S05E18 · SCENE 12/21 · 10:23
The Raincoats (1) · Street outside apartment
George defends cowardice

George rationalizes pushing people down as leadership safety protocol.

10:23→11:47
in the episode · 1m 24s · S05E18
George defends cowardice

What happens

10:23–11:47

Outside the building, angry guests confront George. He claims he was leading the way to safety, staying low to avoid smoke, and clearing the exit. His rationalizations fail to convince anyone.

WhereStreet outside apartment
DriverGeorge
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadGeorge fire cowardice

Key lines

from this scene
10:44

Who would lead? The clown?

11:08

Seemingly. Seemingly. To the untrained eye I can fully understand how you got that impression.

11:31

Quite the contrary. I risked my life making sure that exit was clear.

11:39

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.7
social rule violation0.6
awkward0.6
double standard0.5
humiliating0.4
argumentrapid back and forth

Beats

10:27George claims he was leading
11:22George says pushing was safety precaution

Scene in the episode

10:23–11:47
A · Jerry vs Toby
B · George fire cowardice
C · Elaine promotion snub
D · Kramer toe rescue

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