wanderer78

4×17 – Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter: Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) starts making an effort to date by attending singles events with Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski), and Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) feels forced to choose between childhood love, Nancy Donovan (Julianne Moore), and news anchor Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks). Meanwhile, a racist comment sparks an office-wide debate on affirmative action and leaves Toofer (Keith Powell) with a big decision to make regarding his future at TGS. Also starring: Jack McBrayer (Kenneth), Scott Adsit (Pete), Judah Friedlander (Frank), Keith Powell (Toofer), John Lutz (Lutz), Katrina Bowden (Cerie), Kevin Brown (Dotcom), Grizz Chapman (Grizz).

4×18 – Khonani: Liz (Tina Fey) discovers that the TGS staff has been excluding her from their weekly hangouts, and strives to prove that she can be fun. Jack must choose between janitors and the shift time they both want, and Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) aids Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) in being a good husband. Also starring: Jane Krakowski (Jenna), Scott Adsit (Pete), Judah Friedlander (Frank), Keith Powell (Toofer), John Lutz (Lutz), Katrina Bowden (Cerie), Maulik Pancholy (Jonathan).

I grabbed the summaries from Mind Grapes.

sheridon

Both sound great! Thanks for the thread Pia. Haven't watched them yet but hopefully by tomorrow.

Fandoms_Unite

Haven't watched them yet either but I will later today......fingers crossed

sheridon

Me too. Probably not until later tonight, but when I do, I'll get a recap of sorts up, and some of the good quotes from the episodes.

Manhattan

I watched them - and loved them both, but definitely liked the first one more. I thought there were some great lines, some I remember are...

Jack: "As my good friend and fox hunting partner Mary J. Blige would say ‘No more drama"

Jack: "Thank you Lemon but my true present is that exquisite ensemble, you look like a prison weed dealer"

Jenna: "Tiana, Mulan, Pocahantas, Jasmine — wow, she’s right"

Weird single guy: "That’s not that much cheese"

And I loved the whole scene where Liz was playing singles dodgeball at the YMCA

hlgreenie

I really enjoyed the episodes.

Pretty good, thought the first one was better.

btw - I really hope Jack doesn't choose Julianne Moore's character...I love the actress but just not loving the character and I ADORE Avery. Seriously as much as I like Jack/liz I think Avery really fits with Jack. Also loved the remark regarding a Jack/Liz pairing in the ep - it's great how they always make fun of it.

Manhattan

Totally agree with you about Avery and Jack. Loved that she gave him the cufflinks Reagan was buried in

And also loved Liz joking about Jack's love being right in front of him

Gossip_Addict

I loved these two episodes! So many good things in these episodes, and everything you all said had me cracking up. I totally agree that I hope Jack chooses Avery instead of Nancy. I really don't like Nancy.

tifa_look_alike

Jack:"Follow your H.E.A.R.T! Head Equation and Rational Thinking."

"Its Fresh!" *Ghetto NBC Chime*

Manhattan

That was so funny! And I loved when he threw the dart and it landed right in the middle of Nancy and Avery's pictures... and then the second dart landed on the first one!

wanderer78

Hmm, just finished Khonani. I preferred Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter. That one was really funny. Khonani was just meh. It strained to hard to be wacky and just didn't succeed.

I actually like Nancy and Avery. I prefer Avery for Jack though. I think Nancy would have been great for him 20 years ago. But he's just not that guy anymore.

Manhattan

that's true. He does seem to behave differently to the Jack we know when he's around her, although they were cute together when they were watching TV in her hotel room.

wanderer78

I forgot to mention that I loved the Twofer storyline when he found out he was an affirmative action hire. His discussion with Tracy, Grizz, and Dot Com about "old school racism" coming back was so funny.

Manhattan

I loved when Grizz said "Come to think of it, I did see a white judge on Law & Order last night"

wanderer78

That was really funny.

And Jonathan talking to Khonani in Hindi was cool too. I love how diverse 30 Rock is w/out beating us over the head with it. What other network show has a plot using 3 South Asian actors, and another using mostly African-American actors? It's awesome.