What I’m Watching: 30 Rock

30 Rock: Season 4, Episodes 17 & 18 “Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter” & “Khonani” (B-/C)

After an entire month off the air, it doesn’t quite feel too good to have this show back. This double dose of Liz, Jack, and the cast and crew of TGS provides nothing but inanity, random references, and only occasionally funny plotlines marred by stupidity and preposterousness. The return of Jack’s Boston love Nancy might be good if her accent weren’t so horrific and grating, essentially negating anything that comes out of her mouth. The more amusing parts of the two episodes were the subtler happenings going on in the background, like Jack’s comparison tally of Avery versus Nancy. It would also be a little bit better if either of them had any sort of a clue that there might be another woman in Jack’s life. Nancy may not be the sharpest tool in the box, but Avery seems like a smart cookie who wants to be on top of her man and his affairs. The janitor subplot in the second episode wasn’t anywhere near as interesting or entertaining as it could have been, and relegating it to something that Jack did to take his mind off more important matters made it seem just that: unimportant and only to be considered if nothing else valid or crucial was occurring or available. Tracy’s failure as a husband is too off-the-wall, and Jenna’s insatiable desire to get attention and embarrass herself proves only distracting and not enjoyable at all. This is the feeling I’m getting with this entire season: it’s occasionally funny, even more sparsely hilarious, and altogether just too all over the place and disorganized to be great.