Hosting the Oscars is no easy task. Some of the most influential and famous people are sitting in a huge ballroom, staring at the host, hoping for easy entertainment. Not to mention the millions of other people around the world watching from their TVs at home. So take this into consideration, before you judge this year’s host, Seth McFarlane.

Stakes were high for the first time host. He is obviously talented, having created and voicing characters on Family Guy, and making a box-office smash hit, Ted. But he isn’t exactly known for his serious acting career.

The night started out well, calming the tension with William Shatner’s funny impression of Captain Kirk, (Star Trek) traveling back in time to try and stop McFarlane from becoming the “worst Oscar host ever.” “Your jokes are tasteless and inappropriate and everyone ends up hating you.”

McFarlane did what he was expected to do, which was to make below the belt jokes about people in the room. But hey, he had to satisfy his Family Guy fans too. McFarlane then did an entertaining musical number, with appearances from Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

And then, the real show began.

There were three things that made these Oscars unusual from past shows. The third tie in Oscar history (in sound editing), a win for a film whose own director wasn’t nominated (“Argo”), and winners in the six biggest categories (picture, director and acting awards) all went to six different films.

Other highlights included Michelle Obama presenting “Best Picture,” Jennifer Lawrence winning, then falling, and the “Les Miserables” cast’s live performance. Lowlights were Kristin Stewart looking bratty and bored while presenting, the random performances from Adele and Jennifer Hudson, and the fact that show ran for three hours straight.

By the end, when Kristin Chenoweth and McFarlane performed a closing number for the “losers” people, including the actors, were ready to check out. So the show wasn’t one for the books, but movies that should of won, like “Life of Pi,” and “Lincoln,” did. Underdogs like Jennifer Lawrence and “Argo,” won as well, satisfying movie lover’s needs. Overall, McFarlane did as he was supposed to, and though not everyone will give him props, he wasn’t the “worst Oscars host ever.”