Discussion: SNL pits GTA 6’s Jason against Zelda’s Link in Weekend Update sketch

[GAMER2GO Newsroom]

The six-minute bit leaned on car theft, RPGs and Hyrule puzzles, then drew mixed-to-negative reaction over recycled jokes and sharply different costume quality.

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[orbFalcon]

The weirdest part is how much the sketch leaned on GTA being just car theft. If you're doing Jason in 2026, at least try to make the joke feel like it knows the actual game instead of the most tired shorthand.

[jakedruid]

@orbFalcon yeah, but SNL isn't trying to do a deep cut. they wanted instant read and Link has way more visual shorthand than Jason right now, so the imbalance was baked in.

[dagger7843]

instant read is one thing, but they still could've written around the new stuff better. 'car theft man' vs 'puzzle elf' is basically a reddit comment in sketch form.

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