George realizes that every instinct he has ever had is wrong. He decides to do the exact opposite of what he would normally do. Instantly, he gets a beautiful girlfriend, moves out of his parents’ house, and lands a front-office job with the New York Yankees.
At the same time, Elaine’s life falls apart completely, getting evicted and losing her boyfriend. Jerry realizes he is “Even Steven”—whenever something good happens to him, something equally bad happens immediately after, maintaining universal balance.