“Sandwich Day”
May 1st, 2008
If there was something that I was missing in the first batch of post-strike episodes of 30 Rock, it was whimsy: while there was plenty of humour, there were few instances where the show was moving at the same pace that it had in the past. It hasn’t been poor, not at all, but this was the first time that things were moving at the same speed as we’ve seen before.
This week, everything just felt lighter: Liz felt more silly (in a good way), Jack felt more panicked, and the storylines felt like they were on a level that matched the usual madness of the storylines. To this point, it felt like the plots didn’t match the tone, and here we are with an episode that seems right.
That’s not to say it’s better than what we’ve seen: Floyd’s return pales in comparison to Dennis’, there was nothing close to last week’s expanded Amadeus metaphor, and the drinking contest storyline was fairly slight compared to some of the others we’ve seen. However, it was a breezy and enjoyable half hour nonetheless.
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