Summer Camp Island Review: Hark the Gerald Sings / Hall of Mooms / Pepper and the Fog

"Bup, bup, bup. Susie, can I read you a poem I wrote for you?"

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Hey, so it's been a minute since I last wrote about Summer Camp Island, or a lot of other shows for that matter. I've been busy with a lot of endeavors, and sadly, a lot of the shows got pushed to the wayside because of it. With Season 5 of SCI coming tomorrow, though, my completionist brain decided that it would be worth it to at least blast through a couple mini-reviews in preparation! Plus, if this is well-received, I might try to embrace this sort of writing style more—it definitely takes a lot less out of me to write more nonchalantly.

With that out of the way: let's take a look at the last three episodes of Season 4!

Saturday Night Live, Ranked and Reviewed: Season 5

"Goodnight, and goodbye."

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It's the end of an era, and in some ways, perhaps an ignoble one. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd have been replaced by Harry Shearer and a rotating cast of writers as the show's mission seemingly becomes to survive and be perceived as afloat. As with Season 4, we've also hit a point where SNL, for all of its counterculture synergy, is an institution, increasingly tasked with upholding its reputation rather than defining itself. Similarly, this season feels like the last ride for many of the greatest hosts of this era—Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Richard Benjamin—and the last chance for others to pal along with this specific cast—Steve Martin, Elliott Gould. With the exception of Bill Murray, and Harry Shearer, much of the cast would also exit the studio on the season finale, never to return save for nostalgic cameos in anniversary shows.

Nevertheless, how does Season 5 fare against that ticking clock? Here's what I thought!

For my reviews of the preceding season, Season 4, CLICK HERE!