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 Former Saturday Night Live castmember Kristen Wiig returned to host the show just a year shy of Mick Jagger giving her an emotional sendoff in last season's finale. 
 
 In her charming opening monologue, Wiig sang to the tune of The Pointer Sisters’ “I’m so Excited” to show how good she felt about being back on SNL. She explored backstage to prove how well she knew the show's inner workings, but at every turn she got the details totally wrong. 
 
 Wiig misidentified Jason Sudeikis and others, tasered Kenan Thompson and thought the janitor’s closet was her old dressing room. (Maya Rudolph and Jonah Hill were inside the closet making out.) 
 
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 But despite Wiig’s charisma, many of the sketches left little impression -- good or bad. Among the better of the show’s moments came when Wiig starred in a hilarious 1-800-Flowers ad celebrating mothers. Her mom (played by Kate McKinnon) was pretty terrible, asking whether Wiig should keep the flowers because her “apartment is so sad"; demanding to know whether there were any nuts in her eggs benedict at a restaurant; and asking for updates about years-old celebrity scandals. 
 
 She reprised her role as Target Lady, the cashier from hell who comments on her customer’s every purchase. 
 
 “Degree deodorant,” she said in surprise disgust, looking at Aidy Bryant’s item. She asked Vanessa Bayer what she was buying Maxi Pads were for. 
 
 Wiig and Cecily Strong teamed up for a totally weird sketch that somehow worked. The women played two thirtysomethings working in finance who were double dating with a pair of sixth graders (Bobby Moynihan and Tim Robinson). The women wreaked of ditzy desperation, remarking on how old they felt because the boys didn’t know who Steve Urkel was and fawning over one of the young lad’s knowledge of dinosaurs. 
 
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 Perennially unprepared music duo Garth and Kat (Fred Armisen and Wiig) reunited on Weekend Update to Seth Meyer’s annoyance. As always, the pair had not practiced, with Meyers noting the pair had a year to prepare yet hadn’t done so and calling their effort “terrible.” 
 
 In its cold open, SNL improbably combined the Cleveland kidnapping case, the Jodi Arias murder trial, and the U.S. Senate hearing on Benghazi. Republican Sen. Darrell Issa (Bill Hader) called on Arias (Nasim Pedrad) to testify. Democratic Sen. Elijah Cummings (Kenan Thompson) accused his colleague of bringing Arias onstage in order to increase TV ratings and draw more attention to the hearing. 
 
 “What’s next? The guy from Cleveland who kept those women in his basement?" asked an exasperated Cummings. As it turned out, accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro (Monihan) was on hand to demand when it would be his turn to testify. 
 
 SNL concludes season 38 next week with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West. ||||| Less than a year ago, Kristen Wiig was given an emotional and touching graduation-style sendoff from "SNL" that very few cast members ever received. So, that's why it was a little weird seeing her "back in school" so soon -- pulling the same old tricks. 
 
 Last year, we watched Wiig perform all of her best-known characters one last time. When I first heard that Wiig was coming back already to host, my hope was that she would have integrated herself into what this version of the cast has been doing. Basically: keep her old characters retired and show us some new things. Nope. Instead, we saw five of Wiig's recurring characters. Honestly, this is like grading a greatest hits album of a band whose deep cuts you prefer. (I don't really blame Wiig for this. I can see the writers having "How do I get my stuff on the air?" flashbacks from last season, resulting in the words "Target Lady" being yelled at the pitch meeting.) Well, whatever. Onward to a very recurring and uninspired Scorecard ... 
 
 Sketch of the Night 
 
 "Weekend Update" (Seth Meyers, Bobby Moynihan, Kristen Wiig, Seth Armisen) Did Seth Meyers have a cold? I ask this because his voice seemed off. If so, here's what I've decided: I like Seth Meyers with a cold. His delivery was just slightly slower, which made it at least feel like he wasn't rushing through any of the punchlines. 
 
 I do enjoy Anthony Crispino, though this may have been one of Crispino's weaker efforts, no matter how high his voice gets. 
 
 Now, one recurring character I didn't mind seeing was the return of Garth and Kat. If for no other reason than it's one of the rare opportunities that we get to see true improv on "SNL." In a perfect world, Wiig would have had all new material tonight -- which we know she's capable of -- and this would have been her one tip of the cap to her old characters. Again, whatever. 
 
 Score: 8.0 
 
 The Good 
 
 "Kristen Wiig Monologue" (Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Maya Rudolph, Lorne Michaels, Ensemble) I guess Jonah Hill is in town? Regardless, I'm a sucker for the high-energy monologues with the entire cast involved (and the backstage llama). Though, "SNL" has a tendency to overuse the "I don't remember your name" joke for whatever reason. And even while pregnant, Maya Rudolph brought her A-game. 
 
 Score: 7.5 
 
 "Mother's Day" (Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Tim Robinson, Bill Hader) Kate McKinnon makes a good mom. Look, there's not a lot here other than "moms will be moms," but there's nothing wrong with that. And if nothing else, Wiig and McKinnon have a nice chemistry together. 
 
 Score: 7.0 
 
 "Acupuncture" (Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Fred Armisen) So, this happened. I have no idea if I should award this Sketch of the Night or put it in The Ugly slot. Good God, this was ... something. But at least it was "something" everyone seemed to commit to 100 percent. How about this? How about we give it "6" and move on with our lives and never speak of this again? (Especially that giant exploding cyst.) Can we all agree on this? Please? 
 
 Score: 6.0 
 
 The Bad 
 
 "New Disney Show" (Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Tim Robinson) A few weeks ago, a terrible movie called "Scary Movie 5" was released at theaters. A lot of the jokes "Scary Movie 5" used about horror movies were also used in this sketch. I do appreciate the fact that something at least halfway original was attempted, but there really wasn't any new ground covered here. 
 
 Score: 5.7 
 
 "Lawrence Welk" (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Vanessa Bayer, Nasim Pedrad, Jason Sudeikis, Cecily Strong) I was tempted to find whatever I wrote about the last time this sketch aired a year ago and just copy and paste that here and see if anyone noticed. But then I remembered that at least last year's version had an appearance from Jon Hamm. Anyway, the greatest hits keep on coming. 
 
 Score: 5.5 
 
 "Double Date" (Tim Robinson, Bobby Moynihan, Kristen Wiig, Cecily Strong, Taran Killam) This is a classic case of something sounding really funny at a pitch meeting, but not working on the air. I can actually imagine Tim Robinson explaining this. My imaginary thoughts of Tim Robinson explaining a sketch about 6th graders going on a date with two adult women makes me laugh much harder than the final product did, unfortunately. A final product that just went nowhere. (Though, I'd still rather see a Tim Robinson misfire than the same old tired sketches that were being force-fed to us the entire show.) 
 
 Score: 5.5 
 
 "Cold Open: Benghazi" (Bill Hader, Kenan Thompson, Taran Killam, Nasim Pedrad, Tim Robinson, Bobby Moynihan) This felt too tame, really, which has kind of been problem with the political satire all season. The main point was kind of hit: the endless amount of hearings for an attack in which we know the culprit. But this was sloppy (with its message and even its props) and would have needed to be drastically tightened up to get its point across. Sometimes a writer just needs to be asked, "What are you trying to say?" After he or she comes up with that answer, then just say it instead of dancing around the issue. 
 
 Score: 4.2 
 
 The Californians (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson) I have nothing more to say about this sketch. Ever. 
 
 Score: 4.0 
 
 "Socialite CD" (Kristen Wiig, Nasim Pedrad, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Jay Pharoah, Aidy Bryant) I've never understood parodies of reality stars because the people being parodied are already such caricatures of themselves, so what's the point? This sketch was no different. And this went on and on and on. Though, at least it had a "Coach" reference. 
 
 Score: 3.5 
 
 The Ugly 
 
 "Target Lady" (Kristen Wiig, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant, Jay Pharoah, Vanessa Bayer) It's the Target Lady, same as it's always been the Target Lady. This particular Target Lady sketch was better than some of the others that had come before, but not as good as some installments. (If you're wondering what's the point of the last sentence that I just wrote, I'm wondering the same thing.) Again, nothing new here and that's what's so bad about it. If we're going to see a now eight-year-old sketch idea (Target Lady first premiered n 2005), at least do something new. And if we had to have recurring sketches, would it have been terrible to use "The Two A-Holes"? Especially considering that next week might be Jason Sudeikis' last show? 
 
 Score: 3.0 
 
 Average Score for this Show: 5.45 
 
 · Christoph Waltz 7.03 
 
 · Justin Timberlake 6.40 
 
 · Martin Short 6.28 
 
 · Christina Applegate 6.13 
 
 · Seth MacFarlane 5.93 
 
 · Louis C.K. 5.92 
 
 · Anne Hathaway 5.87 
 
 ·Melissa McCarthy 5.86 
 
 · Bruno Mars 5.81 
 
 · Zach Galifianakis 5.78 
 
 ·Vince Vaughn 5.75 
 
 · Adam Levine 5.71 
 
 · Joseph Gordon-Levitt 5.51 
 
 · Kevin Hart 5.47 
 
 · Kristen Wiig 5.45 
 
 · Jamie Foxx 5.43 
 
 · Jeremy Renner 5.39 
 
 · Jennifer Lawrence 5.38 
 
 · Daniel Craig 5.35 
 
 · Justin Bieber 5.23 
 
 Mike Ryan is senior writer for Huffington Post Entertainment. You can contact him directly on Twitter. Click below for this week's "SNL," Not Ready For Primetime Podcast featuring Mike Ryan and Hitfix's Ryan McGee.
– Kristen Wiig went on the Tonight Show last night dressed as Daenerys Targaryen, the Khaleesi from Game of Thrones, though the resemblance pretty much stopped after Wiig's blond wig, Khaleesi-like outfit, dragon prop, and hugely inconsistent accent. "Remind me again, what is your real name?" asked a laughing Jimmy Fallon. "Karen," Wiig responded, before telling Fallon she lives "in the forest on a mountain ... in a dome that I made out of dirt and sticks. ... My dragons helped me build it." The dragon she had with her, she noted, was named Carl. Watch more of the randomness below, or click to see more of Wiig's funniest moments.