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Elizabeth Banks Appreciates Your Kim Jong-Il-Related Concerns for 30 Rock

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30 ROCK – “Double-Edged Sword†Episode 514 – Pictured: (l-r) Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy – Photo by: Ali Goldstein/NBC Photo: Ali Goldstein/? NBCUniversal, Inc.

When news of the North Korean dictator’s death broke last night, a subset of the tweeting masses immediately focused in on the danger confronting 30 Rock’s Avery Jessup-Donaghy (played by Elizabeth Banks). Avery, as you may recall, was kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il while on assignment for NBC’s “Hot Blondes In Weird Places†initiative; she was married off to his son and successor, Kim Jong-un, after Jack’s failed attempts to rescue her. What does this regime change mean for Avery, many fans wondered, and would Avery ever make it home? Banks herself weighed in: “Appreciate all the concern for Avery Jessup’s fate now that Kim Jong-Il has died. We’re at a pivotal moment in history.†Okay, but is Avery the new First Lady of North Korea or not? Can someone get Baldwin on this? The world needs answers.

Elizabeth Banks Appreciates Your Kim Jong-Il-Related Concerns for 30 Rock