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Phil has always stammered. Drives me crazy. Cannot stand the Jerry Springer format. Tired of the naughty teenage daughter/lazy teenage son storylines. They are supposed to make you feel better about your own life.

This show has become Jerry Springer Lite. I forget the episode, but I was screaming at the TV for $hil to tell his guest to take her elderly father to the doctor for a checkup. I was the caregiver for an aging parent, and it was obvious to me what was going on. I too prefer the catfish shows. International beauty expert Robin is just plain ridiculous.

The cold open was awesome! I hope it won't be downhill from there. How did they get Daniels??

I always come here before watching the episode, so I'm prepared. I thought the bear/spirit looked like a dog.

New season begins 4/27/18 . I missed this guy!!

My local supermarket carries lamb shanks. They are very small and just the right size for one person.

Boy, am I out of the loop. I must start actually watching this instead of listening to it (captions on) while I play games on my laptop. Is the Terror the Monster, or one of the ships (named Terror)? The monster is not a bear. It is a sentient creature, because it left the girl a definite present which I thought was one of the gutted rats left for it. It also tossed the seaman down the ice hole. Bears don't do that. The exploratory party saw a bear, not the monster. The monster is part of the Esky culture. I got the impression she wasn't afraid of it, but she respects it. The monster is stalking the marines, because they killed the father by mistake. So. Because I'm the only one who reached these conclusions, I must be wrong. For my punishment, I will rewatch all the episodes On Demand.

I loathe lamb and have idea how big a shank is, but I'm glad it's big enough so that everybody gets their own. The thought of people at a dinner party fighting over the main course is upsetting. That's my favorite Ina irritation, that everybody gets their own or that people can serve themselves ("you don't want any, do you?"). Or she chirps about how easy is that, then makes pizza dough from scratch. Yet when I need something special, she's my go-to for recipes. WWID?

Ina would rather write cookbooks than do a TV show. They reused the footage of that salmon platter before. And lemon juice in eggs? Yech. She lives in her world of the monied East Hamptons and doesn't understand that may of us can't find or afford all of the ingredients she uses. Regardless, I wouldn't miss her show for anything.

I loathe, loathe, loathe the TripAdvisor commercial that begins and ends with a scream and stars an owl with a bad accent wearing a bathrobe. He used to say that he likes the fresher things in life, like fresh towels and fresh soaps. I'd always think, gee, I prefer towels dirtied by someone else and grubby soap sitting in a pool of mush. They've taken that one out of rotation, but the replacements aren't much better. I wrote to the TA people on Facebook to complain, but they ignored me. The Trivago guy is as hot as hell. Him I don't mind. Cannot stand Rachel Ray screeching how dogs LOVE her new treats, and one of them jumps and grabs it from her. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Shriners have a special place in my heart. My late brother was helped by them when he was young and he was featured in one of their commercials.

She wore the dress! Tiffany wore her white Alexander McQueen dress to the Oscars when she presented! Yeah, girl!

Hated it. Won't watch again.

I'm dying to try truffle butter, but my supermarkets don't carry it and I refuse to order it from Amazon.

I assumed they were grilled over low heat. I was struck by the fact that the guys bought three thick steaks (I didn't know you could buy steak like that, cut to order) and wound up serving slices on a salad. What happened to the rest of it?

What happened to Bobby Moynihan's show, Me, Myself, and I? Is it on hiatus or has it been canceled? Can he come back to SNL if it's been axed?

It's irrelevant, but Morning Joe Scarborough and co-host Mika Brezinski are engaged. Sam Rockwell is completely forgettable, but gets an A for effort.

Bitty Schram was the target of one of the most famous lines in all of moviedom: "There's no crying in baseball!" I liked 'em both.

I don't like James Franco and didn't enjoy most of the episode. The trial sketch was interminable and made no sense. I was hoping Franco would yell, "Save the liver!" at the end of the gift wrap sketch. I don't know who Dave Franco is. I took a look at his career history. It's impressive. Loved the cold open and the kids, they should have brought them back for the "Live from New York, etc." line. I think I like the show more when the women are featured.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who . . . didn't quite know what to think. It is difficult to laugh hysterically with your mouth hanging open in shock. Still not sure what happened.

"Mami" is a term of endearment. It doesn't mean mommy.

It did not look to me as if Tiffany wanted to punch the cat. I thought she was recoiling in surprise and fear when the kitty jumped. She wasn't expecting it and probably isn't a cat owner. That being said, I loved the show this week. I'd never heard of Tiffany, but when she did a bit from "Coming to America" (one of my favorite movies) during WU, I became a fan for life. She IS a beautiful woman and a funny one.

The very first red flag pops up when they introduce themselves - "I am Neverlate by name." Native English-speakers say, "My name is Neverlate." Sorry, Phillip, you go this one wrong. (Don't ask me how I know.)

The one with Obama had me practically in tears because I miss him so much, but I didn't think I could say that here. The second one went over my head, but to be honest I don't remember what it was about.

Excruciating. Why put this on at a late hour when it belonged earlier in the evening? Kids might have enjoyed it. It's always good to see sketches from past shows. One had me close to tears. One went completely over my head.

All my votes went to Darci. I think Evie will get the sympathy vote and place much higher than y'all think. I wish they'd bring back Prince Poppycock as a performer so we can see what he's been up to.