The Engagement (Seinfeld) the back of a police car. Elaine decides to make some changes with her life. The episode ends with George and Susan watching TV. Susan looks happy whereas George looks clearly upset about the engagement. David Sims of "The A.V. Club" wrote, "The two-part (sorta) season opener to "Seinfeld" really feels like Larry David throwing down a marker. You know how last year was just generally a lot of fun, and had a little more broad, goofy comedy? ... For his last season on the show (he would return for the finale and continue to voice Steinbrenner) David goes back
The Shoes (Seinfeld) the Super Bowl. It's revealed in the DVD "Inside Look" that many on the show were worried that people would be viewing "Seinfeld" for the first time in this new spot and therefore would know nothing about the story arc of Jerry and George's NBC pilot. The show's popularity skyrocketed through the rest of the season, however, starting its successful run. As David Sims wrote at "The A.V. Club", "The whole thing was promoted during the Super Bowl and was the start of "Seinfeld" moving from semi-popular critical hit to world-invading zeitgeist water-cooler explosion." Reviewer David Sims gave the episode