Super Bowl LV certainly delivered on the sports drama on February 7, 2021. Seasoned champ Tom Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers served up a defeat for the Kansas City Chiefs and their quarterback Patrick Mahomes as they tried for a repeat championship win. For those who don’t care much about sports, the big game was still worth watching. The Weeknd absolutely slayed the halftime show, and in the main event for many, the commercials kept viewers glued to the screen. State Farm nailed it with a surprise cameo from Drake in its ad, and Tracy Morgan’s Super Bowl spots for Rocket Mortgage proved divisive. But one commercial that’s causing a massive buzz is the T-Mobile ad featuring Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. The telecommunications giant used its Super Bowl commercial to orchestrate a major reunion from The Voice. The commercial features Adam Levine answering Stefani’s call from “a few years ago.” Stefani says to Levine that she’s ready to start dating again. Stefani lists what she wants: “I’m sick of L.A. guys. I want someone completely different. Maybe from another country and someone cultured and sensitive and who is not threatened by a strong, confident woman.” Unfortunately, Levine has spotty service due to his lackluster data network. The gag of the ad is that if he’d had T-Mobile, he would have heard Stefani clearly. But he only hears Stefani say: “I’m sick of L.A. guys. I want someone completely… country. Uncultured and… threatened by a strong confident woman.” Levine
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