What I'm Watching: 30 Rock

30 Rock: Season 2, Episode 12 “Subway Hero” (B+)

There is an unbelievable amount of laugh-out-loud hilarious material in this episode. Liz’s reaction to Dennis being the subway hero is priceless. Dean Winters is actually really funny in this episode, a lot more outlandishly so than I remember him being in previous episodes. It’s good to see Jane Krakowski again, but I wish some of this terrific material was given to her. Jack McBrayer could also go for some better writing, though his bigot star idol gives him enough to do in this episode. Tracy’s plotline is amazing, with his hallucination of Jack and Twofer as famous Republicans. Jack as Nixon was stellar. The best part of this episode, however, is saved for last: Tracy’s shout-out to “Blackmericans” telling them to vote Republican ultimately turns into an ad telling black people not to vote. Why? Because they can play three whole games of pool in the time it would take them to vote. On what other show could you find such a plotline?

On another note, I’m excited to report that I passed Lonny Ross, a.k.a. Josh, on the street earlier today heading down Broadway.