Renée Rappwas the musical gueston the first episode back for 2024 ofSaturday Night Live.To celebrate her new music as well as the recently releasedMean Girlsmovie — based on the Broadway musical, which is based on the 2004 movie — Rapp first performed her original song called “Snow Angel,” and then, for her second number of the night, she performed “Not My Fault,” an original song forMean GirlswithMegan Thee Stallion. But what was really exciting about this startedbeforethe number began when the original Regina George,Rachel McAdams,appeared ot introduce Rapp ahead of the second number!
McAdams played Regina George in the originalMean Girlsmovie back in 2004. Now, Rapp is playing the same role in the musical adaptation of it. While the new movie was not without someexciting cameos from the original cast, McAdams was not part of the film, so to see her do this onSaturday Night Liveis an exciting time for fans of the original movie. McAdams then stayed todo a sketch with hostJacob Elordi.
The performance itself is exciting because the song is fantastic and Megan Thee Stallion’s appearance also took fans by surprise when she was revealed to be hidden behind a cake. A song that embodies the energy of Regina George andMean Girlsas a whole, it was just a perfect connection between the original movie, Rapp’s performance of Regina in the new take on it, and what made us so happy to havethisMean Girlsrenaissance.
The Brilliance of ‘Mean Girls’
There are certain moviesthat define generations, and for many a millennial, that movie wasMean Girls. “So you agree, you think you’re really pretty?” isquoted oftenalong with many more lines from the movie because we all just thought it was “so fetch” when we first saw it. Pair that with the new musical’s catchy songs, and it all rolls into a brilliant return to the humor many of us grew up with. Having McAdams come toSaturday Night Liveto be a part of Rapp’s debut on the show felt like a beautiful culmination of the new and old movies coming together.
To see two Regina Georges together,passing the batonand celebrating a movie that was made possible by comedy legendTina Feybeing onSaturday Night Livein the first place? That’s a full-circle moment and one that makes theMean Girlsfans in us all happy. The full episode ofSaturday Night Liveis available to stream on Peacock in the U.S.
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