In the weeks leading up to what should have been the final three episodes of Season 48 of Saturday Night Live, the writing was on the wall – or, rather, the writing wasn’t on the wall.
By May, the Writers Guild of America strike was all but certain, which meant the show would be put on indefinite hiatus. No one expected the issue to be resolved in time for the season to have a proper conclusion – would-be hosts Pete Davidson, Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge were left hanging – and now, almost two months later, the fight is still ongoing.
