Will it be hisBaywatchcostar Zac Efron?
Will it be hisMoanacostar Auli’i Cravalho?
Will it be hisFate of the Furiouscostar Vin Diesel?!
(Probably not.)
Anyway, the real question is: Will the Rock sink or swim?
(That’s a rock joke, you see, because rocks can’t float.
I bet I’m the first recapper ever to mention this.)
(She announced her departureearlier in the day.)
And that’s the mark of a true leader, isn’t it?
Speaking of which, that was the entire point of his monologue.
Good for them, and glad their tailor is the vigilante Scorpio.
Honestly, who cares at this point?SNLdoesn’t.
Let’s do this more often.
Have the Rock kiss some babies.
Have Hanks eat some ice cream, two whole scoops of his favorite flavor.
Best Political Moment
Ah yes.
Let’s talk about that cold open, shall we?
On the one hand, it makes so much sense.
Baldwin’s Trump, McKinnon’s Kellyanne Conway (there she is!
Still, that’s one way to endSNL’s political run for now.
By the time season 43 begins in September, who knows what will have changed?
Oh, Drunk Uncle.
We’ll miss you, too.
Best Sketch: WWE Promo Shoot 2
The Wrestlemania promo is back!
I mean, of course it is.
A bit unfinished… like the film they were trying to make.
A child-molesting robot and White Castle ad in a single sketch?
That’s… subversive, to say the least.
Anyone watching season 3 ofUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt?
I digress), who marvels at Steve-I-mean-Scorpio’s beautifully crafted costume.
There’s a baby pig!
It’s Bayer doing her best physical comedy!
The Rock got a crazy wig!And haveI mentioned the baby pig?
(Backpack dance partiesarefun, though.
Lookin' at you, Chris Pine.)
Am I missing something?
Am I overthinking musical performances because I’m writing this at 3 a.m.?
Wow, look at that foofaraw on the table.
Her tour’s gonna beinsane.
Odds and Ends
A title card for Brad Grey appeared midway through the episode.
Grey, who was chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, died over the weekend at 59 of cancer.
This was a touching, quiet tribute.
So threaten your doctor!
And that’s all, folks.
Time to look forward to Rock/Hanks 2020. Who knew David S. Pumpkins would have this much staying power?
