Jennifer Garner / Beck
February 15, 2003

By Glass

COLD OPENING:
-Well, I had a feeling this week would have a CP impression of Bush during cold opening, but this was really bad. I mean, I think Chris should definately work more on this impression than anything else. Either that, or get someone else to do it, because its not even funny. I hate to say it, because CP is supposed to be one of the nicest guys on SNL, but his impression of Bush doesn't really do it for me. Its like a watered down version of Ferrell's. Well, hopefully he'll get the hang of it, sooner or later..
C-

MONOLOGUE: JENNIFER GARNER

Wow. Jennifer Garner is really hot. Yeah, this wasn't too bad. At first I thought it was gonna be a "Bachlorette" spoof, but i'm glad it wasn't. Tracy was hilarious.
B

Clappin'
-It was good. Fred and Will's expressions were so serious, it was really funny. I liked it.
B

Date with a Two-Face

Wow. I thought this was hilarious. I mean one of the best of the seasons. It reminded me A LOT of a certain Seinfeld episode, because the same joke was played, but thats a good thing. The best thing about this skit was that they didn't drag it out. It seemed short and to the point and a good, solid ending.
A-

Wake Up Wakefield-
I'm glad they decided to change the format of the show. It made it more interesting. This in my opinion, is Rachel's best character. If it wasn't for Sheldon, this skit would pretty much suck, also Horatio's Mr. Banglian stole the show and was really good in it. Jennifer Garner was also good as the hyper gymnist friend of Megans. 
B+

Saddam and Bin Laden-
This had some funny parts, but wasn't the best. I enjoy Horatio's impression of Saddam a lot better than Darrell's. A lot of it seemed to be improvised, but i'm not 100% sure about that, it just seemed like they were making stuff up, but I doubt it.
Pretty good skit. C+

Soap Opera with a Gay Dude..
-Pretty funny on a second viewing. On an interview I once heard Kattan say : "I dont know why everyone thinks i'm gay.." Well, this and Mango and Gay Hitler might be the reasons..hmmm. But yeah, it was pretty funny.
B-

TWINS
-Hilarious. Jennifer looked really hot with Blonde Hair, which made Rachel Dratch look 1000 times worse even with the fake teeth and baby doll arm. Kattan was great as the guy stuck with the ugly twin. I really liked this skit. Very good.
A-

WEEKEND UPDATE:
-I LOVED the Atari Joke and the Smart Bra jokes. Those were highlights. Jeff's Burt Bacharach was great also. Tracy's bit was funny and Chris Parnell's bit was so predictable and I know he's a good rapper, but its getting kinda old. I loved his rap during the Kristen Dunst episode (SOmething about killing clowns was kinda funny, I remember..) but this one wasn't as good. Oh well..
B-

BECK: Beck Rules. His style is really cool and most of his songs are good. I liked "Lost Cause", but I wasn't too keen on the other song, it was alright, but kinda dull.

Michael Jackson's Tree.
I was VERY surprised we didn't see Dean playing MJ, instead it was Amy, who was good. For some reason, I LOVE when they use those miniatures, its so corny and cheesy, its awesome. This skit could have been more insane and Dean does a great impression of Michael Jackson..
C+

Wal-Mart
-Very bad. Not much else to add here..
D

JACK HANDEY'S: Big Thick Novel
-Same as above.
D

OVERALL SHOW RATING: B+
-I really enjoyed the show. I thought there were some hits and some misses, but most of all, it was a good show. I think Chris Parnell should either quit doing the Bush impression and give someone else a try or practice more. Jennifer Garner was a great host, very cute and a very good actress. Beck was a good Musical Guest.

Best Sketch of the Night: Tie: "Date with a Two Face"/ "Twins"
Worst Sketch of the Night: Wal-Mart