strategy strategy episode fifth season american television comedy series 30_rock overall episode series directed written series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc network united_states september guest stars episode include episode jack_donaghy alec_baldwin liz_lemon fey relationship determined help liz relationship lasts time jack struggles compromise girlfriend apartment tracy_jordan tracy_morgan trouble coming terms kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer getting fired nbc page jenna_maroney jane_krakowski producer fictional sketch comedy tracy_jordan tgs episode continued story arc involving carol love interest liz began previous episode season finale fourth season airing nbc moved program new timeslot moving slot episode rock received generally positive reviews television critics according nielsen_media_research watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot liz_lemon tina fey head writer sketch tgs tracy_jordan goes work following summer break prepares fifth season rock building works liz tgs producer meet boss jack_donaghy alec_baldwin discuss cutting expenses meeting pete reveals star jenna_maroney jane_krakowski producer credit changes contract set start fifth season tgs thought long jenna takes role seriously takes job firing people eventually reviewing budget realizes producer credit costly unnecessary asks pete fire later jack asks liz relationship boyfriend carol airline pilot tells summer break met twice month hotel jack believe relationship carol stays liz apartment decides force carol stay liz reserves rooms hotel liz carol stay new_york stay liz carol bursts tears asks relationship heading believes resisting denies day carol decides leave new_york early tells liz need work relationship separate ways agree meet october summer break jack girlfriend host moved decides jack apartment keen idea wanting demands decides employ strategy named roman general employed strategy avoiding battles instead wearing enemy attrition jack successful avoiding apartment agrees knock wall instead end episode realizes emulated military genius strategy realizes perfect match far level mere soul mates tracy_jordan tracy_morgan missing kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer nbc page fired previous episode tracy returns work new season tgs begins kenneth goes new page liz later tracy city sees kenneth working page cbs tracy believes kenneth later run kenneth tries talk tracy tracy refuses acknowledge believes mind playing tricks prove real kenneth throws car making tracy believe pleads kenneth come nbc kenneth says happy working cbs end credits kenneth admits lied tracy misses tgs kenneth starts tracy production strategy written series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey directed long time television director worked fey sketch comedy saturday night live fey second writing credit thirteenth helmed episode strategy originally aired nbc united_states september season premiere episode fifth season overall episode series episode rock filmed august march announced actor guest star 30_rock debut fourth season finale episode carol airline pilot love interest fey character liz_lemon reprised role strategy december prior confirmation guest appearance entertainment_weekly informed fey guest star wish list fan series replied rock asked come people better let happen day airing asked reprise role carol upcoming season responded love pop gang great time august fey confirmed return saying play boyfriend new season began jane_krakowski plays jenna_maroney revealed entertainment_weekly character plot jenna television producer contract tgs begins fifth season jenna things built contract kick point thought air producer series producer reprised role wife character episode references ongoing storyline liz desire mother tells carol waiting list adopt child story began season continued season months airing fourth season finale episode showrunner executive producer asked jack_mcbrayer character kenneth_parcell return upcoming season fired nbc page said haven cracked getting job course wanted fun thing shuffle deck little bit send world course miss missed events bring strategy kenneth working cbs page late david_letterman scene kenneth throws car prove tracy_jordan real tracy imagination filmed august cultural references start episode liz says sleeping waking reference future plot episode liz having intimacy issues traumatic incident childhood involved poster singer episode jack refers strategy strategy named roman general avoids direct battle favor attrition warfare jack uses strategy want demands addition jack role model carol surprises liz tgs writers room staff writer asks carol facebook social networking website later liz tells jack interfere relationship carol believes perfect relationship reveals modeling life chef jack responds saying liz like including referring fact liz let feet real life trait fey liz carol discover things common love watch presenting award shows later liz reveals life alert emergency response necklace necklace helps elderly contact emergency services case accident carol wonders auto insurance company multiple reference advertising campaigns jack plans seduce gay interior designer hired hopes designer agree leave apartment way explaining liz know prize gay community term bear daddy daddy bear parting ways liz says carol october reference live episode rock entitled live aired october rock studio debuted nbc lineup revolved camera sketch comedy series evidence overlapping subject matter shows conflict arose creator studio asked allow observe saturday night live week request michaels creator saturday night live executive producer rock denied despite sent fey flowers nbc announced pick programs wished luck rock fey succeeded studio canceled season rock renewed second rock season ratings proved lackluster lower studio expensive produce ending sequence strategy kenneth watches credits tgs include writers head writers studio reception airing episode nbc unveiled primetime schedule network moving program time timeslot according nielsen_media_research episode 30_rock watched million households original american broadcast earned rating share demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast contributor variety reported community nbc airs rock held nicely respective programs year opening thursday hour nbc premiere week reported past season 30_rock solid track record worst episodes season nonetheless found strategy hilarious breaking barrier wrote great carol complaint carol character flaw sensitive complained extensively jenna character past said character fine form role tgs producer gave episode grade rating squad deemed episode solid season opener featured lots great lines plot development contributor los_angeles_times thrilled jack relationship lasted summer thriving wrote looking forward pregnancy storyline involving blake noted character near perfect mean male version liz television columnist alan_sepinwall hitfix said strategy live good old days past episodes nonetheless reported laughed pleased direction took liz carol relationship sepinwall like tracy kenneth story calling complete miss storylines choosing pete jenna favorite new_york_times positive role noting commented episode nice start fifth season rock plot driven packed emotional funny episodes concluded season commented strategy reach utter season hope wasn climax eventually return previous heights guide complimentary role tina_fey love interest writing showed silly keeping rock goes spirit huffington_post called premiere solid episode enjoying kenneth story fired nbc time contributor james_poniewozik reported pete jenna tracy kenneth plots hit miss noted good giving jack liz characters ongoing direction personal lives atlantic skeptical liz carol relationship lasting saying commands million movie won stick long leaving round 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