10 Best TV Episodes Of 2021

10. Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Irma Kostroski"

At this point it feels like we take Curb Your Enthusiasm for granted. Two decades in, we still tune in to see Larry David talk his way into trouble, but feel like we know what we’re going to get. And yet, quietly, Curb has had its best season in a few years, with its best episode being "Irma Kostroski".

For reasons too complex to rattle through, Larry finds himself obliged to bond with the titular councilwoman in order to affect zoning laws. This leads to the wonderful sight of LD on the campaign trail, winning his erstwhile colleague votes with promises he feels will appeal to the common man, like respecting wood.

Meanwhile Larry continues to develop his latest project, Young Larry, featuring young amateur actress Maria Sofia, who he has been blackmailed into casting. Keyla Monterroso Mejia has been the star of this season with her brutally funny bad acting and rapport with Larry.

The episode also features an all-time great bit of Curb logic: in a long line for the polling booth, Larry finds a man intending to vote for the opposing candidate to his; instead of waiting, they acknowledge that they cancel each other out, and both leave. 20 years on, he still sees the world like no one else.