The TV Zone

Another great episode: Jack goes to a party, meets a woman there and has a wild tumble in the sack with her. She turns out to be — yikes — a Democratic congresswoman (brilliantly played by Edie Falco) and subject of a Lifetime TV movie. Politics be damned, they can’t keep their hands off each other.

Meanwhile, Liz is suspicious of Raheem, her new neighbor. She reports him to Homeland Security — and as it turns out, all his “suspicious” activity involved his attempt to get on “The Amazing Race.”

Here are the five things I loved:

1. Boy, was it great to see Edie Falco on TV again, playing it for laughs this time. (Her character will stick around for the next two episodes.)

2. Liz’ relentless touting of Verizon Wireless phones, followed by her maniacally grinning into the camera, demanding, “Can we have our money now?” (On the other hand, product placement is product placement, no matter how ingeniously concealed. Oh, by the way, did I mention how much I love my Verizon Wireless phone?)

3. Jack tells Liz that he’s going to be at a party attended by John McCain and Jack Bauer. “He’s not real,” Liz informs Jack about one of those guests. Responds Jack: “I can assure you John McCain is very real.”

4. More fun facts about Kenneth’s family: “We Parcells are neither wealthy nor circumcised...”

5. When Liz calls the super-secret Homeland Security hotline to report her neighbor, a voice answers immediately: “Who is he and where can we find him?”