Establishing Ground Rules · The Deal

S02E13 · SCENE 3/15 · 04:39

The Deal · Jerry's apartment

Establishing Ground Rules

Jerry and Elaine create rules to preserve friendship while adding sex.

04:39→06:44

in the episode · 2m 05s · S02E13

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What happens

04:39–06:44

They agree on Rule 1: no calls the day after sex. Rule 2: spending the night is optional. They debate the goodnight kiss, calling it bourgeois, then head to the bedroom.

WhereJerry's apartment

DriverJerry

Positionact1 · escalation

ThreadJerry & Elaine's arrangement

Key lines

from this scene

05:32
When that is not really sleep.

05:38
Sleep is separate from that, and I don't see why sleep got all tied up and connected...

05:49
Okay, okay, rule number two: Spending the night is optional.

05:57
Well, now we're getting somewhere.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

04:52Rule 1: no calls next day

05:47Rule 2: sleepover optional

Scene in the episode

04:39–06:44

A · Jerry & Elaine's arrangement

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B · Birthday gift dilemma

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C · George's skepticism

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