What I’m Watching: 30 Rock

30 Rock: Season 4, Episode 21 “Emmanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land” (B+)

Liz going back through the men she’s dated in her life is always a wonderful launching point for this show, and I’m completely delighted that this show has a bunch of great actors so easily on call for them to appear in multiple episodes a season. The chance to see Jon Hamm and Dean Winters again is always welcome, and I like the developments that have occurred since we’ve last seen them. Drew now has hooks instead of hands because he was waving to the black version of his softball coach in Zimbabwe, but he’s on track to get a hand transplant from a strangler who’s about to be executed. Dennis is in a program that places troubled adults with child mentors. I sometimes wonder where the writers on this show get their ideas. The fact that Liz runs into Wesley is fantastic, and he’s so perfectly annoying. His defense to her that the only thing wrong with him is that she hates him is hilarious. I also liked Liz asking if she could still have two meals even though she doesn’t have a date. Kenneth yelling “it’s your fault” to what he thought was DotCom but ended up being himself reflected in the mirror was great. The “to be continued” ending is a bit peculiar, especially since it just allows Liz’s random and ill-fated attempts to stall to trail off and sound even more ridiculous. I did love the ending sequence of Tracy’s hysterics about all the terrible things he’s seen, which concluded a somewhat unnecessary plotline but proved to be very funny at the end.