Justin Kirkland, Special to USA TODAY
Published 12:07 a.m. ET March 11, 2018 | Updated 10:34 a.m. ET March 11, 2018
The dramatic ‘Bachelor’ finale served as inspiration for this weekend’s ‘Saturday Night Live.’ (Photo: Paul Hebert/ABC)
Nothing sets the world on fire like a possible presidential scandal. Well, nothing except for a good Bachelor finale twist. Put them together, and it’s the most dramatic season yet.
In this week’s cold open, Robert Mueller (Kate McKinnon) shows up to address Becca Kufrin (Cecily Strong) with some pretty startling news: he doesn’t have Trump on collusion. Becca is shook.
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In the real world over the past few weeks, Mueller’s investigation on the Trump campaign has taken a shift toward obstruction, as opposed to the Russian collusion. Even if collusion exists, a straightforward answer to the question would require bold bipartisanship, and that’s not something Congress seems able to muster, experts said.
Of course, this week also saw a cringeworthy Bachelor finale that inspired a number of people to question whether the show should be watched anymore after new Bachelorette Becca was emotionally strung out over the course of an hour via a split-screen breakup.
SNL tackled both, with Mueller sitting down with Becca and admitting, “I’m just trying to be honest with you that I can’t commit to collusion right now.” Through a split screen hilariously capturing them both, Becca says, “Collusion is the only thing I’ve been looking for for the past year.”
After a couple minutes apart, Becca falls apart and she comes back in to talk to Mueller and ask the simple question: “So that’s it? He’s just going to be President?”
McKinnon reigns supreme as Saturday Night Live‘s tour de force, adding a spot on Mueller to her repertoire, but Strong’s Becca is borderline perfect, especially as she lights up upon hearing that she’s The Bachelorette.
Buck up, Becca and invest in American steel. You have two, or six, more years of heartbreak ahead, girl.
Contributing: Erin Kelly
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