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Just watched ep 19...loved Jenna's sniper boyfriend; loved when Grizz referred to him and Liz as "Sam and Diane." Loved when everyone within earshot laughed when Liz announced she was going to the gym. Tracy actually seemed to acquire a brain for this episode. Will Forte was hysterical as Drag Jenna. Loved that Jenna came in fourth at a Jenna impression contest.



Mother's Day at TGS...Patti Lupone was funny as hell as Frank's mom. Jan Hooks was funny as Jenna's mom too. Elaine Stritch once again brought out the inner child in Jack, the only person who can. The reveal that buzz Aldrin might have been Liz' father was fantastic, especially the little flashback with Liz. Loved Colleen's encounter with Avery. I hope she doesn't care Avery off. Novella Nelson does look like she could be Tracy's mom. Why did Kenneth think his name was Carl?



That opening scene of ep 21 between Baldwin and Banks was spectacular. "I'm coming alone, Cere, but I still want two meals." The reveal of Jon Hamm's hooks had me on the floor. The day Tracy gets his EGOT, I stop watching this show. Can't believe Liz took this long to realize she's a dumb-guy magnet. Why would Wesley be at Cere's wedding? Tracy's scene in the basement might have been the best thing he's done since the pilot. Though she didn't have much to begin with, Nancy's brain has been removed to make this triangle story work.



The fourth season finale opened brilliantly with Jack comparing his situation with Nancy and Avery to Archie, Betty, and Veronica. Loved the way Floyd's bride was looking at Liz during her rendition of The Wedding Song. Loved Nancy and Avery's ladies room meeting and Avery's Overshoppe commercial. Matt Damon looks terrific in a pilot's uniform and keeps a very straight face during a very funny monologue. Sort of remember Damon the first time I watched this show but don't remember how it played out. Tina was killing me in that yellow mini dress. Has Kenneth always been packing as an NBC page? Avery's pregnant! Don't remember that the first time I watched. Cere actually knows who Carroll O' Connor is?



The fifth season opener seems to find Jack very confused about his relationship with Avery. Loved when Jenna fired the costume lady. Loved Tracy hallucinating about Kenneth. The writing staff's interview of Carroll was funny. Didn't buy Matt Damon's fake crying. "I hadto spoon him for about an hour and I was the outside spoon". The cutaway of Pete making love to his wife? OMG! Jack was hysterical trying to seduce James. Never saw Jenna figuring out she was the producer who would have to go.



As ep 2 commenced, I couldn't help but notice how Liz is learning to a positive spin on Jack's insults. Loved the reasons Tracy missed the birth of his first two sons. Enjoyed Paul Giamatti's as the editing room freak. "Will I even be there for his first subpoena?" Liked Tracy's definition of brunch. Jack's videotape to his son was insane. Who was that who played Tracy's cabbie? Loved Liz taking her hug back.



The funniest part of ep 3 might have been Tina Fey trying to imitate Rodney Dangerfield. The cutaway to Mr Weinerslave's office was fun. Great cameo from Rob Reiner. OK, what's up with Jenna and Mickey Roarke? This is the 2nd episode that referenced Roarke. Loved that Jack didn't know that NBC cancelled Law and Order.. Can't believe Kenneth trusted Jenna to help him get back in the page program. Kenneth's audition was fantastic. Was there really a Sex and the City walking tour? Jane Krakowski nailed that scene where she turned into her mother. Loved when Reg E. Cathey's talk show host referenced the Angela Lansbury lawsuit...would love to hear more about that. Queen Latifah was a bit much as Congresswoman Bookman, but a solid episode.



Ep 4 was the first live episode, which didn't really work for me because it required the cast to wait for laughs, which was something they were totally unaccustomed to and the cutaways were awkwardly executed. Julia Louis Dreyfuss was a fun surprise though, wish I could say the same for the return of Rachel Dratch in another seriously unfunny character. Did like Jenna's lyrics for the theme song. There's a porn version of The carol Burnett Show? The Fox News thing with Tracy and Jenna fell flat, but Chris Parnell had me rolling with his commercial for erectile dysfunction. Matt Damon and Bill Hader were hysterical. I didn't get anything Jack Donaghy did in this episode; Jon Hamm's cameo was stupid, but he deserves credit for keeping a straight face.



Let me start off by saying that when I went to ep 5 of season 5, it just replayed the live show, so I'm going on to ep 6, Jenna has the #4 hit record in Japan? The parade cutaway was hysterical. Loved the driver being repulsed by Jack and Liz' sex talk. "I shut down, it's like Fort Knox down there." Exactly who was Liz talking about when she referenced "those sluts on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND"? Loved Jenna and Kenneth's cake hustle, the Arizona Double Back. Loved the No Ice Cream for Life credit card. LOVED when Kelsey Grammer threatened to throw toss salad and scrambled eggs to the bakery employee. "Kenneth you have a good heart...I hope you get into a car accident someday so that I can have it." Tracy doing the commercial was stupid. Liz' rollerskate/underwear flashback was hysterical. Loved Jack and Liz' "breakthrough." Except for the stuff with Tracy, very funny episode.



Fey did look amazing in those jeans at the beginning of ep 7. Jonathan looked crushed at the thought of Jack having more friends. Loved Jenna's exercise video. John Slattery was hysterical as Steve Austin. "That movie gave me drunk in the bathtub face." It's disconcerting that this episode was the best day of Kenneth's life.



Can't believe Jack called Avery Lemon. "I was going to take this class for cooking for one, but the teacher killed himself." Loved Tracy's obituary. Liz' father and his buddy Gary are going to "do a pushup." "I'm Tracy Jordan, when I fall asleep, nothing happens in the world." Jenna's obituary was even funnier than Tracy's. It was nice to see the enigmatic relationship between Jack and Liz actually addressed, even sans viable explanation, even Avery accepts it. Jack's handling of Liz's father was brilliant. The final scene reminded me of the closing credits of She's Having a Baby



Ep 9 actually had Liz regressing back to college for some reason. "Don't worry about getting to your point, I'm going to live forever. "Money can't buy happiness...it is happiness. Jack's visit to the microwave division was a riot. Pete and Jack hangin out was funny. I don't understand why Jack was ashamed of "pronouncify"...that seems like something he would be bragging about constantly. Liz's transformation into the RA was awesome.



Tracy's fake son who opened ep 10 made Tracy look too stupid to live. "I'm tired of talking to a woman this much I'm not having sex with." Staples was kind of funny though. Loving Liz in therapy with Kenneth...the cutaway with pre=teen Liz and Kelly Coffield as her Aunt Linda was hysterical. Will Jenna ever learn that she is not the only person on the planet who knows how to sing? "But he's such a good listener and he takes my insurance!" Will Forte nailed that breakup scene with Jenna. Loved that jacket Donald had on in the last scene...where can I get one of those? It better not take more than two more episodes to get Donald out of Tracy's life.



OK, how did Tracy get nominated for a Golden Globe? Seriously? Avery's cutaway holding a ham was hysterical. "The mentaliz"...liked that. The return of Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy was golden. The Liz Lemon drag queen was classic. The return of Alan Alda as Jack's dad was a pleasant surprise I didn't see coming. Christmas dinner at the Donaghy's was AWESOME! Tracy in a battered woman's shelter? Really? Elaine Stritch should have gotten an Emmy nomination for this episode, though she did win an Emmy for a 2007 episode called "Hiatus." Lost it when Paul and Jenna appeared at the end as Black and Lynn Swan, Tracy's homage to Eddie Murphy's nutty professor didn't work for me.



Ep 12 actually expects us to believe that Tracy Jordan is now an EGOT? When jack and avery were coming into their hotel room in Toronto, the only thing I could think of is "Do bellboys still wear hats like that?" "We're having an American and she will be President, no matter how ridiculous that sentence sounds." Carroll and Liz' negotiations were hysterical? "My incompetence knows no bounds." What the hell was going on in the back of that truck driven by John Cho? Tracy's going to Africa? Nothing good can come of that. The conclusion of Carroll and Liz' adventure was a bit of a cop out, but very funny.



It's so odd the way Jack's concern about Liz' social life consistently waffles between fake sincerity nd complete ambivalence. Really don't understand why Jack seemed frightened of that baby nurse. "They contain a little bit of meth, which is something my body needs anyway." "I like my tampons to be cold." Pete and Frank are already talking about the Grammys? They've been hanging out with Tracy too much. Did Liz actually use the term "dance hall"? I haven't heard that phrase used since Sweet Charity. "And other than a fondness for Avery's breasts, we have precious little in common." Anders iis way too pretty for Liz. Alec Baldwin was brilliant in Jack's meeting with Kabletown. The nailed their wink to Murder on the Orient Express. Pete and Frank's closing number was awesome.



Jenna as Amelia Earhart...I was on the floor. Loved Jack comparing himself to hercules, Highlander and God. OK, I love that the only blockade between Jack and Kabletown is a 14-uear old girl. "Sir Ian Mckellen? That guy must be knee deep in boob." Chloe Grace Moretz was adorable as Kaylie. "New York gives a tax break for employing sex offenders." Cristin Milioti was insufferable as Abby Flynn. Terrence Mann was in this episode, I LOVE Terrence Mann! the homeless guy attracted to Abby was funny though. OK, didn't see the reveal about Abby coming. Even the real Abby was insufferable. It was nice to see Jenna's highly affected diction addressed. When did Jack write an autoboiography? Did I miss that or was it before the show actually started? Baldwin and Moretz played that confrontation at her school brilliantly. Loved the surprise appearance by Terrence Mann in the tag.



"I'm afraid my hands are tied." is the only program they're watching on Twinks. It seems so dumb that Tracy's disappearance has put the whole show at risk, considering all the crap Tracy caused when he was there. Jack's lunch with Hank was very funny. Ken Howard was great trying to express his anger while constantly smiling. "He's a gay shark, like the actor who played Jaws." Devin and Obama's cutaway was a riot. Aaron Sorkin taking a meeting with Nick Lachay? Now that was inspired. "Boy I hope my tone is conveying how annoyed I am." Liz' written word fantasy was fun. Anytime Alec Baldwin and Will Arnett spend together onscreen is comic gold.



OK, I guess episode 16, titled Queen of Jordan, was an attempt to create a spinoff that, even though it is dead on take off of the Real Housewives shows, was dreadfully unfunny. The only thing about the show that was really funny was Jenna trying everything she could think of to get on the show. Jenna's intervention had its moments. Even a thankless appearance from Oscar winner Susan Sarandon couldn't save this episode.



Ken Howard was SO funny in the opening scene of ep 21. "I did find him,but he's still crazy." I'm not crazy about the fact that the fate of TGS is in the hands of that idiot Tracy. I never knew they sold bras by the bag on EBAY. The clips from previous eps chosen to celebrate 100 episodes were solid picks. Michael Keaton's cameo was fun. I have to admit that Tracy's tour of the daytime talk shows was hysterical. Jenna spoke one truth about her being a mother: that kid will definitely be gay. The Jack VS Jack fantasy was brilliant. Best made up word ever: Pwomp! "She has nothing going on. She threw a birthday party for her TV!" Loved Dennis' voicemail message tape.