After last night’s “Last Week Tonight,” HBO lawyers are gonna want to buy their legal pads in bulk. John Oliver absolutely destroyed litigious coal executive Bob Murray — again — and had some fun at his employer’s expense along the way. (Yes, also again.)
Two years ago, the last time Oliver and his writers went at Murray, the then-Murray Energy CEO sued, threatening that “Home Box Office is in for the fight of its existence,” Oliver read off of a letter his show received.
“Which, look, might actually be true, but not because of his lawsuit,” he said. “It’s because ‘Game of Thrones’ prequels, including ‘Game of Thrones: The College Years,’ ‘Game of Thrones: Winterfell Valley High’ and ‘Throne Babies: Battle for the Rattle’ won’t be out for at least a year.”
That setup eventually gave way to Trump jokes. Later, Oliver called Tom Cruise a “smiling idiot.”
Yeah, Sunday’s main segment was kind of all over the place — but not in a bad way.
Just wait until you see the big musical number at the end.
14 Most Savage TV Character Deaths of 2017, From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘The Walking Dead’ (Photos)
Television characters are a dime a dozen, but sometimes when we lose one it can pack a pretty hefty punch. Especially if they go out in a totally epic way. In 2017, we watched more than a few good men and women kick…TheWrap Bob, “Stranger Things” — Bob was a nice guy. A great guy. Too good to live, maybe? Yeah, we had our suspicions that Sean Astin’s adorable new character wouldn’t make it to the end of “Stranger Things 2” — and he d…Netflix Olenna Tyrell, “Game of Thrones” — Lady Olenna died in the most vicious way someone can: after having the last word. The matriarch of the Tyrell dynasty told Jaime Lannister she was responsible for his son Joffrey’s de…HBO Frank/Black Jack Randall, “Outlander” — Losing “Outlander” star Tobias Menzies meant watching one character we really loved die and another we hated bite the dust, all at the same time. The cruel Captain Black Jack R…Starz Carl, “The Walking Dead” — Viewers closed one eye in solidarity after this fan-favorite character met his demise in the Season 8 winter finale. After a knock-down, drag-out battle at the Alexandria Safe-Zone, the Grime…AMC Walder Frey (and his entire family), “Game of Thrones” — You can never have enough “Game of Thrones” character deaths on a list like this, especially when they have been a long-time coming. In the Season 7 opener, Arya…HBO Littlefinger, “Game of Thrones” — Littlefinger was one of the most hated, yet beloved, characters in all of “Game of Thrones.” He spent the majority of his life manipulating everyone around him, including the people he…HBO Perry, “Big Little Lies” — We don’t think fans have ever been more OK with a character’s death then they were with Perry’s. When Bonnie shoved Celeste’s husband down the stairs at an elementary school fundraiser in the…HBO William, “This is Us” — If you say you didn’t grow fond of Randall’s biological father William during the first season of NBC’s powerhouse drama you are lying to yourself and everyone else. William died of complication…NBC Crowley, “Supernatural” — Everyone on this long, long-running CW series has died at least five times. At least. But Mark Sheppard made it clear he was leaving the show for good at the end of Season 12, so fans were …The CW Stefan Salvatore, “The Vampire Diaries” — Stefan sacrificed himself in the series finale to not only save Mystic Falls, but straight up destroy hell. Yeah. He also took his brother Damon’s place in all this and gave…The CW The Black Fairy, “Once Upon a Time” — There are few times when a character’s death precipitates a change that leads to the reboot of an entire series. This was one of them. Rumpelstiltskin killed his mother, the Black …ABC Ragnar Lothbrok, “Vikings” — King Ragnar truly died a warrior’s death on “Vikings.” Ragnar turned himself in to the English kings Ecbert and Aelle and used his death to send a message to his people. He died in a sn…History Mrs. S, “Orphan Black” — Siobhan Sadler was shot in the chest by Ferdinand in the fifth and final season of “Orphan Black.” Luckily, she was able to take him out with her dying breath, as she sent a shot right …BBC America Viserion, “Game of Thrones” — When Daenerys Targaryen lost her beloved dragon in a serious battle beyond The Wall, we thought we’d be crying for days. But then he was reanimated — as the Night King’s personal pet. Uh-…HBO We can’t know who is going to meet a savage end in 2018. But what we can say with almost full certainty is that next year’s gallery will not be littered with “Game of Thrones” characters. Mainly because the final season…HBO
