Superbowl XL: Break 4

"Spock Feels Pain" | Aleve

Summary: Leonard Nimoy has an important mission that he has to accomplish, but he's in too much physical pain to accomplish it. What important thing could Spock possibly have going on? It turns out he's addressing a convention hall full of Trekkies and the power of Aleve allows him do his "live long and prosper" hand gesture.

High Point: The hoary "live long and prosper" hand gesture is brought back into circulation.

Low Point: See above.

Will this commercial soothe the minds of scandal-weary Americans? There is absolutely no way this commercial will soothe or distract anybody.

"That Killed Him" | Ameriquest

Summary: Two doctors mutter about a patient, then use a defibrillator to kill a fly. Confusion and hilarity ensues.

High Point: The zinger — "That killed him." — was appropriately zingy.

Low Point: The realization that the ad was for a mortgage company.

Will this commercial soothe the minds of scandal-weary Americans? It depends on whether the scandal is the one in which Ameriquest "zapped" their customers by allegedly fabricating data, forging documents and hiding fees. Ameriquest, which targets lower-income Americans, settled the related lawsuit for a cool $325 million.

"The Toolmakers" | Bud Light

Summary: Various husbands are purportedly crossing tasks off of their "honey-do" lists. The men crawl atop the roofs of their houses with toolboxes, yet all the tools are actually bottles of Bud Light, and all the "tasks" are actually fake, except for one guy who actually needs to fix the leaky roof. And falls through. Toolbox then falls and hits him on the head. Hilarious!

High Point: ...

Low Point: ... hmm, wha? I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention.

Will this commercial soothe the minds of scandal-weary Americans? Of course. It's sufficiently mindless for wider American audiences to digest.

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