Things jump off in the most eventful installment of Riverdale to date.
Riverdale Episode 3
Well, that escalated quickly.
remains the most tiresome portion of the show so far).
While that is blasphemy to those who treat the comics as gospel, it makes for riveting television.
Its to the credit of the writing staff that these characters arent going to be taking their expected journey.
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And lets talk about the revenge scenario that Betty and Veronica cook up.
But who is she pretending to be?
Ones that will surely become better explored in episodes to come.
No matter how gentle she may seem on the outside.
With each week, Jughead is getting more to do, and time around he gets to play journalist/detective.
Riverdale Rundown!
Shannon Purser (Barb ofStranger Thingsfame) makes her anticipated debut as Ethel Muggs in this episode.
Chuck Clayton, we hardly knew ye.
The biggest divergence from the source material to date has Chuck Clayton becoming Riverdale Highs resident jock villain.
Related: A sticky maple is a real slang term andit is graphic.
But what really made Archie superfans lose their minds tonight was the inclusion of Cricket ODell on this list.
Because she is one of the most shithouse bonkers characters ever created by Archie.
You see, Cricket ODell can smell money.
This has resulted in, as one would reasonably assume, lots of madcap antics over the years.
In fact, ODell has been around for nearly 50 years at this point.
Go FULL ON WEIRDRiverdale.
Do it for me, but more than that, do it for Cricket.
See for yourself:
This is a reference to Big Mooses legendary stupidity.
Did anyone else see sparks fly between Archie and the Pussycats Valerie?
Or between Betty and Valeries brother, Trev?
Rewatch the episode, and you probably did.
Dilton Doiley as a paranoid survivalist?
And I touched upon this briefly last week, but lets hear it for Jugheads comic accurate beanie!
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Betty refers to Jughead as Juggie, another example of Riverdale using the comics established nicknames.
Yay respect for the source material!
Just what the hell is up with the teen lounge.
And was that a VCR stocked with tapes I saw there?
Are the producers going for anArcherfeel where present technology meets the past to create a sense of timelessness?
In Cold Bloodwas referenced again.
Rating:
4 out of 5
