The third season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" continues the chronicles of the crazy antics of Larry David and various other characters, including his hilarious agent Jeff, his friend Richard Lewis, and his business associate Ted Danson. In season 3, Larry moves away from trying to launch a "Seinfeld" spin-off with Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss after a series of humiliating setbacks. Instead, Larry concentrates his efforts on leading a team of investors in opening a chic new LA restaurant. This, of course, comes with its own special set of setbacks, including a revolving door at the head chef position (featuring one chef with a particularly nasty case of Tourette's), and a potential corpse buried under the kitchen floor.
I think I've set aside the comparisons to "Seinfeld" that I've made in the previous two seasons. Of course the shows are similar, they have the same principle writer/creator. But the comparisons are no longer accurate or helpful. "CYE", in its 3rd season, definitely stands on its own feet. The writing, pacing, and delivery have consistently improved. Whereas in the first few seasons, maybe 3 out of 10 episodes were laugh out loud funny, that number is up to more like 8 out of 10 in season 3. Unfortunately, the role of Cheryl David continues to be marginalized and stereotyped, but that is the only major detractor for this season.
My favorite episodes of this season have got to be "Grand Opening", featuring the aforementioned Tourette's-afflicted chef, and "Krazee-Eyez Killa", in which Larry enters into a tentative friendship with the titular gangsta rapper and unwittingly rats out Krazee-Eyez's philandering ways to his fiance, Wanda Sykes.
"CYE" is coming into its own and getting consistently funnier and less awkward. Looking forward to where it goes in season 4.
Storyline & plot: 8/10
Cinematography & effects: 5/10
Music & mood: 6/10
Performances: 7/10
The Reverend says: 7/10
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