TV Review: Riverdale (Season 3, Episode 11)
4th February 2019
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The latest episode of Riverdale, "The Red Dahlia", sees Jughead getting deeper into the mystery of the Gargoyle King and Archie continuing in his downward spiral of increasing anger and alcoholism.
leans into its ridiculous side, and this episode is no exception.
Archie's day drinking leads to him being rescued by Josie. The two aren't exactly known for spending time together (which the show acknowledges in a fun meta moment), but that's exactly what Archie needs as Josie is able to give him some hard truths - or at least that's what it seems. Later, it turns out that Josie's pep talk has led Archie towards a rash decision - something that does seem kind of pointless, although it does lead to consequences that have been a LONG time coming.
centre stage as the next Lodge villain, and we end the episode with her shooting someone important - and we actually see the body this time.
This week's episode was certainly quite confusing, and there was a lot going on - but it does finally seem like the storylines are gathering momentum and pushing forward. Hopefully that keeps up for the rest of the season, with a better balance of storylines than in this episode. Good as it was, it felt like it was trying to do far too much to make up for the slow start to the midseason run of episodes.
Riverdale Season 3 is streaming weekly, with new episodes available on Thursdays.
Image Credit: © 2019 The CW Network, LLC.
Riverdale this week takes a turn for the noir, a pretty good fit for the show overall. The combination of Jughead's overdramatic monologue, the typewriter, and Veronica asking half of our show's resident detective team to uncover who shot her father, all filmed in black and white, is a genius and slightly ridiculous move - but this show has always worked best when it- Article continues below...
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