Riverdale 1×09 Review: “Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion”

With only a handful of episodes left in the season, Riverdale should be ramping up the mystery of Jason Blossom’ death, but it’s on hold for now. Instead, “La Grande Illusion” spends most of its time sorting through smaller details, revealing…

Riverdale 1×08 Review: “Chapter Eight: The Outsiders”

Welcome back to my weekly Riverdale recaps! You can find all of my previous recaps for the show here. “The Outsiders” felt more like a transitional episode that stopped to sort out everyone’s feelings about certain situations, but left out other aspects and…

TV Review: Riverdale 1×07 “Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place”

Welcome back to my weekly Riverdale recaps! You can find all of my previous recaps for the show here. There was a lot going on in “Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place,” so let’s not waste any time. Et tu, Fred? Last week,…

Riverdale 1×06 Review: “Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!”

“Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!” finally delved more into Josie’s character and her relationship with her parents. It was an episode filled with tension, discoveries, and new romantic entanglements. Here’s the breakdown: Family Issues and Secrets Galore I’ll start with…

TV Review: Riverdale 1×05 “Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness”

Riverdale is getting into the ties that bind all of the characters and their families together, and it’s proving to be really intriguing, if somewhat predictable. Last week, I mentioned that Riverdale is finally finding its groove, and it’s definitely apparent in “Chapter…

TV Review: Riverdale 1×04 “Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show”

Riverdale had a much better episode this week with “Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show” and kind of got its groove back without trying as hard as they have been. Maybe the writers are finally figuring out what and what…

TV Review: Riverdale 1×03 “Chapter Three: Body Double”

Riverdale continues to improve from week to week, even though the show can work to tone down the use of labels and seemingly one-dimensional characterization of certain characters. The mystery is unfolding nicely and there are little things that are being…