I didn't understand the point of it, because I feel like nobody really gives a fuck about #Clawson anymore. Like, the daily show edits this week so far have painted them as more or less a regular couple; even when Lawson was explaining the situation to Penny (I think?) there didn't seem to be an air of judgement or hatred or anything. It seemed like everyone was rather accepting of the situation and at peace with it, even Lawson and Cat. So to then drag Rebecca on stage with storm clouds on the screen behind her... I dunno, it seemed disjointed and confusing, but I guess that's to be expected from the show now.
It would've made perfect sense if they had gotten Rebecca and someone close to Lawson on stage when this thing first started, and I wouldn't have had an issue with it at all, because it would've been topical and relevant. But doing it tonight just made no sense. I don't even necessarily see it as manipulation or favouritism, I just see it as the producers trying desperately to hold onto the one thing the seemed to get people talking.