While the weekly round up of Best TV isn't a ranked list, there is always a top spot, and this time around the good old Simpsons took it in a walk by enlisting genius animator Don Hertzfeldt to make this week's couch gag. Alongside the Sampsan nightmare, Viola Davis chilled us to the bone, Karen Gillan and John Cho gave us reasons to stay hopeful about their sitcom future, Key and Peele took it to the next level, and two hunky Gone Girl stars charmed our socks off. Also, you get some Chris Pratt sprinkled on top with a serenade from the Queen of Soul herself. You don't have to thank us. We're just doing our job.
This is... It's just... Whoa. Don Hertzfeldt is a mad, mad, mad, mad genius, and thanks to him the 26th season of The Simpsons started off with one of its best opening sequences in, well, maybe ever. All hail the dark lord of the twin moons!
This sketch is acting like we wouldn't go see Pam if it was made by any other studio besides the Marvel hit factory, when we would most definitely watch the hell out of anything starring Aidy Bryant as Every Mom USA. Also, Chris Pratt is wearing way too many clothes in all these fake promos, right?
Imagine you're Adele. Everyone loves you. Your sophomore album became just the 21st ever to break 10 million in album sales, and the only one since SoundScan started tracking music sales in 1991 to be the top seller two years in a row (2011 and 2012). Your trophies need a guest house to store them and when you say "Fank you so much!" the world spins only for you. All that being said, when Aretha Franklin covers your signature song on late night TV, you cry like a hungry, angry baby—right? Aretha "Google the phrase 'Queen of Soul' and my name comes up" Franklin just covered your song. That's like having to thank someone for kicking your ass. Sounds harsh, but it sure would be an honor.
So let's just pretend for a second that the entire premiere of Selfie was like this clip: witty, endearing, sweet, funny, and starring two fantastic actors who you just want to root for. If this modern telling of My Fair Lady can cut back (big time) on the zeitgeisty garbage jargon and let its two main talents build relatable, real people on screen, it could actually be worth our while. It was a shaky start for Selfie, but we totes believe it's got potential. xoxo
Apparently, NPH once brought Katy Perry and her entourage to a Super Bowl party at Peyton Manning's house. Can we choose the adventure where we're best friends and that happens to us next year?!
If you think a segment titled "Drones" on Last Week Tonight sounds like it's probably going to a huge downer—you're totally right. This is a huge downer. But, like basically everything else John Oliver says, it's something we need to hear.
What does it say about us if this scene made us want to be publicly humiliated by Viola Davis? ... Huh? Nothing. We didn't say anything. Wait is that cake over there?! K byyeeee!
Remember when Ben Affleck went through that weird Gigli period and we weren't sure if his reputation would ever recover from making like seven straight years of nonsensical professional choices? We're so glad that national nightmare ended, because chiseled, handsome, talented, funny, enjoying-himself Ben Affleck is so much better.
When you're dealing with Key and Peele, just say no. It doesn't matter what happens: Just. Say. No.
