This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown got his shot at hosting. Onto the review
Bachelor Finale Cold Open: Recently, SNL cold opens have been at their best when they get creative about talking about Trump. This was one of those cold opens. Under the guise of The Bachelor, Robert Mueller (McKinnon) gives the honest truth that the special counsel may not be able to be the "savior". It was some dark comedy to say the least, but helped to show us that yes, while people should support Mueller and let him do his job, they can't rely on him and him alone. (8.3)
Monologue: (7.5)
Family Feud - Oscars Edition: These often get tedious, and this one wasn't all that different, besides a few good moments. Heidi Gardner's Allison Janney impression was inspiring, and Sterling played a great Common. (7.1)
This Is U.S. (short): I wondered how they would tie in This Is Us to the show. This was pretty clever...but much too short. It felt like it ended just when it was getting going. (7.3)
Family Dinner - Shrek: Talk about a sketch out of left field. Sterling plays a dinner guest at his girlfriend's house....who start arguing about Coco vs. Shrek. Sterling played this up very well, showing off his acting chops. (8.8)
Sasquatch (short): (5.9)
(James Bay): (7.2)
Weekend Update: The first guests saw a new fan favorite return....Eric and Don Jr (Alex Moffat/Mikey Day). Alex plays up his Eric Trump character perfectly, through his movements and facial expressions. This has quickly become my favorite Update guest.
Vanessa Bay made a surprise return as meteorologist Dawn Lazarus. This spot seemed really short. I'm surprised she just came back for this. (7.6)
Black Panther New Scene: (5.6)
Doctor Love: (6.0)
Movie Coverage: (6.8)
Rock vs Rap (short): Kyle Mooney brought his Chris Fitzpatrick character on the streets to debate rock and rap. I think this character works better in these on the street hits than the usual shorts he appears in. He certainly ran into some interesting characters here. (7.5)
(James Bay): (7.7)
Dying Mrs. Gomez: A classic 10 to 1 oddball sketch. This was flat out brilliant. I don't know how the writers came up with this one, but they must have had Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" on their mind. This kind of sketch required everyone buying into it, and that's exactly what happened. (8.9)
Sterling K. Brown put on a pretty good show. He had a pair of the better sketches of the season, but there was a notable lull after Weekend Update. (7.30)
Will Ferrell: 8.02
Chance The Rapper: 7.83
Ryan Gosling: 7.63
Sam Rockwell: 7.55
Kumali Nanjiani: 7.48
Charles Barkley: 7.41
Sterling K. Brown: 7.30
James Franco: 7.28
Kevin Hart: 7.20
Saoirse Ronan: 7.16
Tiffany Haddish: 7.15
Larry David: 7.14
Jessica Chastain: 7.11
Gal Gadot: 7.08
Natalie Portman: 7.03
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