Greetings, to all dedicated fans* of TGS with Tracy Jordan. I’m filling for our usual recapper, Kelsea Stahler, on 30 Rock recaps for a few weeks. As I have been a tremendous fan of the show for years, I’m accepting this new responsibility with a Parcell-like drive and enthusiasm. But to prove to you that I’m not just fawning for the sake of it, I will start out by detailing a notable flaw in this week’s episode, “Idiots Are People Two.”

"Ms. Maroney, I'm afraid I have bad news." - Kenneth
"Jenny McCarthy died? But who could have been slowly poisoning her? Was she poisoned? I have no way of knowing, because I'm just hearing about it." - Jenna
If memory serves, the great Tina Fey once lamented that she only has twenty-two minutes a week to tell her 30 Rock stories, and that this is not quite enough time. That sentiment is unfortunately present in this week’s episode, especially in the case of Jenna. 30 Rock, especially in its Season Three prime, was an unstoppable joke machine with a heroic pace. These first two episodes of Season Six do their best to work back toward that stride—and for the most part, their efforts are successful. However, this week’s episode might overdo it just a bit through Jane Krakowski. Jenna’s storyline sees her asking Kenneth for help fixing a light bulb in her dressing room—a task so mundane, that Kenneth is provoked to ask, “What could possibly go wrong?” before giggling madly.

Over the course of the episode, the pair manages to break a boxful of fluorescent lights, releasing mercury into a storage closet wherein a drunk (and depressed…but, you know, that’s the norm) Pete is taking one of his “secret naps.” As Kenneth’s terror and Jenna’s Machiavellian drive to cover their tracks escalates, the latter spouts out dozens of references to past crimes she has committed or troubling situations in which she has been involved—sometimes back to back. I hate to fault the show for having too many jokes for its audience to keep up with, but at times the dialogue just becomes an overwhelming typhoon of banter. But if this is “Idiots Are People Two”’s biggest problem, then we have ourselves a blessed piece of television.