“You asked for it,” Justin Timberlake intoned prior to taking the stage with his former *NSYNC (did I spell that correctly, guys?) bandmates.

Did we?

In what can best be described as a Halloween party on acid, or Sodom and Gomorrah’s love child, or the complete ripping apart of the moral fabric of society (I’m running out of comparisons here; someone jump in quick), last night’s MTV Video Music Awards provided plenty of images that can never be unseen. Here is a sampling of the most memorable ones.

Justin Timberlake allows his erstwhile peers two minutes onstage with him.

Miley Cyrus presents her posterior to Robin Thicke as he sings a song about girls sending mixed signals:

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More Taylor Swift reaction shots for the internet to play with:

Obligatory Lady Gaga weirdness meant to redefine innovative:

And several others, including guys in helmets and Kanye not interrupting anyone and Katy Perry performing under a bridge and the rest of us wondering when it stopped being about music.