Cold Open: Harry Reid election rally — Wow what a dud to kick off the episode. I really have nothing I can say good about it. It just … had nothing to it. Did the audience even laugh? Maybe a few chuckles. Not a good start at all.
Monologue: Emma Stone — Best part of this open was Killam and Moynihan as Michael Cera and Jonah Hill. So true, though, that Emma Stone seems to be in shows with nerds wanting a piece of her.
BabySpanx — Man, I have seen some chubby babies before, but do the parents ever wish their kid could look skinnier? Oh, relax, I know this was just a skit. I’m seriously just wondering. The end result of the babies wearing spanx was as creepy as it was funny.
Dream Home Extreme — Hey look, even Wiig’s character thought the sketch was going on too long. And the payoff in the end was just odd.
Dangerous Teenage Fads — I’m not sure I’ll think of “Skyping” the same way again.
Sign My Cast — It’s true! When I was in school, there was always some hot girl who’d have a cast. And then, of course, she’d ask every damned person to sign the thing. By the time it was time for it to come off, there wasn’t a spot NOT signed on it. Anyway, the funnies part was the electronic voice near the end, but the grape jelly jumping around just should never have been there.
The View — Stone as Lindsay Lohan was a good play, but then the skit just sorta went nowhere and ended abruptly.
Wrangler Open Fly jeans — Dear lord, Favre is not ever going to get rid of the whole penis photo scandal, is he? I will say that Sudeikis pulled off the Favre role really well.
Musical Guest: Kings of Leon — This is more my kind of music, so I was digging it, even if they didn’t play their older favorites. But do they ever, really?
Weekend Update — I don’t think I’ve seen a moment yet when Hader hasn’t lost it when playing Stefan. And you know what? I love it. Nothing’s better than seeing these guys lose their shit live.
Les Jeunes de Paris — Mon Dieu. Que c’était de la merde.
My Brother Knows Everything — It seems Nasim Pedrad portrays a kid in 90% of her own skits. This is about the point in the episode I lost all hope of it getting good. Your mileage may have varied.
“Sex” Ed Vincent Sex Symposium — I was most impressed at how much this actually looked like a late-night commercial for some kind of get rich symposium. It was complete with no-name extras in the audience who looked … well, not like actors.
Googie Rene’s Partially Damaged Halloween Costume Discount Basement — I guess this is all we get for Halloween skits this week. Better luck next week. Best part of this was the not-so-subtle ways they hid the swear words. Shia! Fuh! Son of a Bia!
Clacked by Keith McDuffee 
on Oct 24, 2010 @ 00:37 EST5EDT
I agree, not a good episode at all. And even though the Dream Home Extreme went on way longer than it should have, I actually saw a similar thing happen on HGTV (and it went on much longer than it should have too). They were actually giving away a home makeover, they arrived unannounced at the winner’s home, they were in the middle of having a birthday party or something and they were either just stunned or annoyed, but they all showed the same amount of enthusiasm as Stone’s character. It was train wreck TV at its best because you just couldn’t look away and you felt really bad for the host because there was nothing you could do to save them. They did a pretty good job with that on SNL, even though the length made their version an unintentional train wreck. I did laugh out loud when Wiig got hit with the piece of wood!
Weekend Update was just a bit ridiculous. I totally had a Studio 60 moment, just wanting to ask if the writers recognize that most of their audience isn’t from New York City? Dedicating half of the material to NYC-related jokes that fell flat just seems like a silly decision (Stefan just isn’t funny to me).
I’m not a New Yorker but I think Stefan is hilarious. It’s just funny to see what’s going to come out of his mouth next and how long before Bill Hader loses it. Shows set in New York usually consider New York a character as well, so if people outside of NYC can’t relate I don’t think shows like Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, CSI: NY and even Letterman would have succeeded. New York is a pretty big part of all of those shows, and if you say “Live from New York” every week you kind of expect a New York sensibility as part of the show. The Stefan bit may be “too New York” for some, but I enjoy it.
You don’t need to be from New York to think a fat kid with biscuit knees (on a slip and slide no less) is hysterical. Plus, Bill Hader is charming when he breaks (because he never breaks).
Thumbs up for France 3 parody ! (That’s because I’m a French guy, by the way…) It’s funny to see how American people can see French people, and you know what ? C’était pas de la merde, je crois pas, non. Otherwise this episode was not really memorable, but there were quite good moments.