Hiatus is the first season finale for 30 Rock, but the season doesn't go out with as big of a bang as one might expect- it is consistently funny but not laugh-out-loud hilarious. Picking up where the last episode, Cleveland, left off, Hiatus has the producers of TGS looking desperately for their star Tracy while Jack is preparing for marriage. Ultimately, Tracy comes out of hiding when he finds it inconvenient, and Jack's wedding is called off after he suffers a heart attack.
Some of the humour is provided by Dr. Spaceman, who, covered in blood, reassures people that he had simply been to a costume party and had stabbed a dog- a cruel, odd twist. The subplot of Tracy hiding with Kenneth's cousin also allows for some colourful jokes about the cousin's status as white trash, and in the end the cousin becomes the villain of the piece with outlandish and funny effect.
This review was revised upwards (from 8 to 8.5 stars) in April 2008.
Some of the humour is provided by Dr. Spaceman, who, covered in blood, reassures people that he had simply been to a costume party and had stabbed a dog- a cruel, odd twist. The subplot of Tracy hiding with Kenneth's cousin also allows for some colourful jokes about the cousin's status as white trash, and in the end the cousin becomes the villain of the piece with outlandish and funny effect.
This review was revised upwards (from 8 to 8.5 stars) in April 2008.