Keynotes fulfill a particular function in the planning and compiling of a conference program, and these individuals are invited for a number of reasons -- to lend political and/or scholarly gravitas to the event, to stimulate and enlighten, and/or to provoke. Keynotes are also often outsiders to a particular field, and an invitation to deliver a keynote heralds an understanding that, despite being outsiders, their insights are considered valuable to the field. In his keynote, Selwyn embraced the identity of an outsider and, as such, claims the rights and privileges, however temporarily, to question and provoke. In order to situate his commentary differently than the others, Paul Prinsloo reflects and comments on Selwyn's keynote from the perspective of Critical Data Studies (CDS). Prinsloo's approach is not accidental, but primarily based on Selwyn's own claim that his keynote was informed by CDS and secondly, on Prinsloo's own orientation and location within the context of CDS. In reflecting and commenting on Selwyn's keynote, Prinsloo feels it will therefore be appropriate to consider first whether Selwyn's approach to problematizing learning analytics fit within the general context of CDS. Prinsloo then shares some reflections on Selwyn's keynote and specifically his wish list for learning analytics.