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Benedict Cumberbatch stops bySaturday Night Liveto host alongside musical guest Arcade Fire.
Also,SNLalways hits a sketch or two out of the park during Mothers Day episodes.
Kristen Wiigs 1-800-Flowers sketchfrom season 38 is one of my personal favorites.
.Biggest Rebuke of 13th-Century Common Law
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Last week, Politico leaked a draft of Justice Alitos opinion to overturnRoev.Wade, citing a 13th-century treatise.
However, she says women always have the choice to keep fighting.
.Cutest Monologue
In his monologue, Cumberbatch says the writers initially pitched him a lot ofDr.
(The blood from her palms laced in the caramel ribbons in the ice cream.Thisisthat.
This tastes like that.)
Okay …tastes like Scooters mama.)
Am I doing something wrong?).
.Best Mother-Daughter Argument
Another strong sketch with a good premise and fun surprises.
Cumberbatch enters as the husband/father, leading to yet another flashback that reveals Kate hardly kept it in control.
Deliver me!).
This sketch is yet another reminder of how criminal it is thatSNLdoesnt utilize Bowen more.
We even get an Aristotle cameo, albeit a quick one without any lines.
(Longing for contact, under clear plastic, broken disposable tongs.)
Putting Cumberbatch in an 80s British techno-pop band is just an excellent idea.
Keeping Score
The MVP this week is Cecily.
But Cumberbatch racked up a ton of points in his second stint as host, too.
Overall, this was an okay episode.
Not having Pete Davidson around has been a bit of a bummer.
Hes even been doingother comedy showsin his time away.
AsSNLnears the end of the season, Ive changed my mind about whether or not people would leave.
