“hail hydra” pic.twitter.com/80TAOpH1ZK
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 3, 2019
Super Bowl LIII is finally done boring viewers with its lack of point scoring and preponderance of commercials for tax software. But some interesting things did come out of the big game. We got to see new teasers for Avengers: Endgame, The Handmaid’s Tale, Toy Story 4, and Jordan Peele’s Us and his The Twilight Zone reboot. The Bud Knight finally died (dilly dilly in hell, you smug bastard). The halftime show involved Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi, and a lost shirt. SpongeBob SquarePants even made a surprise appearance during the halftime show, a too short appearance according to some.
On Twitter, people were reacting to the game in real time, which involved a lot of jokes at Maroon 5’s expense:
Adam Levine looks like if Target designed a rock star.
— Claire Suddath (@clairesuddath) February 4, 2019
This tweet is perhaps more accurate than she intended it to be, as several people also tweeted pictures of pillows purchased at Target that resembled the Maroon 5 frontman:
Although auto tune failed Adam Levine terribly, Target Home Collection really came through with his wardrobe. pic.twitter.com/JzMrJYRGSl
— Jessie (@CourtJesster83) February 4, 2019
Other items around the house were also compared to Adam Levine:
Why Adam Levine wearing curtains at the Super Bowl?? #SuperBowlLlll pic.twitter.com/xUjQ3AlY78
— Austen Hardley (@iTzHardley_21) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/lizzygillespie/status/1092232519565623296
Who wore it better? #adamlevine vs my chair #SuperBowl2019 pic.twitter.com/tr8O0mMYjb
— Splinterswerve (@5plinterswerve) February 4, 2019
Adam Levine is deadass wearing one of my kitchen towels #SuperBowlLlll #HalftimeShow pic.twitter.com/0akWsb2nBm
— 👻🎃Spooky Eve🕷🧛🏻♀️ (@eveofrevolution) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/mel_caless42/status/1092232179655081984
And he still didn’t escape the jokes when he took his shirt off.
https://twitter.com/Cryptoterra/status/1092291681221730305
Adam Levine is tattooed like he's the main character in Memento but the mystery is where he left his Juul. pic.twitter.com/FxBAxOPnsG
— Amanda Smith (@AmandaSmithSays) February 4, 2019
It’s not that I hate tattoos, I just don’t like such blatant product placement pic.twitter.com/QcACtX5Vi9
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) February 4, 2019
Super Bowl halftime nipple rules feel inconsistent
— Katie Nolan (probably) (@katienolan) February 4, 2019
Twitter users joked about more than just the halftime show, but there were a lot of jokes about the halftime show:
I don’t want to spoil the ending of the halftime show but whatever: Adam Levine throws a handful of CVS gift cards at the crowd.
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/phillipanderson/status/1092230903902949377
Maroon 5: music to buy car insurance to
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/jtylerconway/status/1092230216523673601
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/1092231116092665856
https://twitter.com/SeanClements/status/1092231227073941506
#SuperBowl Adam Levine dancing next to Big Boi: pic.twitter.com/N3oyieCqFq
— Kyle Jemison (@KyleJemison) February 4, 2019
Sad to see Maroon 5 sell out like this.
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) February 4, 2019
Maroon 5 is what would happen if your Sims escaped your computer and started a band
— Bridger Winegar (@bridger_w) February 4, 2019
Maroon 5 is the Beyonce of Old Navy.
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/markhoppus/status/1092230045043544066
https://twitter.com/thesulk/status/1092230131102437378
Prince's halftime show crown is safe for another year and whatnot.
— George Wallace (@MrGeorgeWallace) February 4, 2019
People also shared vital information about Super Bowl history and how to tell if something is football or hockey:
53 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
— Jon Bois (@jon_bois) February 3, 2019
all u need to know about football is no zamboni
— jamie loftus 🌭 (@jamieloftusHELP) February 3, 2019
But perhaps more than anything, folks complained about how uneventful this game was, it being the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever.
That #budlight commercial was the best offense displayed at #SuperBowl53 so far
— Joe Bereta (@joebereta) February 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/TVDMolen/status/1092244689640701952
This is like watching ambien
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) February 4, 2019
A Super Bowl that goes down in history for setting the record for longest punt would be like an orgy you mostly remember for the amount of Purell that was used afterwards.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) February 4, 2019
These teams are playing like they know whoever wins goes to the White House
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) February 4, 2019
One team doesn’t get to win, the other team has to have dinner with Trump, and we all had to watch Maroon 5, so everybody loses today.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 4, 2019
Jesus if I wanted to be incredibly fucking bored for several hours by eleven dudes from Massachusetts I’d just sit in almost any comedy writers room
— Justin Halpern (@justin_halpern) February 4, 2019
The announcers are making fun of how boring the game is. I don’t recall that ever happening before in the #SuperBowl. And it’s hard to blame them.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) February 4, 2019
This is the Maroon 5 of Super Bowls
— Joe Bereta (@joebereta) February 4, 2019