In its five seasons, 30 Rock has won more than a dozen Emmys, left critics smittened, made Tina Fey a (rare bespectacled) star, and staked out a cozy place in the pop culture canon. But Thursday's season finale — in which Jack turned to Kenneth to entertain him in lieu of Avery (still in North Korea's custody), Tracy ruined Liz's perfect Barefoot Contessa summer, and Jenna feigned wholesomeness to secure an Wool Council endorsement gig — failed to thrill many commentators. One called the episode "extremely flat." Was it really so mediocre?
Yes, it was underwhelming: "It's not that it was a particularly terrible episode, I'm just used to writers pulling out all the stops to blow us away in their [finales]," says Jason Hughes at TV Squad. The episode focused too much on Jenna, and "felt more like an afterthought to the regular season than a season finale." It did have its funny moments, especially between Jack and Kenneth, but I do hope the premiere for season six is bigger and better.
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