John Wickham

Together, we can make Gavin Newsome, the Jed Bush of 2027.

It won't be as critical as one would want (where Manhattan SVU is this noble force, while Bronx SVU is the actual New York police), but it is a very interesting data point.

Aw damn, great video but if you waited another month, you could have included the new episode which deals with family court, child abuse pediatricians, the damage that it does to the people trapped in it.

Called Hubris and it feels like it was directly inspired by your video.

Arkham Knight and Knightfall

I would argue that the Ashley sketch was more Wiig-coded than Kate-coded. And I think Ashley nailed it.

A Skarsgard episode ends 1000 episodes of SNL. And it is one that was pretty representative of S51 as a whole... for good and ill.

If you want to know what the show is right now, this a good episode to watch. Ashley is the highlight, but Jane did creep up to her.

7/10 night

Cards Against Humanity guy is an okay end to the night. Could have used another rewrite, but what we got was effective. #SNL

A Tarzan Break-Up is a solid piece. I thought Sarah was going to be straight women, but her playing Jane as a disaster is good premise. #SNL

Cardi's second performance was fine. Not bad but not for me. #SNL

Little Girl Alexander is not a great sketch, but it as dome great use of Jane. But Sarah did get thrown out of a window 3 times. #SNL

Another recurring bit for the night. Andrew and Ashley's Couple Who Just Hooked Up was my current favorite Update feature of the season.

So, it is nice to see these well-acted characters back at the desk. Solid sexual innuendo about football. #SNL

I am liking that the audience isn't reacting the way the Update crew expect them too. So, I am liking these little ad libs. #SNL

Sarah as a weather reporter is actually a good use for her. The pigeon destruction and the Jost roasts are the best of her on Update in a while. #SNL

Cardi B's song as a sweet Latin beat, and I impressed about how fast she spit out some lyrics. A quick enjoyable number. #SNL

That Viking pretape was sure a long walk to get to a reveal of guys laughing at white with dreds. First meh sketch of the night. #SNL

And the night continues with another solid recurring sketch. This time it is Marcello's Immigrant Dad Talk Show, this time Marcello is freaked out from his co-host, Alexander.

A fun variation on this sketch/nice change of pace for this sketch, not a beat-for beat remake. #SNL

From Heated Rivalry (aka the gay Hockey show)

Okay after the (awful) chilly, the show has gone on a run of 4 great/fun segments. It is rare for the show to have this solid of an opening run, so I am going to celebrate it for accomplishment.

Will the 1000th episode actually be good? #SNL

And the next season is a repeat of what turned out to be one of Chloe's Best sketches. It is nice to see Danish actors again, and it makes perfect sense to bring back with Sarsgaard. #SNL

A great pretape starring Jane, who is scared of going down a luge really fast. Great night for the featured cast. #SNL

"Her laptop is old; she gets a different internet from you"-Just a solid statement from the show about how we got here. #SNL

Okay, Ashley is pulling out some Kristen Wiig energy in this mom (who is overreacting in the news she delivers). Good for her and the show for realizing her talent. #SNL

Okay, but Alexander giving up his monologue to have the SNL band to just groove around for 4 minutes is great. The band doesn't get enough credit for their skills. #SNL

Host: We are celebrating our 1000th episode, so we started with one of the worst cold opens in years! #SNL

That "Anti-ICE" cold open was oddly too nice. Pete's ICE boss being a reasonable is a choice, and there wasn't enough cruelty to ICE agents who are invading a city/brutalizing people.

Just a failure to meet the moment. #SNL

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

Gandalf's "a wizard is never late, nor is he early" and Kesha's "Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in" are essentially the same sentiment

But hey at least you get to use The Rumble Fish clip again. So that’s something to look forward to.

Okay, so Evil Robot Batman tried to take OG Batman’s role. In order to do so, he cloned up a teen Bruce Wayne to be his Robin.

Robot Batman was defeated but baby Bruce was left alive with quick aging clone disease. As a last heroic act, Clone Bruce gave up his hand so Batman could have 2 hands.

Hubris, thy name is Thorgi. Five "small" retrospectives this year sounds exciting! Fight the EX Layers! Plus, the 2025 video history!