Summary
- Larry’s rivalry with Maria Sofia has worsened as she has become a widely beloved celebrity and her dog becomes a source of conflict.
- A long-standing Curb Your Enthusiasm running gag involves Larry’s love-hate relationship with dogs, which adds comedic elements to the show.
- Larry’s disdain for Maria Sofia extends to her dog, Pechuca, causing further problems and highlighting Larry’s ongoing misanthropy and irritation.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12, episode 1.
Curb Your Enthusiasm’s season 12 premiere brings back one of the series’ most hilarious running gags as Larry David runs afoul of one of his oldest rivals. Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12, episode 1, “Atlanta,” reveals that Young Larry has become a hit show for Hulu and Maria Sofia Estrada, who Larry desperately tried to avoid casting last season, is the series’ breakout star. Larry’s disdain for Maria Sofia has only worsened as she’s climbed the A-list to become a widely beloved celebrity.
But Larry’s feud with Maria Sofia isn’t his only rivalry in the show; he also has an intense rivalry with an entire species that has persisted for most of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s run. These conflicts go back to the show’s early seasons when Larry would have altercations with Oscar. While Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12 brings plenty of new ideas to the table, it also calls back to one of the show’s funniest running gags.
Maria Sofia’s Dog Revives Larry’s Hilarious Conflicts With Dogs In Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12
In the world of Curb Your Enthusiasm, it’s not just other human beings who cause trouble for Larry or become the subject of his irritation – he also has a long-standing rivalry with dogs. He had many issues with the Greenes’ dog, Oscar, who provided a hilarious foil for Larry in the show’s early seasons. He created a problem in Leon’s relationship with Mary Ferguson when he refused to call her dog, Angel Muffin, by its name, and Dylan O’Brien dropped out of starring in Young Larry because Larry didn’t share his love of dogs.
Season 12 introduces Maria Sofia’s emotional support dog, Pechuca, who becomes yet another dog with whom Larry comes into conflict. Pechuca slobbers on Larry’s leg and causes an unfortunate butt-dial that costs Larry a lot of money when she sits on Larry’s phone. Throughout the episode, whenever Pechuca is on-screen, Larry and Leon end up yelling at her. Larry’s hatred of Pechuca is an extension of his hatred of Maria Sofia. After she ruined his show, now her dog is ruining his life.
Larry’s Love-Hate Relationship With Dogs Is One Of Curb’s Greatest Running Gags
Larry’s long-standing love-hate relationship with dogs is one of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s funniest running gags. It makes sense that Larry is a misanthrope who can’t stand being around other people, but it takes a seasoned curmudgeon to resist the charms of adorable dogs like Oscar, Pechuca, and Angel Muffin. Since Maria Sofia doesn’t go anywhere without her emotional support dog, and she’s a main character in the show now, Larry probably hasn’t seen the last of Pechuca.
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
