George's Intellectual Growth · The Abstinence

S08E09 · SCENE 12/16 · 06:23

The Abstinence · Jerry's apartment

George's Intellectual Growth

George discusses his newfound intellectual clarity from abstaining from sex.

06:23→07:17

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06:23–07:17

George discusses his newfound intellectual clarity from abstaining from sex with Jerry.

WhereJerry's apartment

DriverGeorge

Positionact2 · escalation

ThreadGeorge's Mono and Intellectual Growth

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06:39
You're no longer preoccupied with sex, so your mind is able to focus.

06:53
The intellect, represented here...

07:07
But with no-sex Louise, this previously useless lump is now functioning for the first time in its existence.

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06:14George's intellectual growth

06:35Louise joke

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