After reading the comments section in regards to my review of the premiere’s cold open, I’ll go into this with more of an open mind. While I stand with what I wrote in the prior review, I appreciated the differing views commenters shared about it. So, I’ll try to give this cold open and the upcoming ones more of a fair shake.
September 28, 2024 – Jean Smart / Jelly Roll (S50 E1)
Here we go, folks: the very first of these election-centric cold opens. Considering how horrible the prior ones were, four years ago, having celebrity cameos eating up the airtime that should be going to deserving cast members, as well the general terrible state of SNL’s political writing in general over this past decade, I’m not going into this one exactly with excitement.