The host was game and some of the speeches were stirring, though the Globes still struggled with pacing, presenter banter and strange production choices.

After last year’s utter catastrophe of a Golden Globes opening—stale, crass, practically booed-at jokes by host Jo Koy —what a wonderful bit of whiplash it was to watch this year’s host, Nikki Glaser, right the ship and then some at the top of Sunday night’s broadcast.