So many little things in this episode. The opening was great; quoting Shakespeare and Bronte during a proposal may seem forced from any other character, but not from Jimmy. And even though we all knew, or maybe because we all knew that we are seeing a flashback of Jimmy proposing to Becca with the ring Gretchen found…

Pete got so few moments during the course of the run (especially after he morphed from Liz's confidant to total sad sack) that, in retrospect, I like these little moments even more. And Adsit joyously wrings it for all it's worth.

There are a couple other significant threads introduced in "Jack Meets Dennis" (slightly touched on in the review) which will become general 30 Rock staples. They both revolve around the obvious insecurity of the two TGS with Tracy Jordan stars.

"Baby, let's take it slow. You know we've got all night, light some candles, draw a bath, and start off with FULL-ON INTERCOURSE!"

Agree 1000%. Watching Baldwin on 30 Rock is like watching a masterclass in comic delivery. He makes it look so goddamn effortless.

Well spotted, I knew I heard that in Monty Python but didn't remember what episode or know what the music piece was called. It actually sounded like the same recording Python used. Richmond might have pulled it out of NBC Universal's library.

"There’s not really a name for what Tracy has. Basically, it’s erratic tendencies and delusions brought on by excessive notoriety, and certainly not helped by my wildly experimental treatments. Boy, I’m being awfully open with you, miss! I should not have taken those blue things."

It's not 30 Rock without a cool celebrity dig:

I know. I couldn't find the full clip. That line (and the way Baldwin says it) is a great button.

"I don't do these things to drive you crazy, Lemon, I do them for the good of the show."
"Well, I’m the one who always has to clean up the mess afterwards."
"That’s why my job is way better than yours. [mouthing words] Way better."

Another great bit from "Jack meets Dennis" is Jack and Jenna's exchange about her age.

Yes. I was in the middle of an edit. He definitely called Conan "Red," which was great. Too bad that Conan leaving New York, then NBC altogether, prevented Jack vs. Conan from becoming a nice little runner.

I'm glad you mentioned Wig Pete, because that's one of my favorite parts of that episode.

"Conan, this is important to me. So, we can either do this the easy way or the hard way."
"What’s the hard way?"
"You do a live Christmas Eve special from Kabul every year until the War on Terror is won."
"Tell Tracy I’ll see him tonight- you black Irish bastard."
"Back at you, Red."

More than the line itself it's Baldwin's turn around and the look in his eyes before he delivers it that absolutely nails it.

Here's a great Tracy/Kenneth exchange from "Jack the Writer" I just remembered:

From what I recall Rabbit Test was roundly panned and quickly forgotten. It is a terrible film to be sure; the comic pacing and directing are awful. But there was a kernel of a good idea in there (How would the world react to the first pregnant man?), and the idea of the media/public embracing him and then turning on…

She was never going to be Carson's replacement. Joan knew this and took the shot with FOX. It was a bold move for her. You can play it safe and be the back-up all your life, or you can try to succeed on your own. The fact that the show failed doesn't mean in was a bad decision, just one that didn't work out.

Could somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees.

No more Flute of the Commodores after all. I will always miss how the dealt with The Issues.