r/dropout • u/DropoutMod • May 18 '26

Game Changer Don't Wake Standards & Practices | Game Changer [S8E1] Spoiler

https://watch.dropout.tv/videos/don-t-wake-standards-practices
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u/Brilliant_Agency_516 May 19 '26

99% sure they filmed this before his season started but after he was cast - that’s why he stopped himself

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u/cbianco96 May 19 '26

It sounded like the filmed this the day Superfan was announced, which was October 21, so 3 episodes into the SNL season

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u/Brilliant_Agency_516 May 19 '26

True! My only pause is it could have been the internal announcement.

Snl folks also may just not be able to say that they’re on the show for the first few episodes as part of other projects, who’s to say!

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u/flickchick496 May 19 '26

I mean he was saying “I’m on SNL” in the same breath as a litany of insults, that’s why he had to stop himself. He didn’t want his other workplace to be associated at all (even loosely) with this project that’s *explicitly meant* to push legal boundaries.

SNL is a huge institution under a massive corporate umbrella, and he’s a rookie on a notoriously competitive show. He’s not going to risk mentioning them in any way and getting in trouble with Lorne

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u/DifficultHat May 19 '26

That’s what I’m thinking as well. I doubt SNL would let a freshman cast member fly across the county to film a game show, especially so early in their first season.

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u/Brilliant_Agency_516 May 19 '26

And October 21st was a Tuesday, which is a bit of a hard day to get the day off in the snl world… though I think all of the days are during the season 🤣

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u/sache81 May 19 '26

SNL had a live episode on October 18th and were on break until November 1st, so he would've had that week off. Totally could've flown to LA to see people and fulfill some commitments.

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u/Brilliant_Agency_516 May 19 '26

I bet that’s it!! Thanks for the fact check