Takahashi, and, even more impressively, he randomly offers to pay for cousin Andy’s daughter’s college education. He “bribes” a waiter $500 to keep the secret of the black swan from Mr. Larry’s never been cheap - usually, his fights are about who gets to pay the check, not avoid it - but he’s especially generous here. The foursome attempt to cover it up, and we’re back in Christian Slater land again.ġ. Larry, perhaps overreacting, bludgeons the swan to death with his pitching wedge, and suddenly, Curb Your Enthusiasm turns into a remake of Very Bad Things. At the same hole, though, Larry is attacked by a black swan, the inspiration for the golf club’s crest and the beloved pet of club owner Mr. But that doesn’t stop Larry and the gang (including Funkhouser, whose presence is always appreciated) from golfing the next day. Minutes later, Norm’s dead from a heart attack. Larry grows angry with slow-golfer Norm, and they have a shouting match on the fairway. He is the rare mason familiar with advanced baseball defensive metrics.Ģ. As one might expect, Larry finds a way to offend the mason, who hates Derek Jeter, Larry’s favorite Yankee, criticizing the shortstop’s defense. Larry is just noticing this because … well, because why exactly? He really hasn’t visited since she died? Nevertheless, he is appalled, and hires a mason to correct the bad grammar. Larry visits his mother’s plot (she died in October 2001) with his father and cousin Andy (played again by Richard Kind, fresh off a triumphant performance in A Serious Man), where he learns that papa David purposely misspelled “passed” on the headstone as “past,” in order to save $100.

We’re not proud of it.) We’ll let it go this one time. Although we couldn’t help but notice that the main story line - a peripheral character having a heart attack after being insulted by a main character on a golf course - appeared on Entourage a couple of seasons ago. Considering the last two weeks, which have featured silly plotlines revolving around belly flab and Christian Slater’s penchant for caviar, this funny and focused episode is a welcome return to form.

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