Last night, Rihanna used Instagram’s relatively new Live feature to live stream herself watching her Bates Motel debut, surrounded by some friends and some drinks. You can watch the whole thing on YouTube, thanks to a dedicated fan (of Instagram Live videos), and I must say: it is 45 heartrending minutes of feeling like this is as close as you will ever get to actually watching TV with Rihanna.

But more importantly, it’s a great tutorial for Instagram Live, which I had previously not attempted to use, due to fear. Rihanna helpfully points out many of the feature’s quirks, mainly by shouting furious questions about them to the other people in the room.

For example:

• “What do you do with the hearts on the side?”
• “Every time they press…

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