After being without internet for the past two weeks and without Netflix I have found myself watching the first three seasons of Seinfeld for entertainment. One episode in particular that stood out was season 3’s twelfth episode, The Red Dot.
Airing in 1991, The Red Dot is about how George decides to buy Elaine a gift after she gets him a job at her company during a Christmas party. While out shopping with Jerry they come across a cashmere sweater that is discounted to $85. The catch is a small, hard to see red dot. Being the cheapskate he is George buys the sweater for Elaine hoping she won’t notice.
Spoiler. She notices.
At first she is thrilled with the gift, but after Kramer points out the red dot she becomes angry with George for buying her broken goods.
Throughout our lives we have all experienced a “red dot” so to speak. Maybe it’s a certain personality quirk that a friend has like constantly chewing with their mouth open. Maybe they’re missing part of their ear and now that it has been pointed out you can never unsee it. Or perhaps you are now realizing that you keep breathing in and out. Since I’ve pointed it out now all you’re going to focus on in the next few minutes is that you’re manually breathing. My bad.
Have any “red dots” about people you know or things you encounter every day?
Seinfeld of the Week 