My grandfather’s wood shop. A Baptist church foyer. A school gymnasium. These all had specific scents I still recognize immediately many, many years later. That’s the sentiment behind a wholesome song from musical guest Ariana Grande on Saturday Night Live. It’s called “My Best Friend’s House.” But things aren’t always what they seem and if you’re a fan of true crime, you’ll love the story in this song.
I was NOT ready for the twist, how about you!? This is the SNL that could save the entire franchise, in spite of their political bias that often makes headlines and ratings that seem to dip more than they rise. I won’t even get into the fact that Kamala Harris is basically off-limits while the show rails on Trump, Vance, and now Joe Biden, too, since he’s not the golden calf of the Democrat party. Not to mention, a lot of their most popular sketches are when SNL alumni are part of the cast.
But I digress. Back to the best friend’s house. I love the way the short video is put together. Everything looks great in the first half, but once the secret is revealed, the very things that looked fine are exposed as quite frightening in light of the big reveal. The head in the fridge, the reason the pot of stew had such a strong smell, the shelf of VHS tapes once you read the labels.
It’s also a subtle reference to the media’s portrayal of serial killers. They always have three names and in this case, the best friend’s father is Ray Lee Evans. It would’ve been just as easy to just say Ray Evans… but something about the three name killer is a real thing.
As he’s escorted out, he shouts that Ariana has the darkness, too. So the video ends on a cliffhanger because the last person we see is the three named Ariana Grande-Butera. Dun Dun Dunnnnnn!!!!
-Out of the Wilderness
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