As you might guess, Cynthia Nixon, as another gorgeous redhead rocking a deliberately overdone Boston accent, Billy Baldwin as four-inches of steel and Kenneth quietly admitting he lies to himself proved the best part of the night. Everything else seemed meh.
The second part of the double-header, “Kidnapped by Danger,” surrounded Jack pushing Liz to write an idealized bio-pic of his marriage while Jenna and Tracy wrote a song Al Yankovich couldn’t parody and Kenneth started over.
Although I love seeing Jack with age-appropriate women and I love Mary Steenburgen, I’ve watched Jack date a long line of beautiful, uninteresting women. Outside of Avery, most didn’t have crazy quirks like Liz’s boyfriends. Admittedly, some did, but Elizabeth Banks did a better job capturing them. Mary Steenburgen’s character reminds me of Julianne Moore’s character who reminds me of Salma Hayek’s. They’re all attractive women whose real-world obstacles impeded their relationship with Jack, including Elisa’s job, Nancy’s marriage and now Diana’s mother-in-law relationship. But, that’s old hat. I don’t want to see the character Jack already dated.
Instead, can we do something novel where the guy in his 50s actually settles down with his gorgeous, 30-something wife and child?It’s possible they won’t. But, I still want Elizabeth Banks back in the cast.
Notes:
– Does 30 Rock have a quota of one race joke per episode? The first half hour featured a joke about black men with pastel ties on Easter. This week featured “Enchantment under the Jim Crow laws.”
– I loved Kenneth’s refusal to consider working for the sound department.
– I loved the covert knock against everyone who knocked Nancy’s Boston accent.
– In Jack’s mind, Chubby Checker’s twist perverted the standing dance.
– I want to read Liz’s sexy “Mythbusters fan-fiction.”
– Mother Jessop’s knock against feminism allowing women to dress like “Dennis the Menace at work”? Ouch. Mike Noble would love that quote.
– I loved Liz’s childhood start as … “The Blocker!”
– I enjoyed that lovely moment where Kenneth sunk into truth, admitting that he lies to himself.
– I liked the final moment where Liz asks if she, the writer, can have the last name credit but Jack chides her ego for overtaking group process as the credits end on executive producer Lorne Michaels.
Quotes:
“Throw your resume away on the fourth floor and we’ll be in touch” — Janitor (to Kenneth)
“Bathing suit areas get a workout” – Liz’s writer’s notes portraying sex
“Liz, am I going too big on the accent?” — Cynthia
“No, that’s how they sound to me.” — Liz
“You’ve got amazing skin” – Baldwin (sorry, Lance)
“I’m married to a woman” — Cynthia
“I’ve got four inches of steel that might change your mind” –Lance
“Oh you’re still here.” –Diana
“That’s what they all say.” –Liz (as … The Blocker!)
“1 in 4 Americans has an STD.” – Liz (as … The Blocker!)
“Sometimes to prevent monkey business, we must create it … The Blocker!” – Liz (as … The Blocker!)
“I would never use that much math when complimenting a woman. Their brains can’t handle it.” –Jack
Lance’s Jack-isms:
– “Hope … more like Nope.”
– “Rose wine pairs well with failed suicide.”
“How is taking your mother-in-law out on a date acting like you?” –Lance (to Jack)
“She’s a real boinker. She boinks like a dog … I’m not a writer.” — Lance
Clacked by An Nicholson 
on Mar 23, 2012 @ 09:39 EST5EDT
