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Feb 13
2009
06:20 PM ET
'30 Rock' recap: It's Valentine's Day. Stew in it. Nords!
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I enjoyed the episode, but why isn’t Jack McBrayer getting much good material to work with this season? In the past, he’s been hilarious because he works his magic with the great dialogue and situations the writers give him, but so far this year, Kenneth has seemed to be on the back-burner without much to do in any of the episodes. This week’s episode proved that more than anything: I was excited when I read the description because I thought Kenneth would finally be front-and-center again, but in an episode in which he had a whole storyline about him, he had almost nothing to do! With Tracy playing the Cyrano de Bergerac-esque role, Kenneth just stood there and looked nervous for most of the show. Don’t get me wrong–his facial acting is great, too, and I’m not of the illusion that an actor acts only when speaking–but this episode was a golden opportunity for Kenneth to shine once again, and the writers squandered it by giving all his lines to Tracy. Anybody else feel that way?
Yay! 30 Rock Recap is back! It’s mini, but I’ll take it. My favorite lines: “Now you will never see the crazy underwears I am wearing!” “How could a loving God let this happen?” And Alec Baldwin’s modified Lord’s Prayer had me on the floor. Too funny!