the second season of the show received overwhelmingly positive reviews from television critics, with gillian flynn of entertainment weekly ranking it the greatest television season of 2007-2008. in his review of the season, robert canning of ign said that this season was "smart, funny and thoroughly entertaining". he also praised many of the guest stars who appeared throughout the season. regarding the main cast, canning wrote that "the regulars all seemed to up their game in this second season", particularly praising fey's portrayal of liz lemon, calling her "the heart of the show." canning ranked the season 8.9 out of 10. john kubicek of buddytv felt that the series had "learned from its mistakes and now knows what works and what doesn't". he praised the main cast, and also thought that the supporting cast had been refined. kubicek enjoyed tracy's pairing with kenneth, and jenna's subplot, as he felt actress krakowski was the weakest link from the first season. alistair harkness of "the scotsman" described the season as "hilarious and absurd", and wrote that "each character's personality is to the forefront in a way not seen since the heyday of "seinfeld"". harkness said the writing was sharp and the jokes were magnificent, "with plenty of quotable dialogue", but felt "what's truly heartening is that it's the regular cast that carries the comedy".