Second look at Episode 7: “Nevada Day Part I”
I finally watched “Nevada Day Part I,” as I was supposed to have done on Monday. It’s just been one of those weeks, you know? Just like Tom’s having one of those days. How adorable is Tom Jeter, really. Somebody needs to give Nate Corddry another TV show immediately, please.
What a shaggy dog story this episode is. I remember the first time I watched it, assuming that we’d get the whole story in one episode, and being really stunned when all of a sudden the hour was over, and it was going to be a two-parter. The time flew, just like Jack Rudolph and his motley crew, winging to Nevada to make a bad situation worse.
This time, obviously, I knew I was only going to get half of the story. But there were plenty of things to enjoy on second viewing, foremost among them Danny’s delightful manipulativeness. It makes me wonder if you can ever take anything he says at face value. After maneouvering Matt into writing the standards and practices sketch, he’s now maneouvering Jack into insisting they do it. He’s also the only one who seems to be able to talk straight to the judge.
And what’s with Jack suddenly liking Jordan? I don’t know, maybe all his antagonism until now has been the same sort of mislead that Danny trades in. But it sure hasn’t seemed that he’s her champion. I guess he feels responsible for looking at the big picture, and she keeps wilfully messing it up. It was nice to see him have a little appreciation for her, anyway.
He has no appreciation for the justice system in Nevada, though, and the feeling appears to be mutual. It’s yet another situation in which Jack can’t seem to win one, and his blustering is only making it worse for the guy he needs to get released. That’s bad enough for Tom; worse, is having to go through all of it in a shepherd costume. Looking on the bright side, though, at least it’s not that lobster suit from the other week.
Come back again throughout the weekend for a recap of the episode, memorable lines, and five questions.
Studio 60, NBC, Nevada Day Part I, review
Photo by Terri Mauro
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