The Break-Up

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired

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  • Good.

    9.0
    "Superb"
    When Liz finally dumps her boyfriend Dennis, she prowls the singles scene under Jenna's tutelage. Love also stinks for Jack, as he discovers dating a Bush administration official has its downside. And Tracy and Toofer clash, which lands both in sensitivity training.

    The Toofer and Tracy scenes in this episode where by far the highlight of this 20 minutes of footage. I like the way they finally agree to make a skit but it didnt get made. Tracy's other skit at the end was good. Nothing much happened in this one but it was a good episode. 9 out of 10.
  • Hilarious!

    10
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    This is my favorite episode ever! There are so many hysterical moments. The love letter from Dennis is hilarious, and even better is seeing him on Dateline. Plus, we get to see Liz on the dating scene, and that is just priceless. I like this show most of the time, although I get annoyed with all the sex-related jokes,(I mean, come on, they require no creativity at all), but this episode had me laughing out loud over and over again. In fact, it is the only reason I started watching this show. It happened to be the first episode I saw, so I gave it a chance, and now I love it! If you only watch one episode of this show, this should be the one.
  • An average episode.

    8.4
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    30 Rock,

    In this episode liz breaks up with Dennis. Mostley because what he has dont to her apartmant. So she gets taken out. Just making this worse. In the end though{sort of though} Liz invits him to come back to her apartmant for some food. Just to find out that Dennis stunck into somebody house on datleine. Problems occur on the set,
  • You go Tina!

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    Tina has had it and dumps her dumb boyfriend. the only highlight of the epsiode. Someone on the set utter the N word. A reference to an incident Michael Richards hurlo racial stuff at hecklers. I don't know if that epsiode was made before or after Richard's rant. I really don't know about that. I saw Tina hanhing out a the bar looking for Mr. Right. If you see tina, you know that she's a hot actress. I keep telling you this from week to week. Tracy Morgan, alec Baldwin are all come in second, but tina Fey is the reason why I watching the show.
  • Exciting, why?

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    Exciting only because this episode exploited character as much as it did typical humour.



    This was the first time I got a sense of the lead as a person, the first time I saw a B plot that managed to hold it's own and at some points surpass the A plot.



    Hearty structure, situational humour, many varied threads and that satisfied feeling after watching.



    Before now I was uncertain about Tiny Fey's skill as a writer but this episode gives a glimpse of both her comedic and dramatic potential.



    Solid performances, spritly editing, meaningful direction and an absorbing story.



    See me smile.



    :JR:
  • Tina Fey confirms once and for all in this episode that while probably all actors in this series are pulling off a chareer hi-light performances, she is and deserves to be the anchor.

    9.5
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    In this episode we get another healthy dose of Dennis, a character that would be almost unbelievable if it wasn't for the exquisitely natural performance by Winters. One of the underlying elements of genius in this Liz/Dennis subplot is the fact that we at one moment find ourselves rooting for Liz to break it off and then in another moment we realize we'd be hard pressed to fill the gap that would be lost if the Dennis character moved on. Dennis's public presentation of his 'goodbye letter' was one of the richest comedic jaunts I have seen in years. In many other comedies, you'd get treated to maybe one or two bits of this quality. With 30 Rock, they don't end.



    I completely agree with the other reviewer that 'Black Frazier' was an incredibly delightful surprise and another one of those conceptual risks that elevates this series over others of this format.



    I felt that Jack was held in reserve a little bit this week in order to let a wider variety of characters shine (for instance, we saw a lot more of Keith Powell as Toofer and he was fantastic). Don't get me wrong, Baldwin is still top notch in this episode and does his fair share. The writers brought Tracy Jordan back to earth with a more high-brow approach than last week's lofty and over-the-top drug induced (or rather lack of drugs induced) freak-out. For me, Tracy is at his best when his dialogue takes him to places his physical comedy can't seem to reach. I am far more convinced of his supposed insanity with his completely unexpected and sometimes shocking one-liners than when he is acting like a crazy kid.



    Overall, I think this was my favorite episode and that is hard to say even for this short run to date. I don't want to put a lot of spoilers in here because I know you guys will be on YouTube and other video sites checking out the scenes. This series is getting better and better. The writers, writing three episodes at a time not knowing what the future holds seem to be very quick to adjust the content, experimenting and sorting out the hits and misses from episode to episode. I hate sometimes that a show of this caliber is perhaps on the edge of cancellation, but it may be forcing them to bring it big. This episode was all about finesse and it might be a turning point for them as they settle into their new time slot.
  • Liz breaks up with Dennis so Jenna takes her out for a singles night. Jack is having trouble dating Secratary of State Condoleeza Rice. Tracy and Twofor clash with each other. When each uses the N-word, they end up in sensitivity training together.

    10
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    This was the best episode yet! Black Frasier had me crying I was laughing so hard! Dennis is hilarious! I hope they bring him back for more episodes because he is so great on this show! Jack dating Condoleeza Rice was a scream! \\\"There\\\'s a new thing called women\\\'s liberation and you\\\'ve chosen to abort me...\\\" CLASSIC! I loved the Tracy/Twofor story also. So timely, what with all that Michael Richards stuff. \\\"I\\\'m here to boff some chick named Mary.\\\" LOL! Liz Lemon singing At Seventeen in the karaoke bar was perfect. Tina Fey was so awesome in this one! \\\"When I\\\'m right here, you need to be here, not here, here is embarrassing!\\\" Pure classic TV! Better than the office, earl, and scrubs. Where are the DVDs?
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