: 7 out of 10
Next week's episode review is an episode that didn't air during Season 2.
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