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30 Rock review – 7×02: ‘Governor Dunston’

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30 Rock’s forward momentum towards the series finale isn’t letting up. Jack’s (Alec Baldwin) epic NBC tanking continues, Liz (Tina Fey) finally takes a serious step towards having her baby with Criss (James Marsden), and Jenna’s (Jane Krakowski) recent single “Balls” burns up the charts makes her $90. So maybe not all of the storylines work, but since the episode gifts us with a Ghost remake involving a CD tower at Staples, this episode counts as a success.

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30 Rock recap – 6×21: ‘What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?’

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Nothing says season finales like a vow renewals and baby plans! Except in the 30 Rock universe, that really means divorce and finding a nice Chinese girl to be a surrogate plant mother.

Let’s hand out this week’s 30 Rock-Does-Things awards…

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30 Rock recap – 6×20: ‘The Return of Avery Jessup’

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In the penultimate episode of the now penultimate season of 30 Rock, Jack let go of the penultimate Jessup (Diana) in favor of his ultimate love and wife, Avery. Coincidence? I think not.

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30 Rock recap – 6×17: ‘Murphy Brown Lied To Us’

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Look out! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… character growth! In the span of a single week, Liz decides to keep pursuing adoption, Jenna commits to Paul, and Jack successful sells defective couches. Alright so maybe they don’t all make great leaps forward, but two out of three is still something to get excited about.

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30 Rock recap – 6×11: ‘St. Patrick’s Day’

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It’s 30 Rock‘s third holiday episode in six weeks, which is plenty of time for the writers to learn that these themed episodes just aren’t working  What next? Jack learns that hippies aren’t all evil on Arbor Day?

Here are the winners of this week’s 30 Rock-Does-Things-Frustratingly Awards:

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