It's like they knew they only had Chad for one episode so they just blew the entire plotline up with comic excess.
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Riverdale |OT| Woah, Black Betty!
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It's like they knew they only had Chad for one episode so they just blew the entire plotline up with comic excess.
I turned it on to take a glance(after missing half of season 3), and WTF. Sorry, I'm done with this foolishness. It's just too much.
His persona was just weird in this episode. He was always crazy (obviously, he's a cult leader), but in season 3 it felt more like an understated, twisted religious zealot way. Here he turned into a full anime villain.
I guess my thing with season 4 is I don't really know where they're going with it? Obviously they keep building stuff up about the spring break with Jughead, and I guess I'm glad they chose to resolve a few things before plunging into the next big conspiracy, but I dunno, I feel like the show's run its course.
Then again there were people saying that directly after season 1 (and they were probably right).
At first I thought this was insane, which it definitely was, but then I realized it was kind of genius as an homage to 70s B-movies. The quick zoom to Edgar on the stairs, the beret, the rocket and Evel Knievel jumpsuit. After this episode though, I really think they wasted the character of Edgar last season and the entire cult storyline if he was capable of this amount of excessive villainy.
Seriously. It would've been a lot more fun if the Farm was THIS crazy (living in a dilapidated hotel!?) from the very beginning.
I didn't mind how it looked (the costume etc.), but it just made so little sense in the scope of general story, that it was hilarious.
I'm glad we're done with the Farm subplot, but most of the ones we have left don't seem interesting at all.
For Archie, it feels like we're going through the "Archie has his heart in the right place, but is an idiot" story again.
With Jug, I understand that the writers wanted to make Bret (?) seem petty, but the way he went from 0 to 100 was kind of an overkill. That said, it's Riverdale we're talking about, so in this sense everything was perfectly normal.
I'm curious where the Cheryl plot is going to go, now that Toni knows.
I'm glad we're done with the Farm subplot, but most of the ones we have left don't seem interesting at all.
For Archie, it feels like we're going through the "Archie has his heart in the right place, but is an idiot" story again.
With Jug, I understand that the writers wanted to make Bret (?) seem petty, but the way he went from 0 to 100 was kind of an overkill. That said, it's Riverdale we're talking about, so in this sense everything was perfectly normal.
I'm curious where the Cheryl plot is going to go, now that Toni knows.
I felt like they needed to end this cult storyline as it played it's part in S3 but it was a weird episode. That scene with Betty and Mama cooper walking with the gun was so fucking dope though especially the slow motion.
The third Blossom kid is gonna show up and Cheryl's gonna lose it even further.
I spent an hour shouting at my television with this episode. The rocket, the beret, Mr. Lodge wandering out of prison at will, chest bursting rats, Archie fights herd of toughs in a scene lit like a Refn movie and Jughead tumbles headlong into Hogwarts for Bret Easton Ellis.
How is it that Sabrina which is about magic and bullshit more grounded than this?
How is it that Sabrina which is about magic and bullshit more grounded than this?
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Had trouble watching the latest episode, because I just *couldn't* process what had occurred previously.
Betty:
1.) Diffused a bomb
2.) Stole a bus
3.) Got knocked out / locked up
4.) Escaped confinement with her mother
5.) Confronted Edgar Evernever with said mother, who was inexplicably dressed as Evil Fucking Kineval attempting to escape in a fucking homemade rocket
6.)???
7.) Shits all good and nobody is going to mention all of that was definitely a fever dream
Betty:
1.) Diffused a bomb
2.) Stole a bus
3.) Got knocked out / locked up
4.) Escaped confinement with her mother
5.) Confronted Edgar Evernever with said mother, who was inexplicably dressed as Evil Fucking Kineval attempting to escape in a fucking homemade rocket
6.)???
7.) Shits all good and nobody is going to mention all of that was definitely a fever dream
Nothing escapes The Betty Cooper Singularity not even fake Evel Knieval. Only bad cam show plot lines can weaken her true power.
The Halloween episode felt an attempt to tell entirely self-contained stories that would ultimately advance each character's narrative. The best part about the ridiculous Cheryl Blossom story is that it didn't feel tonally different the normal Dark Shadows bullshit written for that character.
Well, things sure are happening. I hate how Archie's arc is yet another "he means well, but his execution is extremely stupid so he is needlessly putting himself in danger". Is it the 3rd time, 4th time?
Also, who else thinks that those weird timeskips we've been getting since the end of last season are Jughead trying out his "perfect murder" irl? I'd say it goes poorly, but I doubt they'd kill him off. Or maybe it's just showing the events of his book, but using Riverdale characters or something.
Also, who else thinks that those weird timeskips we've been getting since the end of last season are Jughead trying out his "perfect murder" irl? I'd say it goes poorly, but I doubt they'd kill him off. Or maybe it's just showing the events of his book, but using Riverdale characters or something.
It reminds me of the way How To Get Away With Murder deal with their flash forward stories but Riverdale is doing it with less style and effectiveness.
I didnt like this episode, it felt off. I did like the introduction of V's sister though and bringing Hiram out. Betty and Jughead have the best storyline so far but lets see how things go. I loved the Halloween episode especially cheryl and Toni's story.
Also glad that cult storyline is dead finally. They should have ended it in S3 when it was actually good.
Also glad that cult storyline is dead finally. They should have ended it in S3 when it was actually good.
I was the opposite of into those cat murder flashbacks. Holy shit.
Also I am here for the release of Hiram Lodge from jail. He is best when he is causing batshit shenanigans.
Also I am here for the release of Hiram Lodge from jail. He is best when he is causing batshit shenanigans.
Yeah, that seems like the most obvious play at this point. Hoping for a swerve.
What the heck was this episode even.
How many more never before shown family members are we going to see this season?
How many more times Archie will try to do the right thing so much that he'll ask Hiram for help, which will result in being used/betrayed?
Regarding Charles/Chic - it seems that Charles wanted to have evidence to prove that Betty's family was responsible for the death of the shady guy to let Chic out of prison?
That suicide scene was so, so dumb. Like... what?
One thing I actually like was Jughead talking with the write dude who's name I don't even remember. Yes, that was a realistic reaction an adult would have towards an angry teenager (although of course he's guilty).
How many more never before shown family members are we going to see this season?
How many more times Archie will try to do the right thing so much that he'll ask Hiram for help, which will result in being used/betrayed?
Regarding Charles/Chic - it seems that Charles wanted to have evidence to prove that Betty's family was responsible for the death of the shady guy to let Chic out of prison?
That suicide scene was so, so dumb. Like... what?
One thing I actually like was Jughead talking with the write dude who's name I don't even remember. Yes, that was a realistic reaction an adult would have towards an angry teenager (although of course he's guilty).
How the hell is Nancy Drew, a show straight up dealing with Ghosts and Possession, more grounded than fucking Riverdale.
Give it time. Riverdale S1 was (comparatively) pretty grounded too.
We already got J-horror and straight-up possession. Next season's gonna have zombies.
Sounds fun. Is it good? Cold be interesting to watch while waiting for Sabrina.
It's...exactly what you would expect out of "Nancy Drew on the CW".
I know literally nothing about Nancy Drew ahah. I'm not from the US (nor did I know English as a kid), so her books weren't really popular where I live growing up.
I think I'm gonna give it a try.
It's actually pretty good. Maybe Riverdale just conditioned me to accept craziness, but the weird stuff happening in Nancy Drew really don't phase me much.
I bounced off of it.
The Archieverse shows have conditioned me to need more from my batshit teenage television.
I thought season 2 was dumb, but I'm only 4 episodes into S3 and this shit is off the rails. Should I just cut bait?
Yes. Season 3 gets very dumb.
I think it gets crazy, reigns itself in a bit, then goes very crazy. There were some decent episodes tho.
Slow motion sexy approaches to crime scenes while nu pop plays?
she fucks a lot with CW's new initiative it seems where the women initiate sex. Started with Nancy Drew then Riverdale's Nancy Drew, Betty
"There's no way the witness will tell us what he saw, he refuses to talk."
"We'll see about that!"
Okay, I love Riverdale, it's trash and a guilty pleasure of mine.
But I just finished season two of Elité and can't understand why there isn't an OT for that show! It's sooo good, you can't even compare it with the writing of Riverdale.
But I just finished season two of Elité and can't understand why there isn't an OT for that show! It's sooo good, you can't even compare it with the writing of Riverdale.
Last night's episode felt incredibly restrained and like an attempt to find a new way to ground the show in a post-Luke Perry world.
It's so hilarious when the show returns to "regular" teens problems. I don't want my daughter to have sex but go ahead help me with this dead body.