SNL's Continued Downward Spiral Thread

[nietsroob17]

That was the first non-political cold open since last year's fall finale and the Martin Short Five-Timers sketch.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I thought Yang was off the show this week.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Well, that didn't take long to answer the question of if the Kel Squad would continue without Ego and Heidi.

I know they still have Sarah, Sabrina and Marcello, but it's just not the same. And I'm not sure if this the right thing for the cold open.

Better than another Orange ****o bit.

 

[nietsroob17]

The boys podcast was harmless, but the horror film trailer was excellent.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I snort laughed a couple times during the neck pillow sketch.

 

[nietsroob17]

The middle school dance video was fun, but I could tell they definitely copied some of the beats from "Twin Bed."

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

"Trump can't go to heaven because he's too busy down here running things in hell."

 

[Inky_Wretch]

How tall is the Please Don’t Destroy guy? I never realized he was a giant.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

That office fart skit was fantastic.

 

[nietsroob17]

How tall is the Please Don’t Destroy guy? I never realized he was a giant.

Conan is listed at 6-4, so just about.

 

[Della9250]

How tall is the Please Don’t Destroy guy? I never realized he was a giant.

It doesn't help that Sabrina Carpenter is a shade under five feet, so the gap looks even wider

 

[nietsroob17]

Caught up with the post-Update stuff, since I didn't have it in me to stay up for the closing stretch. There was some good stuff. Sabrina and Veronika were great as the singing washer/dryer, and the office sketch with Ashley was fun just for the breaking.

And great idea to give Martin Herlihy his own vehicle to run with.

Overall, a really good episode. Sabrina held pretty strong in her first solo appearance (thought she would from her time as a child actor), and it was a chance for Ashley and Veronika to carve their path as they rebuild the women's roster. Veronika also showed she had some pretty good pipes in the washer/dryer sketch.

Maybe a close #2 to the Poehler episode in the early going of Season 51.

Also, a cut segment from the dress rehearsal Update.

 

[garrow]

The podcast sketch was very funny and Carpenter did look like a tiny child next to the PDD dude.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

The Internet says Carpenter is 5 feet tall. That might be generous.

She was a good host. Buys in. Think she’ll be back often.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

An update on Colin and Pete's ferry ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/...e_code=1.u08.oSIl.HmOPo8uhx_er&smid=url-share

 

[nietsroob17]

The Internet says Carpenter is 5 feet tall. That might be generous.

She was a good host. Buys in. Think she’ll be back often.

Show's my age, but I was raised on ABC's TGIF block, and I watched Disney's "Girl Meets World" (reboot/continuation of "Boy Meets World"), of which Sabrina was the best friend of the lead. She had great timing even then.

She's also the niece of Nancy Cartwright (aka Bart Simpson), so the chops run in the family.

 

[Lt.Drebin]

Ashley Padilla: destined to be a star. Also: easy on the eyes…

 

[nietsroob17]

Ashley Padilla: destined to be a star. Also: easy on the eyes…

Can definitely see a young Joan Cusack in her.

 

[tea and ease]

I don't get the appeal of Sabrina Carpener. She feels like a wannabe Ariana Grande melded with Taylor Swift I dunno. I'm old. Just nothing new.

 

[sgreenwell]

I don't get the appeal of Sabrina Carpener. She feels like a wannabe Ariana Grande melded with Taylor Swift I dunno. I'm old. Just nothing new.

I think she's more akin to a pint-sized Dolly Parton right now. Yeah, she sings, but she's more of a throwback song-and-dance kind of entertainer. She seems destined to go back to acting in her late 20s, early 30s and playing comedic roles.