 Emily Exton of "Entertainment Weekly" also found "Khonani" the weaker of the two episodes, and also believed that the "late-night jokes felt tired".Television columnist Alan Sepinwall of "The Star-Ledger" disliked the episode, and as a result he noted in his recap that he would remove "30 Rock" from the rotation of shows for which he always did detailed reviews.Willa Paskin of "New York" magazine wrote had the show make reference to the Leno and O'Brien debacle a few months ago "this would have been a cutting-edge satire ... Now, not so much."