SNL Dakota Johnson / Alabama Shakes Episode Discussion

learned:

* omg that is so cute! Dakota's parents are watching their daughter's school play together!

* Batman, or Birdman, that was the point, right?: okay, four-square solution: Michael Keaton gets over the sting of that once-in-a-lifetime Oscar loss by becoming New York Mayor (and the city's greatest masked defender), Giuliani acts like a Presidential contender, Jon Stewart goes from fake news to real news (there's no difference), and Brian Williams fulfills his actual calling, comedic storytelling.

* ISIS daughter: let's get this controversy out of the way now: if i ever had to be blowed up by a terrorist, i would want it to be Kyle cos he's so endearing and goofy. no seriously, i wonder how Kyle feels when whenever they need an ISIS terrorist, it's, well, him. dads, don't let your daughters, you know the rest.

* i don't, i don't want to blog anymore *Say What You Wanna Say, sings, dances in the streets*

* RED ALERT!!! RED ALERT!!! SNL made me spontaneously laugh out loud for only the third time in ten years!: the Worf sketch. it was involuntary chuckles bursting out of my black-hole mouth all around, the decades of ST:TNG training (read: watching) in my limbic brain had to come out all over the surgical-room floor. was Dakota actually laughing IRL there when she said Keenan's costume was stupid or was she in character? she really is a fine actress. LLAP \\//

* Alabama Shakes: can they just be the permanent musical guest? they'll run out of songs eventually but i'll never get tired of hearing that woman's electrifying voice. she wants all my love, who am i to argue? i promise i won't cheat, no more Nirvana...

* Cinderella: i tried calling a bully of mine a C-U-N-Thursday but he thought i meant, "see you next Thursday for your next beating."

* Press Junket: they allow kids to see Fifty Shades as long as their divorced dad accompanies them? one mom's porn is another dad's bonding time. and teachable moments.

* Mr. Riot Films: yeah, i never got that whole bro frat-douchebag-with-a-heart-of-gold tricking-people, undercover-kindness-but-not-kindness-when-the-cameras-aren't-rolling, dress-up-as-a-dog-and-get-whistles-dog-whistles prankster buddies trope.

* net neutrality: Switzerland's internet. can you believe that Federer score? never thought the old man could do that to Djoker again. it's not the new racquet, it's the gluten-free early-bird dinners.