Curb Your Enthusiasm 91 for season 5 (five reviews), 89 for season 6 (nine reviews), 81 for season 7 (18 reviews), 86 for season 8 (six reviews) and 74 for season 9 (10 reviews). "Slate" named the characters of Cheryl David and Susie Greene as two of the best on television and as reasons to look forward to the return of the show in the fall of 2007. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has also received praise from "Galus Australis" magazine for being even more unabashedly Jewish than the "Seinfeld" series. Of the show's depiction of Jewish characters, academic Vincent Brook stated, ""Curb"s commitment to
Curb Your Enthusiasm unique circumstances, such as the occasion when Larry discovered at a wake that the deceased was to be buried with his favorite golf club—borrowed from Larry. Another involved Larry picking up a prostitute for the sole purpose of using the carpool lane on the freeway. In many episodes, "Curb"—like its predecessor "Seinfeld"—tied together apparently unrelated events woven throughout a given episode into an unforced climax that resolves the story lines simultaneously, either to Larry's advantage or detriment. While each episode has a distinct individual plot, most seasons feature a story arc that extends across several episodes throughout the season and