Family is at the focus of a Riverdale that sets the rest of the season in motion.
Riverdale Episode 8
So much family tension in one episode!
The ties that bind were front and center in tonights installment, with each ofRiverdales main families in crisis.
Phew, everybody got that?
And you know what?
I am 100% fine with that.
So what I wasnt expecting was the humanity and, yes, gravitas that her character was given tonight.
Up until this point she has been little more than a scene-stealing cartoon.
Jones who was almost honorable.
Like Alice, F.P.
was given some much needed dimension tonight.
The episode did some much-needed course correcting by helping make both characters more likable.
Such a complicated thing.
Besides, its just a nice change of pace to see both Alice and F.P.
acting downright reasonable at times.
As to what didnt work tonight, the tension between Jughead and Archie was far too easily resolved.
Archie gave his dad a ration of shit about not giving F.P.
The series is trying to establish paralells between the older and younger Andrews and Jones men.
Too bad that it doesnt entirely gel quite yet.
As it stands now, Jughead and Fred and solid dudes, F.P.
So yeah, thats still a gigantic problem.
Next week: Archie gets seduced by the red side.
Plus, Ethel returns!
Were still waiting for this to pass.
No Archie, Hell is other people.
Jughead, auditioning for his job interview at Hot Topic.
Will Jason Blossom (Trevor Stines) ever have lines in this show?
At the start of the episode, the Coopers are referred to as the Stepfords of Riverdale.
SoDale is the exact kind of faux-hip branding that gentrification-seeking developers would implement.
Kevin Kellers sheer admiration of the Lodge family continues, i.e.
and his appreciation of Hermiones shoes at the construction site.
Its always an absolute delight whenRiverdaleveers into absolute melodrama territory, and tonight offered plenty of that.
Oh Archie, what a cipher you are.
Tonight gave us our first glimpse at the terribly named Whyte Wyrm, the South Side Serpents hangout.
As pop culture depictions of biker bars go, it was only moderately ridiculous.
(The snake was a nice touch).
Cheryl Blossom always knows how to make an entrance.
Best line of the episode?
That baby shower was the gift that keeps on giving.
I hope that Nana Rose will somehow play into this.
Weve only seen her twice, but she is weird and captivating all at once.
And yes, I absolutely believe her prediction that Polly is pregnant with twins.
I think you know by now what Im capable of.
And with those words Alice Cooper becomes a prime suspect in Jasons murder.
It seems like heartbreak is coming Kevins way.
At least Joaquin seems really crestfallen about potentially having to betray Kevin.
Finally, a point to ponder.
Does the music supervisor get a cut rate on dreamy covers of classic pop songs?
Rating:
4 out of 5
