![]() When paired with last week’s Election Night sketch, you can see a pattern emerging in which SNL wrestles with its own blind spots when it came to this year’s Presidential election. Calling out liberals at this point in time probably isn’t the safest move for the show, but that makes it all the more interesting. That specific aspect actually cut a little too close to home for many in the audience, judging by the reaction heard while this aired. Whereas the cold open tried to shove about six ideas into a four-minute segment, “The Bubble” zoned in on one specific aspect and was more successful for its specificity. But this pre-taped sketch mined much deeper territory, and was all the more effective for it. This week’s cold open was surprisingly tame, even with the return of Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. Here are the three sketches that will have people talking until the show returns in December. The true winners focused more on the present of the show than its past. These made for crowd-pleasing moments, but didn’t provide the true highlights of the evening. ![]() Wiig created one of the most formidable series of original characters in the show’s history, and many made return appearances tonight. With Kristen Wiig, SNL bridged the gap between current commentary and classic characters. It certainly can’t have Kate McKinnon singing Leonard Cohen songs for each cold open. The world has changed in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, and SNL will probably spend most of the season figuring out its place in that landscape. If last week was about introspection, this week on Saturday Night Live was about moving forward.
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