The Fabian Strategy

• Jack navigates NBC's merger with KableTown throughout the season, cozying up to new boss Hank Hooper, battling rival Devin Banks, and maneuvering corporate politics — all while KableTown's ownership reshapes life at 30 Rock. • Jack and Avery's relationship hits major milestones: they get engaged, Avery becomes pregnant, and they frantically try to avoid giving birth in Canada. After their daughter is born, Avery is taken hostage abroad, leaving Jack as a lonely single father by season's end. • Liz's relationship with pilot Carol deteriorates over the course of the season — long-distance strain, therapy concerns, and a disastrous grounded-plane confrontation lead to their breakup, sending Liz back into the dating wilderness. • TGS faces an existential crisis as budget cuts, a forced hiatus, and Hank Hooper's cancellation threat push the show to the brink. The crew rallies to stage a landmark 100th episode and narrowly keeps the show alive. • Tracy wins the EGOT but spirals — he flees to Africa to escape the pressure of being taken seriously, forcing Liz and Kenneth to track him down and bring him back before TGS is cancelled for good. • Jenna pursues fame through increasingly desperate avenues, from reality TV crossovers with Angie's "Queen of Jordan" to a new acting endeavor Jack bankrolls, all while exploring her relationship with the eccentric Paul. • Kenneth loses his spot in the NBC Page Program and must claw his way back in, reaffirming his undying devotion to television and deepening his role as the heart of the 30 Rock family.