"Glen Powell's Saturday Night Live hosting debut took a turn into Aja territory thanks to the pretaped sketch "I Miss My Ex's Dad," with Powell's ponytailed patriarch lamenting the recent breakup between his daughter and her boyfriend. The replacement, in fact, has one irredeemable flaw: "Oh, Liam, I miss you, I'm your No. 1 fan / Her new boyfriend didn't like my story about meeting Steely Dan." Powell's character even has a framed photo of himself, Donald Fagen, and the late Walter Becker"
""Oh, Liam, I miss you, I'm your No. 1 fan / Her new boyfriend didn't like my story about meeting Steely Dan.""
"And the new boyfriend doesn't care! At all! The Steely Dan snub serves as the breaking point for this father with incredibly good music taste, and ... well, you can watch the rest and find out. Then, to cool down, rewatch One Battle After Another's "Dirty Work" scene while doing some karate. Just remember to breathe."
Glen Powell hosts a pretaped SNL sketch titled "I Miss My Ex's Dad," portraying a ponytailed father lamenting his daughter's breakup. The father fixates on the replacement boyfriend's single flaw: disliking his story about meeting Steely Dan, even singing "Oh, Liam, I miss you..." The father treasures a framed photo of himself with Donald Fagen and the late Walter Becker. The new boyfriend remains indifferent, which triggers the father's meltdown. The sketch leans into Aja-era Steely Dan fandom and comic obsession. Viewers are encouraged to watch the sketch and to cool off by rewatching One Battle After Another's "Dirty Work" scene while practicing karate.
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