Breaking it Down

Watched some Seinfeld today. A brief script breakdown:

1st Sequence: We set up three story lines - A waitress flirts with George, Elaine has a new boyfriend visiting from England, Bana offers Jerry a suit he can't wear anymore.

*Purpose: sets up three separate story lines.

2nd Sequence: A fourth story line added: Kramer got rid of his fridge and vows to only eat fresh food. Complications develop for the three main stories: Jerry gets the suit, but Bana wants a free dinner in exchange; George sacks up and gets a date with the waitress, Elaine British boyfriend is a jerk.

*Purpose: Complicates each of the three main stories with obstacles, and introduces 4th sub story.

2nd half of 2nd sequence: George discovers waitress has a boyfriend, Jerry hypothesizes she's faking it. Kramer is loving his fresh food plan. George and Kramer hatch plan to discover if waitress is lying. Bana and Jerry go for dinner, but Bana only order soup and "saves" dinner for later on. Elaine and Jerry debrief on dinner and wait for her jerk boyfriend, who borrows money from Jerry.

George is now awkward around waitress at his favorite coffee shop, Bana stops by and Jerry tries again to get credit for the meal.

*Purpose: Evaluate each situation and narrows the conflicts

3rd Sequence: Kramer needs food for his new girlfriend, so he asks to borrow from Jerry. Jerry resolves the suit issue by giving it to Elaine's boyfriend. Bana decides he wants suit back. George forces Jerry and Elaine to eat at alternative diner, which doesn't work, so he resolves to get the waitress fired. Elaine wants to get rid of boyfriend.

Finale scene: Jerry and Elaine eat at diner and learn the waitress is leaving on her own accord, George continues to try to get her fired, which pisses off the manager. Elaine's boyfriend has a job opportunity because of new suit and might stay in the US. Elaine sicks Bana on her boyfriend.

*Purpose: New plan of action to resolve conflicts and all plans come together.

Coda: George eats alone at alt-diner.