Whoa, that was spot on. The reviewer has been saying this for years but I think I only truly understood it with this example post.

You know, 100% they’ll keep doing this because the ratings are good. I don’t blame them. That said....

My weekly diatribe against an SNL habit that drives me crazy: Describing something you are about to do. Why are they describing the facial expression they are about to make or the sound they are about to make? It’s like the writers don’t trust the players to execute.

I agree with you. I actually think SNL using her every time is to function as a metaphor for the string of uniformly sleazy, white dudes that do bad things under Trump. They really could all be the same guy so why not have the same individual play them?

Or that they both cried. Reminds me of Naked Gun jokes. I laughed heartily.

I was at the grocery store and they said paper or plastic and I said “hmmm... real Sophie’s Choice kind of situation” and the clerk said “I haven’t heard that in 10 years”. I was surprised it came out of my mouth as it was over 5 years since I said it. Something must have brought it back into my head. Maybe it’s…

I’m definitely going to start finding ways to refer to people as enjoyably disposable.

I watched Lost 5 years after everyone else over the course of a summer and I thought it was entertaining from start to finish. The ending was dumb, and there were obvious plotting issues, but I enjoyed every episode. I didn’t understand how mad everyone was at the show. I think it’s because I wasn’t watching…

Well it’s kind of not fair because his intelligence was developed in the Florida school system. Who knows who he’d be in any other state. In fact, he’s a perfect example of how we are a product of the circumstances of our lives. 

I read innocent as a synonym to naive. The thing is Todd the character is naive in so many ways, it’s hard to separate that from his sexuality. I see your point, though. 

It reminded me of the SNL skit The Californians where LA’s issue of traffic has led to an obsession with street names and geography that sometimes seeps into our media. Happens with NYC too but I think the reason is different. NYC is treated like a character by writers who are in love with it. Same phenotype,…

I think you can see friends but it’s unethical to see a friend who is a constant source of stress for the original client. Additionally there’s a difference between a referral and BoJack ignoring both Diane’s and the therapist’s boundaries by barging into the office. And if my therapist threw me out for BoJack after 7…

It reminded me of how on Arrested Development they would be talking shit about Buster and then they’d zoom out and Buster would be in the room. I’m a sucker for visual gags like that!

How was the re-watch?

I am, as of the viewing of this episode, incredibly embarrassed by how many times I’ve not only said that Etsy phrase in my life, but at work this week.

So I started following Melissa Villasenor on Instagram and her voice is pitch-perfect. She is also part of the main cast. When I think of them relegating her to the featured players verse for this song it makes me straight-up irate. I wonder who made this decision?

I actually thought it was one of the best skits of the season! But I laugh easy and really enjoy SNL. I agree that telling not showing seems to be a problem for this incarnation of SNL.

I mean, hasn’t the show had pretty strong ratings for the last few years? It appears something is working for a lot of people, no? If my show had such incredible ratings, I wouldn’t run around firing everyone as you’re suggesting. 

I too thought it was very funny. I think we’re the only ones? 

Thank you for sharing that. I agree with you that extending that separation to strangers is significantly harder. Additionally, there’s a difference between my parents who can only really hurt me versus a politician who can hurt lots of people. My parents also do not think deeply about the things they say. If I told…