We begin with the changes since last season: Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman have left, along with writer Martin Herlihy. Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie join as featured players.
Then we go sketch by sketch, from the Mamdani and Trump cold open through "High School Musical," "Dream Academy Season 2," Weekend Update, and the back half of the show. We also look at the cut-for-time sketch "Young Rell's Crew" and ask how well Brunson held up as a host. Along the way, we hand out Sketch of the Night, Episode MVP, and the Bradometer rating, and this one didn't score high.
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