Anya Taylor-Joy in vintage Mugler

Anya's Mugler is from 1995... back when SNL turned 20. While I am not sure this is her color, I'm SO tired of her in icy, tiny, tight stuff that it feels quite refreshing.

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively (in Tamara Ralph)

This event was SO major that Blake and Ryan were able to surface at a party without worrying about pulling focus, because there was simply too much to look at all around them. (Before anyone blames Blake or accuses her of dragging him out, Ryan participated in the show. During the Q&A, Tina Fey asked him how he's doing, and he was like, "... why, what have you heard?") They look great.

Awkwafina

See? Who is even looking at Blake Lively when they have to figure out what the HELL her sideways pocket does.

ScarJo (in Prada) and ColinJo

Wait, is she ScarJoJo now? Anyway, I know Colin Jost is a cast member, but Scarlett will always be the draw.

Cher

Cher came as the lost Gabor sister, Iva.

Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky

She was responsible for one of the best moments of the Friday show: singing "Dick in a Box" with Andy Samberg. One, because it was amusing, and two, because they didn't bring in Timberlake. This is all fine -- it says a lot about Gaga that I can call this "understated" even with her current hair situation.

Keke Palmer in Tom Ford

Slinky. But also bunchy. I guess that's the risk you run.

Jenna Ortega in Monse

Similar! I would not object to merging aspects of them both. Lose the scarf bit on Jenna's, and that diagonal seam, but maybe keep the shinier fabric.

Ayo Edebiri in Colleen Allen

This is super boring, but she was in a sketch briefly, so I suspect they advised her to keep it simple.

Drew Barrymore

Indeed, Drew was in the sketch with her, and this is also quite non-distracting.

Kyra and Kevin

That is a bit more nips-forward than I expected!

Sabrina Carpenter

This seems right. She opened the show with Paul Simon, in a really nice duet of "Homeward Bound," and it felt appropriately fancy.

Claire Danes

That's really striking, but it might've needed a longer necklace.

Harper Steele

She looks fab. I mean, the glasses matching her shoes?!? That's precision.

Sandra Oh

She should wear that color FOREVER.

Chris Fischer and Amy Schumer

I love that color on her, too, but those shoes are a fug catastrophe.

Jack White, Olivia Jean

It was nice of him to reanimate for this weekend.

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu deserves something more fabulous than that. It's a bit... Express.

St. Vincent

She's dressed to preside over mass at a cool, progressive church.

Quinta Brunson in Balmain

This is too long, but I can't decide how much shorter it needs to be. Even just two inches might be enough, but I could see mid-calf or just at the knee.

Natasha Lyonne in Rodarte

I am very tired of these Rodarte nighties.

Bonnie Raitt

A queen in a lovely blazer.

Laura Dern

This seems very practical for sitting in an audience for three and a half hours.

Halsey

Oooh, yes. This is SO different for them.

Susan Saint James

Aw, Kate came to support Allie! (Susan and Jane Curtin had a sitcom together.)(Susan is also married to Dick Ebersol, who, among other roles, ran the show briefly during the Lorne-less years.) (But I prefer to think she's there for Jane.)

Hilaria Baldwin, Alec Baldwin

Their cursed reality show is airing now, and the trailer is SO AWFUL -- milking the Rust tragedy for sympathy -- that I hope it absolutely tanks. With apologies to the rest of the staff. (I assume they all have other jobs by now.)

Robyn

Amy Adams could play Robin in the story of her life.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick

SJP looks great. I actually want to see more of her dress, but also, that coat is dreamy.

Chris Pine

Chris Pine is back to cosplaying as Chris Pine, but with lapels the size of dinner plates.

Lauren Miller, Seth Rogen

The white shirts under the cream jackets, though! I can't.

Bad Bunny

Hem your pants, son! It looks like he borrowed this from someone's dad.

Julia Stiles

This has a whiff of imprisonment.

Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga

Kim was in one of my least favorite sketches -- I've never been a huge fan of Kristen Wiig Has Tiny Baby Hands on the Lawrence Welk Show. But credit to Kim for actually singing on it. She was game! That dress is foxy, too.

Pedro Pascal

Sir! This is fabulous on you.

Kevin Costner

My favorite part of the show -- not really, but it was amusing -- was during the John Mulaney musical sketch, when Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte did a whole Les Mis confrontation parody over Kevin's head while he looked impassive.

Adria Arjona and Jason Momoa

So they're a thing, I guess!

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

My other two favorite bits involved Adam Driver: him as a hot dog in the same sketch, and JLD sitting next to him with a dog. I love her. And you know the world is in a goddamn handbasket when you think, "I wish Selina Meyer were president."

Matt Rogers

Okay, this works well enough.

Whoopi Goldberg

This is on-brand.

Amelia Dimoldenberg

Did she... glue the top herself?

Stephen Colbert

His face is always a welcome sight.

Eddie and Jill Vedder

Eddie played Captain Jack Sparrow in the Lonely Island song medley, AND he sang a few himself. He's still got it, dammit. And "Corduroy" still slaps.

Zooey Deschanel

That little train just looks like she is smuggling out toilet paper.

Meryl Streep

"Hi, yes, I'm sitting with Marty, DRAW SEXY CONCLUSIONS!!!"

SNL's 50th Anniversary Party Was Beyond Stacked

It was chock-a-block.