Mid-Day News: SNL can be mixed when it covers the white house, but when it comes to broader issues on race, be it "Black Jeopardy" or what we saw here, snl is spot on. Here we see a group of newsanchors guessing the race of names in crime reports. This was a sketch that had a nice set-up and then just got rolling.
War In Words: This was a surprising call-back (first seen in the Claire Foy episode). As with that first instance, we see Mikey Day and Waller-Bridge writing war-time letters back and forth, with growing concern on Mikey's behalf. This could have easily mirrored the 1st iteration, but there were some subtle differences with how Claire and Phoebe's characters were written and how the conversations got drawn out.
Weekend Update: Chen Biao/ Mort Fellner: I'm featuring these two Update guest spots. Bowen Yang was featured in the cold open last week, but this was one of his first big spots. It really didn't even matter the role he was playing ( a Chinese govt trade rep), he just let his natural style flow. This may not be a regular Update character, but I think Bowen will be a regular update guest.
There;s just something with dark humor that I like, and that's why Mikey Day's character of Mort Fellner peaks my interest. Playing the 'weekend update resident supercentenarian', Mikey's delivery is what makes this character work. From the build-up, to the come down, everything just clicks with this character.
SNL continued from a fairly solid premiere episode with an episode that saw most things click. Phoebe Waller-Bridge blended in well with the cast with a perfect balance. Now in terms of political coverage, the sooner they move on from Alec Badlwin as Trump the better (he wasn't in this episode). That's really holding them back in their political coverage. (7.52)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge: 7.52
Woody Harrelson: 7.34
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