In this episode, Jerry betrays George by having sex with his girlfriend Nina, right before Elaine invites all three of them to come with her to India for the wedding of Sue Ellen Mischke, Elaine's longtime rival. The episode is colloquially referred to as the "backwards episode" due to its reverse chronology, starting with the final scene and playing in reverse order. Written collaboratively by Peter Mehlman (a major writer for Seinfeld seasons 2 through 8 who was no longer on staff) and David Mandel (one of the new wave of Seinfeld writers), the episode bridges Seinfelds final season to its past with scenes from George's engagement to Susan Ross and Jerry's moving in to his apartment, and with a gimmick-based format which evoked the series' early gimmick-based episodes like "The Chinese Restaurant" and "The Limo".
In this episode, Jerry betrays George by having sex with Nina, Elaine's girlfriend, right before Elaine invites them all to Sue Ellen Mischke's wedding in India. The episode is known as the "backwards episode" because it starts at the end and plays backward. Written collaboratively by Peter Mehlman (a major writer for Seinfeld seasons 2 through 8 who was no longer on staff) and David Mandel (one of the new writers), this episode bridges Seinfeld's final season with scenes from George's engagement to Susan Ross and Jerry moving into his apartment, using a gimmick-based format similar to early episodes like "The Chinese Restaurant" and "The Limo".