Somebody to Love

In terms of pure and simple belly-laughs, Somebody to Love doesn't come near Rosemary's Baby or Greenzo, but thanks to smart writing, the spot-on ensemble and a bunch of juicy guest stars it stays just as good as one expects the show to be.

Predictably, the main incident concerns Jack, who has a one-night stand with Celeste "C.C." Cunningham (Edie Falco), only to discover she's a Democrat (oh dear!) and working on a lawsuit against one of NBC's sister companies. Not very good. Kenneth, on the other hand, has accidentally ruined Jack's pants and tries to raise money for a new pair, effectively subjecting himself to all kinds of humiliation from the writers. And then there's Liz, who believes her new neighbor might be a terrorist, on the grounds that he's Middle Eastern and acts in a suspicious way (go figure...).

The terrorism joke is great as it allows further focus on the recurring motif of Liz's latent racism (remember all the African-American gags in the first season?) and one of Tina Fey's former SNL colleagues to step into the spotlight (speaking of SNL: what the hell happened to Rachel Dratch?). As for the Jack storyline, it deserves kudos for giving Falco, still not quite past her image as Carmela Soprano (then again, that's the price for starring in the best TV drama ever made), to prove she has quite a gift for comedy as well, although that might derive from the fact that she's squaring off with Alec Baldwin instead of James Gandolfini. In any case, still a lot of fun, as always.

This is the sixth episode of the second season of 30 Rock and I can happily say that it is the best episode of this young season. It's very funny, has sharp writing, relies intensively on the comedy from the actors, features not one, but two welcome guest stars, and the story lines are just funny. The guest stars are the always-funny Kristen Wiig and Edie Falco, who funnily seduces Jack.

In this episode, "Somebody to Love," Jack has a one-night stand with a Democrat named Celeste Cunningham who has brought forth a lawsuit against NBC's sister company. Meanwhile, Liz suspects her neighbor is a terrorist and Kenneth is trying to raise money to buy Jack a new pair of pants.

Overall, this is a absolutely hilarious episode. I loved the plot line with the terrorism and it's just so blatantly funny. Tina Fey is really comedic gold. I rate this episode 10/10.