Saturday Night Live kicks off the final run of episodes for season 47 by immediately diving into the supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. In his draft of the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito argues that abortion is a crime by citing a treatise from 13th century England. The show takes us back a thousand years ago to see the drafting of those original laws.
A group of English nobles (Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson and Benedict Cumberbatch) debate among themselves – one of them shoots down making exceptions for rape and incest since “those are the only kinds of sex” – while ignoring the protests of an eavesdropping chambermaid (Cecily Strong). Eventually, they’re joined by a witch (Kate McKinnon) who can see into the future. She relays her visions of progress and gives a rallying cry to women to fight back.
