Episode Report Card Lady Lola: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT How Lemon Spent Her Summer
By Lady Lola | Season 5 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.05.2011
Jenna heads home to 'Gina. He got her an anniversary present: A new leash for when he walks her through the park like a dog. He gleefully adds that the weather's going to be nice and muddy the next day. He notices the apprehensive look on Jenna's face and asks what's wrong. She tells him about her conundrum with the morality clause in her wool contract. She says they can do whatever they want in private, but for tonight's dinner he should change his attire to something more traditional. Paul says his pink, ruffled top happens to be very conservative. He puts his foot down, "I hate to be the stereotypical man, but this is my home, and I want to wear this blouse." Jenna begs him to change, so Paul concedes and tells he's going to cancel the sitter for that night because they don't need someone to come and sit on them after all.
30 Rock. Kenneth has his bucket o' bleach and his rubber gloves when he runs into Jonathan out in the corridor. Jonathan hisses, "You just made a very dangerous enemy, Kenneth." Kenneth thanks him obliviously and invites him to his birthday party. As Jack approaches, Jonathan stoops down and starts scrubbing the floor. Jack tells Kenneth that Jonathan volunteered himself and his whole family to clean the studio so Kenneth could spend the evening at Jack's place.
That night, Tracy rolls into Lemon's place as she covers her ears to the sounds of shots outside -- and his party hasn't even started yet, it turns out. He asks, "Can I borrow a cup of sugar? I'm trying to get a hummingbird to drink out of my penis." Lemon can't contain herself anymore. She tells Tracy she wanted a summer away from him and his shenanigans. She starts packing her things and unsuccessfully tries to get out of her wrap sweater. As she gets more and more bound physically, so does she metaphorically when Tracy makes a thinly veiled threat to act up next season if she won't be his friend. He begins to pour wine over her sound system as the Spanish tape proclaims, "The sad woman has been trapped by the idiot... La mujer--" and it cuts off. Lemon backpedals, promising Tracy that they are good friends and will spend the summer together.
Jack stares at Kenneth creepily as he pours him a glass of wine. Since this has pretty much been the theme of the last 20 minutes, Kenneth anxiously announces that he's going to head home. Jack says, "Don't go Avery... I mean Kenneth." He explains that he hasn't slept in days and isn't feeling quite like himself. He tells Kenneth that he and Avery used to sit and talk in the evenings to wind down from their days. Kenneth begins to commiserate, but Jack cuts him off and tells him to put on a pair of pearl earrings. Jack asks how Kenneth/Avery's day was. Kenneth tells him about getting a "Yes" RSVP from Jonathan about his birthday party, then going to a very uncomfortable dinner. Jack tells him that he tried to be strong all day before sitting alone with his thoughts and going to a wonderful dinner. Kenneth says hopefully, "Then the dinner ended?" Jack shakes his head.