SNL Season 52 Episode 4 breakdown: Inde Navarrette mocks Shane Gillis as Trump crashes David S. Pumpkins' return

SNL Season 52 is back after a short break with its Halloween special. Obsession star Inde Navarrette appears as the host for SNL Season 52 Episode 4. Gracie Abrams is the musical guest for the Halloween special.

The cold open features a sequence of the Tombs of Dooms at Fright Night. Jeremy Culhane and Grace Reiter take on a spooky ride. Tom Hanks reprises his role as David S. Pumpkins. His performance is interrupted by James Austin Johnson, who appears as Donald Trump and claims he has a lot in common with Pumpkins.

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SNL Season 52 Episode 4 recap: Cold open with Tom Hanks' David S. Pumpkins

Hanks reprises his role as David S. Pumpkins in a spooky performance. His performance is interrupted by James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump, who says:

"Midterms! Boo! Boo!"

Johnson's Trump claims he has a lot in common with Mr. Pumpkins.

Later, Saidah Belo-Osagie appears as Nicki Minaj. In the episode, Belo-Osagie's Nicki Minaj auditions for Trump's new press secretary.

Inde Navarrette's monologue

Obsession star Inde Navarrette's monologue starts with her saying that she is nothing like her character in Obsession. She also notes that she can't believe that she will be in a Marvel movie. Navarrette is set to play Rogue in the upcoming X-Men movie. Navarrette also takes a dig at comedian Shane Gillis.

Cast members appear in their Halloween costumes. Marcello Hernandez appears in a TSA agent costume and flirts with Navarrette. Culhane appears as Wolverine, followed by Reiter and Veronika Slowikowska, who recreates Kelly Clarkson's bird snafu.

Queen Mary Ghosts

SNL Season 52 Episode 4 features a ghost ship sequence. Many passengers claim to have connected with spirits of passengers from the 1930s on the ghost ship. James Austin Johnson plays a guide who tries to make contact. Sarah Sherman plays a ghost named Mrs. Collins who wants to reveal a secret treasure. Navarrette and Hernandez play two annoying ghost kids.

In another sequence, viewers find that the airline has introduced a separate section for crazy people. Four thick plexiglass panels serve as the boundary between regular customers and the crazy people's section.

SNL Season 52 Episode 4: Uninterested Woman Game Show, Midnight Matinee, and Telenovela: El Corazón Que No Siente

In a different sequence named Uninterested Woman Game Show, Ashley Padilla's Sephora Outlet tests contestants' reactions to a woman. Belo-Osagie's Kelly seems kind of uninterested. Kelly is apparently married and a lesbian. Jane Wickline, Sherman, and Navarrette play tone-deaf characters who are addicted to bad podcasts.

In the next act, Navarrette plays a widow. After the death of her husband, she finds a robot PD from his workshop. The robot PD and the wife get along well. However, six years later, when the woman brings a date to her house, PD gets aggressive and violently rips off the man's private parts.

In a different act, Hernandez and Navarrette play Rodrigo and Selena, actors in a Mexican soap opera.

Gracie Abrams' performance in SNL Season 52

Gracie Abrams sets the stage on fire with her performance. She performs Hit the Wall, a popular ballad from her third album Daughter From Hell. Abrams returns to the stage with her song Here You Come, There You Go.

SNL Season 52 Episode 4 recap: Weekend Update

The US midterm elections are just days away, and that is what this Weekend Update is all about. Colin Jost notes JD Vance and Pete Hegseth likely feel overlooked. Jost mocks Vance for being on Ozempic. Students are seen throwing wellness parties instead of partying. Marshall plays Pennywise the Clown as he introduces himself; the viewers learn he is trying hard to promote his new tech start-up. Jost is back with his Heart Me Out segment on Epstein.

Paw Patrol: Special Victims Unit and Dinner with Denise

The next act is an amalgamation of Paw Patrol and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In this act, Navarrette plays Ryder while Reiter appears as Rubble, the construction pup.

In one of the last acts, named Dinner with Denise, Padilla plays Denise. According to Entertainment Weekly, co-workers invite Denise, who acts too hard to be cool. The waiter accidentally throws food and sauce on her, and she unveils her different side. She tries to hide her emotions but starts passing gas uncontrollably after breaking plates on her head.

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