Overall Thoughts on the Season: Season 47 in general was a very good year for SNL, not only as a solid conclusion to the 2014-2022 era, but as a major step up from the shakiness of the previous season. This season introduced much fresher writing style, more and more fun & free sketch concepts that …
January 15 – May 21, 2022 – CFT pieces (S47 E10 -21)
Immediate Pre-Review Thoughts:- Much like the 1st half, these CFT pieces will be included in the highest & lowest-rated skits by the time the big wrap-up post that I’m constantly updating is posted some time after the finale. These CFT pieces will of course, much like last time, not be counted in the episodes’ average …
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May 21, 2022 – Natasha Lyonne / Japanese Breakfast (S47 E21)
Cold Opening - Final Encounter (*sighs the deepest of sighs*) It’s the end of an era, ladies and gentlemen, as this is Kate McKinnon’s final episode as a cast member. It will be truly painful for me to say goodbye to her tonight. Even when I had problems with her (mostly political impressions), she was …
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May 14, 2022 – Selena Gomez / Post Malone (S47 E20)
Cold Opening - MSNBC Special Report Finally, a non-political cold open! While I’m pleased that SNL has FINALLY decided not to have a political cold open this time (the last one was really great to be honest), it should be something other than THIS trial. Yet, I understand that SNL would most definitely have to …
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May 7, 2022 – Benedict Cumberbatch / Arcade Fire (S47 E19)
Cold Opening - Roe v. Wade Wow, the host in the open? I cannot complain with the always-excellent Benedict Cumberbatch being in the front-and-center of this cold open. Oh, I’m loving this take on abortion, with a medieval setting, it feels incredibly rare & unique for SNL. Such a creative, different, and very inspired way …
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April 16, 2022 – Lizzo (S47 E18)
Cold Opening - A Message from the Easter Bunny Bowen looks hilarious at the beginning of this. The usual reliable, solid, funny line deliveries from Bowen. OH NO, Kate’s Fauci. I’ve been surprisingly enjoying Kate this season, outside from politics and several sketches, while I never disliked her in her later years, as she’s still …
April 9, 2022 – Jake Gyllenhaal / Camila Cabello (S47 E17)
Cold Opening - New Supreme Court Justice Some good digs at President Biden. Ego is perfectly cast as justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Meh at the RBG cameo, too much YAS KWEEN for me. I loved Justice Ruth, but this seems quite pandering to me. Great to see Punkie here, and the applause from the already-hot …
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April 2, 2022 – Jerrod Carmichael / Gunna (S47 E16)
Cold Opening - Fox and Friends Great to see three professional, committed, and underrated performers lead the open.Good laugh from Mikey’s “fatality”.Kenan’s not even pretending to impersonate Justice Thomas.Kate’s giving me good laughs from her facial reactions, she’s just so good at getting laughs from me without much effort.Why is the audience applauding Cecily? I …
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March 12, 2022 – Zoë Kravitz / Rosalía (S47 E15)
Cold Opening - White House TikTok Meeting Good to see James’ Biden back. Hmmm, an interesting conceit to this open, hopefully it will live up to it. Kate as Psaki?! Is Chloe missing? Oh wait, there’s Chloe. So, Kate plays Psaki as Kate with no change at all in her vocals or mannerism? Yet another …
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March 5, 2022 – Oscar Issac / Charli XCX (S47 E14)
Cold Opening - Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular OH FUCKING NO. (*sigh*) After last week’s classy message to Ukraine and its people against Russian aggression. SNL takes the usual route in these last few years with the usual mad libs, overlong, bloated opens that contain little to no laughs and non-existent satire. Boy, Alex’s …
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