"30 Rock Season 3" A Solid Season

 

    Well I have finally completed a third season of this show, and honestly? It's good but I don't know if I'm really getting that all-time feeling about it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this season and I still thought it was good, but I was sold one of the best sitcoms of all time, and instead what I received was a fairly solid, smart god sitcom that I can enjoy, but not one I particularly feel that strongly for. Perhaps when you're on the internet long enough you just hear every opinion and it's hard to tell what's real and what's not, because I do think this was a good step in the right direction for the show. Let's talk about it.

    There are some decently big changes this season, though I don't know how many of these overarching plotlines I care for. Tracy Jordan is now super rich, Jenna pursues a new role as a movie star in a movie that seemingly goes nowhere? (at least for now) and there is generally no inter-company drama about Jack's role at the company. There are also some new partners for Liz and Jack, whose relationship struggles remain at the forefront of each season, to some mixed results.

    I did actually quite like Eliza and her plotlines to be honest, Salma Hayek was cool and I thought that there was a great dynamic between her and Jack when it came to the language/cultural barrier, the class dynamics and everything in-between. The episode involving her grandma with Alec Baldwin playing an evil version of himself and the church episode were pretty entertaining. My only complaint with how they handled here character was how it ended. It ended with a really rushed proposal, and something about her killing people who might cheat on them and being too paranoid. They kind of play it off too humorously for me to feel any real sort of payoff for the relationship.

    I didn't really care for Dr. Baird. I didn't mind Jon Hamm playing a goofy character, but it definitely felt like he was taking the backburner to Eliza, who was infinitely more memorable. I think part o the issue is that as soon as you see a notable actor the odds of them being a long-term love interest is kind of low, especially because they're a guest speaker. On a side note I feel like they don't know what to do with Liz. I know they said her adoption cycle is going to take a while, but they did one funny Juno episode with her, and that's pretty much it.

    On a last side note I'm really coming around to Tracy Jordan as a character. I love his relationships and chemistry with Grizz, Dot Com and Kenneth. I really feel like Tracy has nailed how to do that largely stupid character who really just doesn't apply themselves and is just kind of taking advantage of everyone. I feel like he kind of overenunciates when speaking though, but a part of me assumes that it's partially on purpose.

Final Score: 75/100

    Honestly? I may think season two is better. I'm not really sure how to feel about Jack's mom to be honest. Like she's super annoying, and that's the point, but I much rather prefer him learning about his dad like Milton. What changes are sticking away for next season? I know they finally start shaking up the cast and honestly yeah they've phased our Josh pretty hard. Will Liz and her book be a real sticking point? Will MIlton stick around? What about Jenna's movie. Maybe it's because the cast doesn't really feel like a family to me. You don't get that fuzzy feeling, or smile giddily when you hear the 30 Rock theme song came on. I'm not hating, I still like the show, but it's certainly not in my top 10, but it still has time to turn it around.

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