Remember when things were so dark that even SNL couldn't joke about it?

[Bleacher Creature]

We obviously have a long way to go to undo the damage that was done in 2016, but what a difference four years makes!

[Aristus]

1. Mrs. Aristus and I both cried during that cold open.

I was crying for Leonard Cohen as well as the devastating election results.

I knew the next four years would be bad. I just didn't know how bad...

[dhill926]

6. right there with you...man...

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. I felt the same - that there was at least a near-catastrophe brewing.

The actuality exceeded my wildest expectations. A "near-catastrophe" turned into "nearly apocalyptic."

[lapucelle]

2. Cassandra ...

... Kamala.

Give thanks.

[SunSeeker]

3. Yes, that brought me to tears. Still does.

[murielm99]

4. Same here.

If Hillary had been in office, we would not have this mess to clean up.

[SunSeeker]

5. And we wouldn't have 262,000 Americans dead right now from Covid-19.

[cwydro]

7. My mother died not long after his inauguration.

Those two things are forever twinned in my mind.

And will always be.

[intheflow]

8. I remember weeping during this.

It was such a beautiful act of defiance and joy. So grateful to have a little weight taken off this country’s soul now that 45 has been evicted.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

9. Remember that night well.

Then minutes later Dave Chappelle came out on stage and said he'd give Trump a chance, which made me want to

[NurseJackie]

10. You made me cry.

[Bleacher Creature]

19. Hopefully happy tears this time around.

That said, I'll likely never not feel sad and angry about what they did to Hillary, and I'm not just talking about 2016.

[jg10003]

11. Leonard Cohn died 2 days before the 2016 election.

That added another level to this.

[BobTheSubgenius]

13. This song has been beaten into the ground, but I still love it.

It's much more of a magnum opus than most people realize. 5 spiral notebooks full of lyrics, almost 90 verses in all, but to the best of my knowledge, the total number has never been put together in a collection.

In my opinion, the 3 best versions are, of course, Leonard Cohen's, which I find kind of sardonic and almost mocking. kd lang, whose version is virtually an anthem. She could sing the phone book.

My favourite version, and Cohen's, too, was by Jeff Buckley. He sang the song the way I feel it - a tragedy. Kate's version here is most similar to Buckley's.

I would LOVE to read the totality of this song. I can't even imagine how he found even 10 or 15% of that number of words or combinations of words that rhyme with "hallelujah." High on my list of the greatest songs of all time.

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. OH, and btw...

Kate McKinnon is phenomenally talented, being able to do straight acting, comedic acting, impressions and singing...and it turns out, playing piano. She doesn't get anywhere near the credit she deserves.

[Blue_true]

15. In my book, she is the best in the world at what she does.

It takes study and total concentration to hit the characters that she plays, and she always knock it out of the park.

[SharonAnn]

18. Just watched "Bombshell", movie about Gretchen Carlson and her suit against Fox.

McKinnon is in it, playing a straight role. She’s very good.

[joshcryer]

16. This shit hurt, but I could've never envisioned how BAD the last 4 years were.

I thought at MOST we'd be like Bush era shit. But it was a 1000 times worse.

[mucifer]

20. I'm the ultimate pessimist fearing a nuclear war. Still could happen...

[Cha]

17. I cried so hard.. & now..

It's HALLELUJAH!