Kanye West Donald Trump Cold Open: I guess we have Alec Baldwin as Trump again for the time being. He wasn't as insufferable here as he was last season, but this felt sort of bland anyway. SNL was in a spot where they almost had to address the wild Kanye meeting, and the cold open is the most logical spot for that. This sort of went by the numbers, with Trump's thoughts spoken out loud on how wild Kanye sounds. (6.6)
Monologue: (7.9)
Movie Talkback: (4.7)
Beta Force (ad): This reminded me of the one prescription drug parody that "The Rock" did. Here we see Seth's character all jacked up on testosterone, looking wild, and its his wife, played by Aidy Bryant, who uses 'beta force' to lower his levels again. (7.7)
Traffic Stop: (5.5)
A Frightening Tale (short): I was wondering where this was going, but it paid off in the end. It was sort of an inside ballpark joke about hollywood and script writers. Seth tales a harrowing tale of how he is now frequently contacted by a friend who goes on how movies are all the same, and he has a unique vision. (8.3)
Jail Cellmate: SNL really went there with this one. Seth's character ends up being Bill Cosby's cellmate. This seemed like a vehicle for Kenan to lay it all out there with his Cosby impersonation. It was sort of a mixed bag. (7.0)
Weekend Update: The first guest featured Heidi Gardner as a comprehensive Goop spokesperson. Heidi does this sort of character really well.
And of course, we got a 'really!?' segment with Seth. (7.6)
Bayou Benny's Liberal Lagniappe: On paper, this shouldn't have worked at all. Beck Bennett, with his Cajun accent and all, hosts this liberal roundtable like show. His character is very much like Jason Sudeikis's in Maine Justice. There's just something about the way Beck plays it up that makes this all work. (7.9)
Cuban Vacation: (6.7)
Trees (short): Much like Bayou Benny, this was a character driven short that made it work. In this case, Chris Redd's character who really, really cares about the treed and the environment. (8.1)
Halloween Gig: (6.9)
This episode was an improvement on last week, but it still felt like it was missing something. Seth Meyers was a solid host, but the material sometimes faltered. Maybe its SNL writers feeling a bit exhausted, but it feels like the political material thus far has been subpar. We'll see how things go as they take a couple weeks off. (7.08)
Adam Driver: 7.33
Seth Meyers: 7.08
Awkwafina: 6.48
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