Jack-Tor is one of the sharper, funnier episodes of 30 Rock. In it, Alec Baldwin's character Jack, the producer, is given a part in a comedy sketch, but it turns out he can't act. Meanwhile, the staff begins to suspect their lead actor is illiterate.
The episode's strengths are in wit, with Jack insulting Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) in various ways, some of which seem accidental. It's also clever in misleading the audience regarding who Jack's boss is, but I don't want to give away too much of that or its amusing consequences. The Snapple gag didn't make me laugh at first until it emerged for a second time unexpectedly. Another key scene, in which Jack's failures as an actor are seen on tape, is stretched, but the stretch made it somewhat funny. One of the odder parts of the episode is that we ultimately skip over Jack's performance, which the episode had been building up to, so whether Jack pulled off the acting and how is slightly unclear. Still, this episode is good as is and we don't even miss Kenneth, a character left out of this one.
The episode's strengths are in wit, with Jack insulting Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) in various ways, some of which seem accidental. It's also clever in misleading the audience regarding who Jack's boss is, but I don't want to give away too much of that or its amusing consequences. The Snapple gag didn't make me laugh at first until it emerged for a second time unexpectedly. Another key scene, in which Jack's failures as an actor are seen on tape, is stretched, but the stretch made it somewhat funny. One of the odder parts of the episode is that we ultimately skip over Jack's performance, which the episode had been building up to, so whether Jack pulled off the acting and how is slightly unclear. Still, this episode is good as is and we don't even miss Kenneth, a character left out of this one.