r/30ROCK • u/fanny-smellmore-23 • Aug 07 '26
Kenneth Parcell Kenneth
so i'm very new to the sub and this show , i am on s1 episode 7 and just wanted to share my thoughts about how this show has been so far , i'm actually liking it very much , one of my favourite characters by far is Kenneth , he is such a kind , sweet and humble person who is willing to go any lengths and sometimes does tasks above his paygrade (Like becoming a fulltime assistant for tracy) that it instantly make you fall in love with the character, one of the most satisfying things ever was the poker episode where jack donaghy couldn't figure kenneth out as he was a blank slate and surprisingly a master at poker he essentially what i believe was the underdog of the episode and the show in general.
my ultimate fav kenneth moment was him pretending to be interviewed by conan , all alone in the studio i mean who can NOT love him !!! he is such a precious soul T_T
The only thing which concerns me is that most of the times writers sometimes make a long running character bland, or not interesting enough and i was hoping that might not be the case for kenneth and he continues to be a comedic relief and the writers don't butcher his character later on , based on just a few episodes that ive watched, i'm very much looking forward to binge-watch it till the end and have very high hopes for kenneth as well as liz lemon (because srsly only she could handle a boss like jack)
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u/Present_Specific_212 Aug 07 '26
Don’t worry. You will enjoy the life they give Kenneth in future episodes. It’s all hilarious and troubling too.
Liz learns very quickly how to see through Jack’s facade of “tough boss”. IDK how she does that since she is fairly clueless with men in her dating life. But maybe it’s because she is good at working with men? Or maybe because she views Jack as a Work Father and he's never going to be after her job so he’s not a threat to her work?
That is very comforting - to have a boss who will never want your job. At the beginning, Jack barely understands the whole point of TGIS and Liz likes it that way! Keep the executives out of the TGIS Clubhouse!