Kenan just gets exactly how to do SNL at this point, so that no matter how bad a sketch is he still looks good. There are only a few other cast members in the show’s history I can think of who I’d say the same for.

I will be legit sad when Keenan leaves. He is a permanent resident of “the Phil Hartman zone”, where you needn’t even give him a funny line, he takes a straight line and makes it funny.

Personal favorite stray observations:
- “Little Pig Boy comes from the dirt”
- “I asked for a Barbie, unless the FEMINAZIS are going to take THAT away from me, too!

Not to mention his refusal to obey the law WHEN HE WAS WORKING AS A JUDGE. Is that not enough to disqualify someone from public service?

So it’s just like getting divorced.

How do I get out of the grey?

So, a take on the classic Phil Hartman as Reagan the “mastermind” sketch?

Get it? It’s overstuffed because a lot is happening and because it’s Thanksgiving. Get it everyone? Does everyone get it?

A restaurant POS system that can split the check.

Man and those music choices were as always excellent

Based on that scene and their admitted lack of ideas, there is no way in hell the idea is anything other than a diner. Which is absolutely perfect.

I am at a loss for words, but am thankful there are others out there that witnessed this beautiful show.

I had written something long and heartfelt, and then was logged out...and now it’s gone. So, in short -

No hyperbole, that was one of the most beautiful endings to a series that I’ve ever seen. It will stick with me for a long time.

“I hope that by the time my daughters are my age they don’t have to have gatherings like this one to remind themselves they’re here.”

“Novelistic” is a perfect description of the show not only for its writing but for its effect on viewers, and the stylistic flourishes, as our esteemed reviewer noted, rather than take us out of the moment, give the scenes greater poignancy, the artifice adding to the emotional authenticity.

I started sobbing when the imaginary Phoenix logo appeared over Cameron and Donna’s heads, and didn’t stop until Joe broke into a serene, finally-at-peace smile while surveying his classroom. I hope shows like Halt and Catch Fire become the rule, not the exception.

This show was a miracle.

I DO wonder about the title. I got the reference but I’m guessing a whole lot of people didn’t. What a shame- this is one of those shows that will be on a lot of “best of” lists someday that no one ever watched.

Agreed. I’ll give it another episode or two just for them.