expression that means introducing the issue of race into an argument in order to gain the upper hand). During their disagreement Tracy also says that "we have a black president now", referring to Barack Obama, but Liz says that he voted for Ralph Nader. According to J. Jeremy Wisnewski in "Race At The Rock: Race Cards, White Myths, And Postracial America", this plotline is an example of people "want[ing] to have race and do away with it too." Tracy wants to be treated equally but also wants to continue behaving the way he is used to. Wisnewski says that by the end of the episode, Liz and Tracy, in reverting to "the natural order", have come to understand the concept of equality; rather than forcing people "to be equivalent to one another ... considering the different interests of people equally." Jack tells Liz that by protecting his mother this time, as opposed to when his father left, he can "put right what once went wrong" which Liz notes is part of the introduction to the television series Quantum Leap. Jack had written a speech to confront Jimmy Donaghy decades ago and attempts to update it for his confrontation with Paul. He asks Liz who is "today's Nikita Khrushchev" and she suggests Simon Cowell, which Jack agrees with. Jack is also suspicious of Paul because he met his mother in Florida, which Jack calls "America's Australia," referring to Australia's history as a penal colony. Kenneth also shows an NBC tour the spot where "Gracie Allen took Jack Paar's virginity" and Jack reveals that he once slept with Kathy Hilton. Reception In its original American broadcast, "The Natural Order" was watched by 6 million viewers, according to the Nielsen ratings system. It also earned a 2.7 rating/7 share amongst 18- to 49-year-old demographic, meaning it was seen by 2.7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds and 7% of 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was the tenth highest-rated show on NBC that week. This was a decrease from the previous episode, "The Ones", which was watched by 6.3 million American viewers. Aly Semigran for Entertainment Weekly said the episode "was nowhere near as good" as other recent episodes as it was "too dependent on obvious physical comedy." IGN writer Robert Canning took no strong position on the episode, saying it had "jokes enough to make it funny,