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<em>SNL</em> Couldn’t Be Bothered

In its penultimate episode of the season, the show delivered a sleepy collection of surface-level sketches.
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Playing a prince tasked with choosing a bride from among three princesses on last night, Mikey Day asked a question that turned out to define the episode well: “Okay, is that it?” He raised the inquiry poking fun at . His options included a beautiful princess and a smart princess, which meant that something had to have been wrong with the third princess. The prince kept waiting for some unexpected twist, but each princess kept her answers brief—and bland—in the buildup’s recent difficulty with developing memorable sociocultural comedy alongside timelier fare.

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