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With Meghan and Dave having hosted , and Keke Palmer coming up, looks like Black cast members are gonna keep getting more screen time. I love to see it. Also loved seeing newer cast members getting more screen time. Sarah Sherman so unabashedly does her thing, you either love her or hate her. I kinda love her. I thought shoehorning the Chappelle Show characters into The House of the Dragons was unfunny and stale.

TRUTH!!! Dudes like Tariq always seem to have the charm to pull...and string along...a higher quality of women then they should be able to.

This character needs hang out with the annoying nepotism receptionist on Hacks. They could wreak havoc together.

That was sort of the point. Hardly anyone knows who the hosts of the View are besides Whoopie and Joy, because they keep getting replaced every few months or so. Sunny Hostin (Punky) has been a regular host for years, as has Sara Haines (Cloe).

No familiar with Jack Harlow, but I found him to be cute and game and charming in the skits. His music is inoffensive and easy enough to listen to in the background. The writing hasn't really improved, but it's back to what most folk on here are more comfortable with. I'd gone to sleep and my family woke me up for David S. Pumpkins. Ahhhhh. Not so funny to me this time around. The View skit was cute! Ego did a good Whoopi, and Sarah was decent as Joy. I wish Cloe and Punky has gotten more lines and screen time. There were the seeds of good impressions there.

Seriously. I think that would be the ONLY thing Sunny WOULD be jealous of, that first Meghan, and now Alyssa have a certain...PRIVILEGE...of protection, despite the vile and untrue things they express.

I think jealousy is not the right word. Maybe loathing for someone who was a collaborator in an extremely corrupt presidential administration. What would Allysa have that Sunny would be jealous of?

That was my favorite part of the show! I love these Easter Eggs!

Pierce Brosnan can also get it.

I thought yesterday's discussion of Till was very powerful. It is ESSENTIAL that the truth of history be told, despite the efforts of racists to erase whatever doesn't prop up their whitewashed narratives. Loving this segment with April Ryan! Between April, Sunny, and Whoopi, SO MUCH is being communicated without being openly said. Can't help but wonder what Alyssa felt sitting in April's presence. Oooooh, the Isley Brothers still got it! 🔥 And can get it. 😉 Happy birthday, Sunny! She looks so radiant and happy.

This has been my favorite episode of the season so far. I laughed more on this one than the previous two.

Oh, you absolutely have the right to review these sketches. I mean, are the majority of SNL sketches targeted to non-white people? Not necessarily. Can we watch and be amused (or not) by them? Absolutely. Can we review them? For sure! I am a Black woman, and I think that a tremendous amount of what fueled my laughter this episode was that so much of the humor/writing was so specifically targeted, and that a goodly portion of the audience would be absolutely flabbergasted. It wasn't necessarily great writing (that's been an issue for SNL for a loooooong while now), but it had a point of view. And, Megan' s presence apparently allowed Black cast members more screen time than they have had in pretty much forever. I'm not mad about that. Yes! Either it appealed to your sense of humor or it didn't.

I am OBSESSED with Megan's long, curving expressive fingers! And I am fascinated with how quiet the forum has been tonight. Megan is a blessing, bringing great energy.. The ENTIRE Black cast is working tonight! And I think she's been in every skit, excepting WU. My daughter and I are having A BLAST! We feel this season is finally finding its footing with this episode. Oh, and in her second performance, Megan's "pants" had pockets! And I love, love, LOVE how the final skit totally upended expectations. Overall, quite pleased with this episode. No sound issues for me, no problem understanding dialog.

Oooooh, the cast of "Till" will be there on Wednesday! Thursday looks interesting, too.

I think that Gregory just wanted Ava to do her job.

Ahhhhhh ha haaaaa! Not the janitor shaming Gregory like he Cersei Lannister!

Late but reporting for duty, @zenithwit! I was sad to see that Offset was back as judge, but excited to see that Law Roach would be guest judging. I'm just into the second season first episode. The judges are looking over a rack, and Offset comments something about a collection not being IT, not being current, and Mardi diplomatically responds "It's not something YOU would wear." I really do appreciate the judges with expertise. I wish I had a heaping tablespoon of the swag and confidence these designers have! Intrigued by the Indian designer. Oof! Walking into the workroom and your rack isn't there. That's brutal. Save yourself in 30 minutes! This show ain't playin! Interesting all the designers thought Chelsea had the best style based on what she had on. Heh! The judges called her stuff corporate street wear. Her presentation was least compelling. Alexander is already getting on my nerves. The pants were fire, though. Dammit. I feel Jason's passion! He made an impression! Very cool of Mardi to let the first designers out the she worked with last season's first out on the Oscar's. Leaving the show early is definitely not the end of the journey.

Ha! I'm 47. A few years ago on my job, a younger coworker asked me if I listened to podcasts. This was at the beginning of them becoming popular, and I wasn't familiar. After she explained it to me, I frowned and said. "So you mean like an old time radio show?"

I feel you! I mean, who can blame anyone for being jealous of a woman who is intelligent, accomplished and attractive. She truly is the total package. She's certainly not perfect, but she was worked hard for what she has.

As a Black woman, I can speak to it being true for my community. Which minority communities would you say are excluded?

Wow. Constance Wu almost had me in tears today. What she went through is still so very raw for her. The lack of support she experienced overall and the shaming from folk in her own culture just made it worse. There really is tremendous pressure in minority communities to present a perfect facade and not rock the boat. Be a role model and don't make the community look bad. I hope Constance is finding healing and support as she gets her story out.

YES! And you know who would be the perfect first African-American woman? Serena Williams, Venture Capitalist!

Kenan is making Herschel Walker waaaaaaaaaaay too articulate.

My teen daughter actually chuckled at the joke/laugh counter. And I laughed at her chuckling at that. And that's all we laughed at.

And this, ultimately, is why it is always gonna be hard for Sunny to play nice with the "sweet, delicate, smiley, amiable" new hire. Alyssa is trash who is desperately trying to rehab her image while still trying to prop up the corrupt administration she claims to have renounced. She is one of many pretty faces who were complicit with that administration's wrongdoing and, as a result, made/make it more palatable. But hey, Sunny just needa be more professional in the face of pleasantly presented lies and deflections.