Kate McKinnon said goodbye to 'SNL' last night. Watch her farewell cold open here:
It's an out-of-this-world goodbye! In this week's Cold Open, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and host Natasha Lyonne have one final encounter with aliens. As is common in the recurring 'Close Encounters' sketches, while the other two have a great experience being abducted, McKinnon's Ms. Rafferty has a weirder experience with the aliens. But this time, it ends with a final goodbye to Earth and Saturday Night Live itself.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The first 'Close Encounters' sketch aired in December 2015, featuring McKinnon, Strong, and host Ryan Gosling. At the Pentagon, Aidy Bryant and Bobby Moynihan grill three civilians who claim they've been abducted by aliens. It becomes clear very quickly that while Strong and Gosling's characters had heavenly experiences, Ms. Rafferty had an experience that was much worse and much dirtier.
The officials at the Pentagon surprise everyone by saying the aliens have made contact, and are willing to give the US access to their technology in exchange for one person. McKinnon knows it is obviously her, remarking she "always felt like an alien on this planet anyway." The sketch then moves to the exterior of a ship, where the hatch is lowered to welcome McKinnon, who climbs onboard and slowly faces the audience, becoming emotional at their applause.
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