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Recaps Hiatus S01E21 - Series Finale

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Concluding tonight is the first season of the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom set behind the scenes of a late-night comedy sketch show. Tonight, Tracy goes into hiding with Kenneth’s cousin, Jesse. Jack’s mother shows up ahead of his wedding to Phoebe; and Liz struggles to sustain a long-distance relationship with Floyd.

The cast and crew of TGS face the prospect of having to do their final show of the season without their star, as Tracy has mysteriously disappeared. Believing that a group of influential black celebrities called the ‘Black Crusaders’ are trying to ruin his career (see last week’s episode, ‘Cleveland’), the paranoid movie star has gone into hiding. He fetches up in a small town in Pennsylvania, where he is taken in by Kenneth’s hillbilly cousin Jesse (Sean Hayes, ‘Will & Grace’).

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corporate crush (19/21);
cleveland (20/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom set behind the scenes of a late-night comedy sketch show. In the first episode of tonight’s double bill, Jack takes an unhealthy interest in Liz’s relationship with Floyd. In the second episode, Floyd asks Liz to move to Cleveland with him, while Tracy fears his career is being ruined by a group of powerful AfricanAmericans led by Bill Cosby.

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the fighting irish (17/21);
fireworks (18/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom set behind the scenes of a late night comedy sketch show. In the first episode of tonight’s double bill, Liz resorts to underhand measures to get the man she wants; while Jack’s brother Eddie (guest star Nathan Lane, ‘The Birdcage’) appears with some bad news. The second episode sees Liz’s crush intensify; while Jack uses Kenneth as ‘gay bait’ to ruin a rival (guest star Will Arnett, ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Blades of Glory’).

After summoning her to his office, ostensibly to watch a hilarious internet video of a baby panda sneezing, Jack throws Liz a curveball by informing her that she has to fire ten per cent of her staff. “We have to synergise backward overflow,” he explains, ignoring her protests. With 140 people working on the show, her job is now to “go out there and make 126 of them very happy.”

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hard ball (15/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Jenna lands herself in hot water with her comments in a magazine interview; Liz upsets Jack’s negotiations over Josh’s new contract; and Tracy recruits Kenneth to be a member of his entourage.

Ditzy actress Jenna has been named number four on Maxim’s list of the sexiest women in comedy, and to mark the occasion, she agrees to a photo shoot and interview for the magazine. Unfortunately, when she is asked for her view on the “troops”, she thinks the question is about “theatre troupes”, and proceeds to shock the interviewer with her candid opinions: “They think what they do is so important but it’s just a bunch of gay guys that like to get in silly costumes and prance around.”

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the ‘c’ word (14/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Liz is horrified to discover what the writers really think of her when she overhears Lutz calling her an extremely offensive name; and Tracy embarrasses Jack at a prestigious charity golf tournament.

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up all night (13/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Liz and the team have to stay up all night writing the next show; Frank tells Jenna what he thinks of her; Jack celebrates finally securing a divorce from Bianca; and Kenneth shares a moment with Cerie.

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up all night (13/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Liz and the team have to stay up all night writing the next show; Frank tells Jenna what he thinks of her; Jack celebrates finally securing a divorce from Bianca; and Kenneth shares a moment with Cerie.

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black tie (12/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Liz sees another side of Jack when they encounter his glamorous ex-wife (guest star Isabella Rossellini) at a swanky party; Jenna’s plans to become the next Grace Kelly go slightly awry; and Kenneth tries to stop Pete from giving in to temptation.

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the head and the hair (11/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Liz is confused when she meets the perfect man; Jack spends a day in Kenneth’s shoes; and Tracy recruits Toofer and Frank to help him write his autobiography.

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the rural juror (10/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In this episode, Jenna and Liz fall out when Liz reveals that she hates Jenna’s new movie, ‘The Rural Juror’; and, when Jack encourages a broke Tracy to endorse a product, Tracy invents the ‘Tracy Jordan Meat Machine’.

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the baby show (9/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In tonight’s episode, Liz is reminded that her biological clock is ticking; Jack deals with his problematic mother; and Josh gets himself into trouble with Jack and Tracy.

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the break-up (8/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In tonight’s episode, Liz finally breaks up with Dennis, Jack has trouble with a mystery girlfriend and Tracy and Toofer fall out.

After getting home to find Dennis knocking holes in the wall, a huge dog sniffing around and a friend of Dennis’s laid up in her bed with a broken leg, Liz has finally had enough of her loser boyfriend and tells him that it is over. Jenna is delighted when she hears the news, announcing that she is going to take her out on a man-hunting expedition to a classy karaoke bar.

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tracy does conan (7/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In tonight’s episode, Tracy is scheduled to appear on Conan O’Brien’s show but starts reacting strangely to some new medication, with the result that Liz’s resolution to break up with Dennis has to take a back seat.

As usual, Liz has already suffered quite a lot of hassle before she even gets to work at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Her loser boyfriend Dennis is irritating her and she has suffered the indignation of receiving romance advice from a stranger. Telling the nurse at a blood donation clinic that she wants to break up with Dennis, Liz is unimpressed to hear the sympathetic reply: “I don’t know, maybe it’s time to settle?”

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jack meets dennis (6/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In tonight’s show, Jack decides that Liz needs a mentor after he discovers that she is back with her ex-boyfriend; Tracy is concerned that he may be losing his edge and Jenna takes dramatic steps to preserve her youth.

Liz’s love life has taken a step back this week: she is back with Dennis (Dean Winters, ‘Law & Order: SVU’, ‘CSI: Miami’), an immature ex-boyfriend who sells pagers and enjoys acting the fool in public. Jenna is not impressed at her friend’s choice of man, but Liz defends him. “Dennis is a good guy,” she insists. “Not really,” replies Jenna. Regardless, Liz remains convinced that being with Dennis is a good thing – besides, nobody else has asked her out.

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jack-tor (5/21)

Continuing tonight is the Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning sitcom following the fortunes of long-suffering TV comedy writer Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). In tonight’s show, Liz suspects that her star actor Tracy might be illiterate; Jack pushes the writers to include product placement in their sketches; and Jenna hears a rumour that one of the actors might be fired.

Tracy is finding the grind of a weekly live television show eating up his time and ruining his social life, so he tries to sneak out of rehearsals – only to be caught by Liz. “You’re part of a team now, okay?” she tells the movie star. “You have to be in the show and you have to rehearse.” The other actors are also complaining that Tracy refuses to read his cue cards. “He never reads them, Liz,” Jenna tells her. “I’m starting to think he can’t read!”