Saturday Night Live Tonight I imagined a world where, influenced by the success of Evil And Moana 2, Gladiator II decides to add 50 minutes of music content to make it an even bigger hit.

That was the plot of a sketch in which host Paul Mescal “repeated” his. Gladiator II Role as Lucius, except this version rants about how he feels misunderstood as a killing machine when “they don’t know I’m so much more way down there.”

It all started with Kenan Thompson singing “No Place Like Rome” while Mescal agreed, “I’ll like it here.” The skit then went on to explain how the sequel added 50 additional minutes of songs that still promised to become “the same violent epic”.

Several SNL The players took part in the mini-musical, with Mikey Day as the Roman Emperor rapping a ditty supposedly by Lin-Manuel Miranda. “I don’t mean to be a hater, but I don’t like that gladiator,” he sang.

Then he and Mescal flossed.

Reviews were mixed, the sketch admitted. One slide included a quote from the film’s director, Ridley Scott, who said: “I wasn’t told anything about this.” Another read: “Movies are so weird right now.”

The spot ends with Mescal leaving the Colosseum on a broom.