Along with Goodbye, My Friend and The Funcooker, this is a highlight of season 3, a season which in parts has been disappointing (Gavin Volure, Christmas Special). But other things disappointing at first became surprisingly worthwhile- The relationship between Liz and Dr. Drew Baird was utterly worthless until The Bubble came along, outing him as an amusingly incompetent man. Likewise, Jack's relationship with Elisa (played by Salma Hayek) seemed to be going nowhere until this episode aired. A bland character (no match for Phoebe or CC) has been revealed to be a black widow- that's dark, even a little scary. A point Liz raises- have you ever known anyone who's killed someone? I don't think I have outside war veterans. On the side, Jenna in this episode becomes a little scary too.
This episode has some sharp jokes and dialog- there's the girl in math class, Liz being TGS' closest thing to a man, the question of whether Liz understands men (she doesn't). And we have a nice twist- Tracy has never cheated on his wife. That avoids stereotypes. So the lesson for the day is- don't lose faith in 30 Rock. 8.5/10
This episode has some sharp jokes and dialog- there's the girl in math class, Liz being TGS' closest thing to a man, the question of whether Liz understands men (she doesn't). And we have a nice twist- Tracy has never cheated on his wife. That avoids stereotypes. So the lesson for the day is- don't lose faith in 30 Rock. 8.5/10