George tries to figure a way out of his engagement. Jerry falls for a woman just like him. Kramer tries to get 100 dollars when a banker does not say "hello".
Includes examples of:
- Best Woman: Elaine asks, or rather, demands to be an usher at George's wedding, as she's rather miffed that she's the only one of his friends to not have a role in the ceremony (Jerry is the best man, Kramer is an usher).
- Black Comedy: Everything about Susan's death is Played for Laughs. She dies in a hilariously undignified way, George feels no guilt whatsoever despite being at least partially responsible and if anything is barely able to contain his joy that the wedding is now off the table, none of his friends are even remotely affected, and Jerry is bitter that he's now the only one stuck in an engagement that he's regretting.
- Bookends: In the first episode of the season, Jerry and George made a pact to pursue serious relationships which left George engaged with Susan and Jerry breaking up with yet another girlfriend over something frivolous, leading George to angrily tell him "We had a deal!" Now this episode ends with George happily single again and Jerry is now the one stuck in an engagement and shouting to George "We had a deal!" Moreover, both men are inspired to propose after sitting on the boardwalk, reminiscing about the good times that they had with the woman in question, only to realize very soon afterwards that they made a mistake.
- Bridezilla: Susan starts to become one, with her rather nasty refusal to let Elaine be an usher, declaring it to be "absolutely out of the question", as if a female usher is some kind of abhorrent idea. She also nixes Kramer from being an usher too, though she's probably right about the likelihood of him falling down and/or doing something to ruin the ceremony.
- Call-Back: Jerry sits on a bench at the boardwalk, observing couples at varying stages, clearly envisioning having this with Jeanie, before dashing off to propose to her, just as George did regarding Susan in the season premiere.
- Chekhov's Gun: Early on, George orders invitations with a cheap glue to save on money. Susan ends up dying from licking so many envelopes with it, as the cheap glue contains a toxin.
- Distaff Counterpart: Jeanie to Jerry. This is driven home in the "Falling-in-Love Montage" when she's reading from a Supergirl comic while he's reading from a Superman one. (remember that Jerry's love of Superman has been well established throughout the series)
- Exact Words: The banks promise is that if the staff doesn't say "hello" to the customer, they'll get 100 dollars. Kramer encounters a banker who instead says "hey", and doesn't accept it as the same thing so he can get that money. When he talks about it to the manager and the banker explains things, the manager asks some other employees to discuss the situation, and they decide he gave a greeting that begins with an "H", and offers just 20 dollars.
- Falling-in-Love Montage: Parodied with Jerry and Jeanie, seen doing cutesy couple things like walking in the park. . . and stepping over a homeless person.
- Foreshadowing: When Jerry and George are discussing ways he can get out of his impending wedding, George mentions the idea of Susan taking a plane trip. Jerry scoffs at the idea that the plane will crash, even though George insists it's a possibility, however small. By the episode's conclusion, Susan is indeed dead, albeit by a different method.
- Fourth-Date Marriage: Jerry proposes to Jeanie after only a few weeks, if not days of dating.
- Innocently Insensitive: Elaine gushes to George about the upcoming wedding, oblivious to the fact that he's dreading it and that she's making him feel worse.
- Ironic Echo: After meeting and hitting it off with Jeannie, Jerry is lying on his couch when Kramer comes in and he starts gushing to him about her, amazed at how similar they are. By the end of the episode, Kramer finds him in this same position, only he's now lamenting how alike they are and realizing that he's made a mistake in proposing to her.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Elaine's rather rude when she demands to be part of the wedding, but it's understandable that she's a little hurt to be the only one of his friends to not have a role. Susan herself is pretty rude about not wanting Kramer to be an usher, but given his history, it's equally understandable that she's afraid he's going to fall down and/or say or do something to ruin the ceremony. George also, for choosing cheap invitations, but he's right about not wanting to spend a ton of money on what's essentially a few pieces of paper that someone's either going to mail back or throw away.
- Killed Off for Real: Susan, after licking so many envelopes that contain a toxic glue.
- No Sympathy: Possibly the most egregious example in the whole series. Upon being told that Susan died from licking envelopes with toxic glue, the entire gang shows little to no sadness over her death whatsoever. The doctor would even describe George's reaction in the finale as "restrained jubilation". Kramer's the only one who offers any kind words towards her... and he still can't even remember Susan's name, aside from Elaine saying she is so sorry for George.Kramer: Poor Lily.
- Of Course I Smoke: George decides to smoke in his apartment in order to get out of marrying Susan since she hates it. His incessant coughing while claiming he smokes all the time clearly isn't fooling anyone.
- Pre Nup Blowup: George attempts this by asking Susan to sign one. Of course, it fails miserably, with Susan laughing in his face and readily agreeing, as SHE'S the one who has more money, as seen in the succeeding episode.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: When Kramer complains to the bank manager that he was not given 100 dollars after not being greeted with "hello", the banker tells him that he said the similar "hey". Rather than immediately side with this employee (and save one hundred dollars, depending on where that money comes from), he simply talks to other employees and asks their opinion on the subject. And while he does end up agreeing that Kramer should not get the 100 dollars, he does offer 20 dollars.
- Rescue Romance: Jerry falls in Love at First Sight with Jeanie after she saves his life. Kramer finds this ridiculous and asks "If a guy saved your life, you'd be in love with him too?!"
- Springtime for Hitler: George attempts to get out of his engagement by starting smoking (which she hates and he did not do already) and then by taking Kramer's advice and asking for a pre-nup agreement (only she is entitled to a lot more money than he is, as seen in the succeeding episode).
- Undignified Death: Susan dies licking envelopes with a toxic adhesive. The last we see of her is her keeling over with a comical expression on her face
- Wham Episode: Susan dies, putting a definitive end to the season-wide story arc pertaining to her and George's upcoming marriage.
