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Recap / Thirty Rock S 2 E 13 Succession

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Jack finds out he’s going to be the next CEO of GE and asks Liz to be his successor. But tragedy strikes at the worst moment. Will Arnett guest stars.

The 30 Rock episode “Succession” contains examples of:

  • The Beard: Banks is still passing for straight in order to marry Don Geiss’s daughter Kathy.
  • Comically Inept Healing: Dr. Spaceman’s technique is flawed as always. He gives a fake shot, refuses to inject his heart on the grounds that every human’s heart is in a different spot, and then doesn’t even know how to call 9-1-1.
  • Drunk with Power: All it takes is one look at her proposed salary as Jack's successor for Liz to tell the TGS crew to suck it and start schmoozing with the GE corporate suits. She also gets literally drunk — as Jack points out, "business drunk" is better because you can still drive legally.
  • Manly Tears: Apparently you’re only allowed one instance of these in Don Geiss’s circles.
  • Number Two: Jack starts grooming Liz as this.
  • Uncanny Valley: Discussed. Frank explains to Tracy that this phenomenon is why a porn videogame is impossible — at some point, the game's characters would be too creepy to be sexy. He also has the traditional graph, which he seems to have sitting conveniently on his desk just in case the topic comes up.

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