Curb Your Enthusiasm
Summary
Warning : This clause carry spoilers forCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 12 , instalment 9 .
curtail Your Enthusiasmseason 12 , sequence 9 , “ Ken / Kendra , ” is full of screaming consequence , like Bruce Springsteen ’s brush with COVID and the disclosure of Larry ’s taste for storey sexual practice . “ Ken / Kendra ” is the next-to-last installment ofCurb Your Enthusiasm ’s entire run , setting the stage for a complicated trial run in Atlanta next week in the serial finale . Larry has a mistake with his masseuse , catch a restauranteur tweaking his health review rating , and unwittingly give “ The Boss ” COVID , causing his public image to plummet right before he returns to the courts of Georgia for his trial .
The 2d - to - lastepisode ofCurb Your Enthusiasmisn’t just dedicated to setting up the finale ; it ’s also a great standalone episode in its own right , with great deal of instant - classic gags . Matt Berry has a screaming cameo as aYoung Larrydirector who force Larry into reading his terrible memoir . J.B. Smoove has a hysterical treble entendre riff when Leon is judge to flirt with Larry ’s new attorney . From Jeff keeping his hunches to himself to Larry forebode his disgruntled masseuse a Springsteen introduction , this episode was full of curious moments .
From Larry ’s Malva sylvestris conflict to Richard Lewis ’ smelly raw motorcar , Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12 , episode 8 , " The Colostomy Bag ” has a ton of great gags .
10Larry’s Masseuse Gets The Wrong Idea
The masseuse thinks Larry wants a “happy ending,” but he just wants an ending
The opening scene ofCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 12 , episode 9 sees Larry receiving a massage from a masseuse that Cheryl recommended . Larry paid for an hour - long massage , so when she stops the clock 35 minutes in , he ’s understandably disgruntled . He asks her to terminate , which she misinterprets as a asking for a “ glad ending . ” Larry argues that he does n’t want a happy conclusion – he just wants an close – but the masseuse storm out and tells Cheryl that Larry demanded a sexual favor .
This is somewhat similar to a storyline fromCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 2 , sequence 10 , “ The Massage . ” In that episode , Larry catch a massage and the masseuse gave him a happy termination against his wishes , cause Cheryl to grow mistrustful . Whether he gets a well-chosen ending or not , Larry ’s massages always cause more stress than they relieve .
9Jeff Keeps His Hunches To Himself
Jeff had “a hunch” about the masseuse, but didn’t tell Larry
After Larry ’s disaster with Cheryl ’s masseuse , Jeff bring out that he had a hunch that there was something off about the masseuse . Larry is incense that Jeff did n’t tell him about this intuition , because it could ’ve deliver him a lot of sorrow , but Jeff says that since intuition are never 100 % accurate , he observe them to himself . That fashion , if his hunch is unseasonable , he wo n’t get in any worry for it .
This episode get a lot of laughs out of the concept of a intuition . When the titular Ken say he had a hunch about Larry , Larry argues that people just say they had a hunch so they can sound smart and intuitive . Ken saying he had a hunch after the fact attain him seem helpful and on top of affair without having to in reality do anything .
8Bruce Springsteen Wants To Meet Larry
“The Boss” was inspired by Larry’s apparent activism in Atlanta
ahead of time on in the installment , Jeff tells Larry that Bruce Springsteen ’s reps have gotten in touch with him , because “ The Boss ” want to meet Larry . Springsteen is in L.A. for a highly anticipated concert and he ’s eager to meet Larry , having been urge on by his apparent turn of activism in Atlanta . Springsteen does n’t experience that Larry knew the charwoman he establish urine to , or that he did n’t live it was against the law to give water to voters in Georgia , so he conceive Larry is a liberal hero .
Springsteen previously appeared inCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 12 , episode 2 , “ The Lawn Jockey , ” praise Larry ’s actions in a video interview . It can be very hit - and - miss when non - actors seem inCurb Your Enthusiasm , but Springsteen was hilarious in this episode . Like John McEnroe , he ’s a majuscule deadpan foil for Larry .
7A Young Larry Director Ropes Larry Into Reading His Terrible Manuscript
Even Matt Berry’s voiceover narration can’t save his character’s awful memoir
Springsteen is n’t the only high - profileguest genius inCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 12 ’s penultimate episode ; there ’s also a great supporting bit byThe I.T. Crowd ’s Matt Berry . Berry plays Les McCrabb , a manager who worked on Larry ’s least favorite episodes ofYoung Larry . He bumps into Larry on the street and tree him for a stop - and - chat , so Larry ca n’t get out of reading the manuscript for Les ’ memoir . When he gets home , he in conclusion has to start read this dreadful book .
As Larry flips through the holograph , Berry provides voiceover narration reading the prose loudly . Even Berry ’s deep , booming voice ca n’t relieve this fearsome book . His stories of working on sitcoms are boring ( despite being sensationalized ) and his wording is absurdly flowery . It ’s a miracle that Larry managed to make it to the last of the Christian Bible .
6Leon Tries To Flirt With Larry’s New Lawyer
Sanaa Lathan guest-stars as Larry’s new lawyer
After Larry raise his attorney Christopher Mantle in the last instalment , he hires a new one this workweek . Larry ’s new lawyer , Sibby Sanders , is played by guest mavin Sanaa Lathan . While Sibby is wait for Larry to try on his case for the visitation , Leon wanders into the house and introduces himself to her . He attempts to flirt with the lawyer using different types of motorcar fortuity that Sibby might litigate – from a off - and - scarper to a side - swiping to a posterior - finish – as crude threefold entendres to present different variety of intimate bit .
This list of automobile accident dual entendres is one of J.B. Smoove ’s funniest riffs from the whole season . When Larry pass , he apologizes for what Leon said to Sibby . He does n’t even know what Leon said ; he just screw it could n’t have been estimable .
5Larry’s Fling With Springsteen’s Assistant Ken Exposes A Selfish Kink
Ken gives away one of Larry’s best-kept sexual secrets
During Larry ’s meeting with Springsteen , Springsteen ’s assistant Ken unveil that he and Larry used to hook up before he transitioned . Ken tells Jeff , Susie , and Springsteen that Larry favour to have sex on the level . As it turns out , this kink has a selfish motivation . Larry wish having sex activity on the base because no one ever desire to cuddle after having sexual activity on the flooring , so it permit him to hold on with his day .
Susie instantly take this info to Cheryl , who ’s furious at Larry . She think he enjoyed having sex on the floor because it ’s hot , not because he did n’t want to cuddle later on . This storyline brings Cheryl back to the vanguard as a main character . She was the petty friend early in the serial , but she ’s engage a backseat since she and Larry got divorced .
4Larry Promises The Masseuse A Springsteen Introduction
This storyline calls into question what constitutes an introduction
When Cheryl tells Larry that her masseuse is going to # MeToo him for purportedly postulate a felicitous ending , he offers to introduce her to Springsteen . However , the masseuse arrives at Jeff and Susie ’s house just as Springsteen is leave . Larry tells Springsteen the masseuse ’s name on his agency out of the room access , but the masseuse does n’t experience satisfied with the unveiling .
This is similar to a plot line from time of year 1 , episode 6 , “ The Wire . ” Larry and Cheryl needed their neighbor ’ approval to get a wire in their backyard bury underground where it would n’t be an eyesore , but the neighbour would n’t sign off on it unless Larry introduced him to Julia Louis - Dreyfus . Larry technically ease an origination , but it ended up being one of the neighbour ’s all - time worst experiences , so they still had a disagreement over the wire .
3Larry Catches A Restauranteur Tweaking His Health Inspection Rating
The restaurant manager swaps out his C-grade sign for an A-grade sign
While Larry , Jeff , and Leon are eat lunch at a restaurant , the manager drop dead over to the wellness inspection rating posted on the window and swop out the A - form sign for a C - level augury , indicating that the restaurant did n’t score so gamey on its latest health review . afterwards in the episode , when Larry is drive past the eating place , he ’s shocked to see the managing director swapping the C - form out for the A - grade . It seems as though the C - gradation took a toll on business , so they fraudulently put their A - grade back in the window .
As common , in his ongoing pursuance to right the wrongs of society , Larry investigates further . He verbalize to the eatery director and learns that the blow - level rating was the result of a eatery employee sharing Larry ’s twist for floor sex . Larry is commonly a misanthropist , but he thinks he could be honest friend with the fellow “ floor - f***er . ”
2Larry Gives Bruce Springsteen COVID
A drink mix-up leads to Larry infecting The Boss with COVID
Around the midpoint of the sequence , Larry takes a COVID examination and it comes up positivistic . There ’s a screaming montage of Larry call everyone he ’s been in contact with , like someone of late diagnosed with an STD call all their ex - lovers . While he ’s quarantine at home plate , Larry sees on the news that Springsteen has been diagnosed with COVID , impel him to postpone his L.A. concert . A previous report on theTodayshow render an update : Springsteen has revealed he caught COVID from Larry .
Despite having given Springsteen COVID , Larry sneaks into his house and harasses him in his backyard , because he still owes the masseuse a Springsteen intromission . Springsteen is in no mood to flirt with guests , but Larry have a pic of the masseuse next to an peaked Springsteen . As he allow the house , Larry realizes his trouble are far from over .
1Larry’s Public Image Takes A Nosedive After Springsteen Gets COVID
Larry’s trial in Atlanta will surely get a lot more complicated now
Since Larry has been blamed for giving Springsteen COVID , The Boss ’ massive fan base has turn over against him . All the well - wishers waiting outside Springsteen ’s front gate are infuriated when they see Larry pulling out of his driveway . They bang on his car and holler at him as he urgently tries to get away . This prospect indicates that Larry ’s public image has taken a nosedive after infect a beloved fame with COVID .
After Larry was arrested for yield Auntie Rae pee at a polling station in the premier episode , Curb Your Enthusiasmseason 12 has been building towards Larry ’s tribulation in Atlanta . The next-to-last installment of the time of year – and the serial – has raised the stake forward of that visitation . Now that Larry has given Springsteen COVID , he ’s go into his trial in theCurb Your Enthusiasmfinale as public enemy number one .
