THAT EPISODE WAS SO BONKERS THAT MAYBE IT WAS GREAT? Let’s get into it. (Warning: I’m starting with the more boring stuff to get it out of the way.) Credit: Colin Bentley/The CW Translation: They need that community center now! They have to keep the kids out of the arcades at all costs!!! A car wash where all the teenage boys take off their shirts and show off their abs!...
Welcome to the Hiram Lodge origin story, everybody! And yet, Reggie doesn’t want to stop working for Hiram. In fact, he’d rather stop working with his own father at Mantle Motors. Michael Consuelos as a young Hiram Lodge on ‘Riverdale.'.Bettina Strauss/The CW That will come into play later. and then tells his father he’s quitting. Unhappy, his father goes to Hiram and asks that Hiram leave Reggie alone. And no, they never found palladium....
This week’s episode ofRiverdale, if anything, feels like a backdoor pilot for a show calledThe Pussycats. I don’tthinkit’s an actual backdoor pilot… but it could be. We kick things off by catching up with Melody and Valerie as adults. Ashleigh Murray in ‘Riverdale’.The CW Melody has written a successful book that Tyler Perry has optioned for a movie. At least that’s what Melody wants, but Tyler Perry has another idea....
Cheryl’s arguably a witch, two people are dead, and one big mystery has been solved! Welcome to another episode ofRiverdale. But the cleanse works! Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart in ‘Riverdale’.The CW Kevin then promptly lets Cheryl know he’d like out of her cult. And yet, Cheryl might be onto something because her powers come in handy later in the episode. (TBH I had forgotten that they were “back together.")...
Betty’s plan is revealed with one unexpected consequence. Because you know what Agatha Christie novels did? Is he prepared to deal with the consequences of faking his own death? Credit: Dean Buscher/The CW Let’s start at the beginning. Alice has decided to waste NO time in making a documentary about Jughead’s death. In fact, she’s not even waiting until the cops have found the killer!! Ugh, Alice, we can see you in the mirror WHAT ARE YOU DOING?...
(But I hear the milkshakes are good.) We start the episode with last weeks mystery: Whats on the tape?! Things do move quickly in Riverdale! Riverdale — “Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween” — Image Number: RVD404b_0249.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Camila Mendes as Veronica, KJ Apa as Archie and Eli Goree as Munroe — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Jack Rowand/The CW And I love how closely Archie sits to the TV....
Riverdale has its first supervillain. Oh, Percival Pickens. Somehow, you’re proving to be more annoying than your name. Lili Reinhart, KJ Apa, and Cole Sprouse on ‘Riverdale’.Bettina Strauss/The CW This week’sRiverdalesaw Percival and his powers of persuasion start his takeover of Riverdale in a major way. One citizen at a time, Percival started brainwashing people. It seems this guy has a superpower of his own and it’s not unlike a vampire’s compulsion....
People are dropping like flies in Rivervale. The second installment ofRiverdale’s five-episode event is all about ghost stories. So, to quote our creepily cheerful narrator, Jughead, “Gather round kiddies!” Vanessa Morgan, Barbara Wallace, Madelaine Petsch and Lili Reinhart on ‘Riverdale’.Shane Harvey/The CW hidden in the visor. Soprano, the school’s former driver’s ed teacher. It seems she was fired following allegations of inappropriate relations with students. Her first name was Isabella....
Angels, time-hopping, and J. Edgar Hoover? In general, I’ve enjoyed the recent episodes. I’m weirdly into the characters getting superpowers. Erinn Westbrook on ‘Riverdale’.The CW Something about the show becoming even more bonkers just feels right! But this episode… was a lot. Let’s dig in. There, she plays the role of Teresa as she runs into… Jughead? Just kidding, it’s not Jughead! It’s Rafael, her guardian angel. And this is strike one on this episode for me....
We knew the day would come. Well, two days actually. Archie Archie’s story this week is one of an extremely overwhelmed teen. Then Hiram tries to choke him out at his gym for breaking his daughter’s heart. And that’s basically what happens. (It honestly felt like a bit much.) It seems Frank is ready to turn himself him for the things he did when he was a mercenary. He writes that letter for the kid who killed his dad....
And Riverdale is not looking too hot. If you told me that this episode was the pilot of aRiverdalereboot, I’d believe you. And I think that’s a good thing. The CW Part of the way into a fifth season, it’s exciting to change things up. So, let’s catch you up on what everyone’s been up to in those seven years away. Archie Archie wakes up from a crazy dream in a VA hospital in Yonkers, NY....
Are we returning to ships of the past, or was that Veronica-Archie kiss truly platonic? But okay fine, we can get into a few more details. So, to solve that problem, Betty suggest she kiss Archie, who’s invulnerable. Camila Mendes on ‘Riverdale’.Jack Rowand/The CW Let’s jump to Archie, who spends the entire episode obsessed with palladium. Percival now has a ring made out of the stuff, and Archie hates a weakness!...
Chris Mason will play V’s Wall Street husband when Riverdale returns. Riverdaleseason 5 has found a husband forCamila Mendes’s Veronica Lodge. First of all, wait! Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage; Katie Yu/The CW Veronica has a husband? Chad is an “Alpha Dog” Wall Street bro who’s very controlling and jealous. He’s especially threatened by Veronica’s friendship with Archie (KJ Apa) and her life in Riverdale. “I’m psyched about it. I think it’ll be nice to play an adult....
