Betty White on "Saturday Night Live" - Your Thoughts

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Okay, so it was the most highly anticipated "SNL" in years, with interest surpassing even that of Tina Fey's recent episode. Betty White hosted last night, supported by a sextuplet of past female cast members. Here are my thoughts: Overall, a very enjoyable episode. Yes, you could see Betty squinting to see the cue cards on several occasions, but she wasn't just blandly reading. The woman has a fine sense of timing and, more than that, she was absolutely game for anything. Except, interestingly, doing a parody of any of her notable TV roles, such as "Match Game," "Mary Tyler Moore," or "Golden Girls." Yes, there was the cast singing the "GG" theme song, and then her rocking out her version, but aside from that, barely even a mention. Hmm... curious. Getting back to what *was* there, though. In general, it was a lot of, "We think it's funny if a little old lady says double entendres and other inappropriate things." Now, this may seem cheap of "SNL" until you consider that, well, Betty White herself has been making a career for the past several decades of doing exactly that. She's clearly in on the joke, she practically owns the joke, and frankly, no one does that joke better. I mean, I'll always love Marion Ross, but she's no Betty White. All in all, I think the night was a win. Unfortunately, her NPR muffin sketch was no NPR Schweddy Balls sketch, and Betty White proved she's no Christopher Walken in her census sketch, but these are minor complaints. What did you think? Was it what you wanted it to be? Do you think Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph, and Molly Shannon were great, unnecessary, terrible? Do you not have any idea what this post is about? I'd love to hear from you.