My favorite part of the episode was Hiram’s “reasonable” explanation for the fake CDC guys (which apparently convinced everyone):

My rule for Riverdale:

When the show makes KID STUFF into SOMETHING ADULT, like Dungeons & Dragons that’s addictive and dangerous, it’s very entertaining.

When the show makes SOMETHING ADULT into KID STUFF, like Veronica joining the mafia and opening a speakeasy for teenagers, it’s deeply stupid.

I will say, that I do appreciate how Riverdale is taking one (if not the) defining characteristics of Ethel from the comics (her obsession with Jughead) and twisting it in that trademark Riverdale way.

Also, 2/3rds of this episode’s stories could’ve been resolved (okay, so maybe not Veronica not being able to run a…

So Veronica is now living in a malt shop basement, Jughead and Archie are hobos, Cheryl and Toni and the rest of the Serpents are living in a tent shanty town (I think). Who knew this show would become a searing indictment about the homeless epidemic in the .... whatever the period this show is set in is.

Thanks for the great reviews LaToya! I will miss them. I am sympathetic that trying to seriously analyze this crazy show (as opposed to just making random goofy observations about it in the comments) could become a somewhat frustrating undertaking.

So when is Veronica becoming a Serpent with her own jacket made out of pearls

When they first mentioned Hot Dog I didn’t realize he was a dog, and I thought, There’s a Serpent named Hot Dog? I’m so glad this show is back.

I know this show has been gone for months but I already need a break from Archie. It’s like they want me to hate him. First wearing a bow tie and looking like prom king to his own murder trial. Then confessing to a crime he didn’t commit because He could have killed someone? What does that even mean. Everyone on this…

I liked FP giving Archie advice about how to keep it together inside is head  when behind bars. There was a brief moment where you saw Jug’s face and it felt like he was realizing a strength he didn’t know his father had.

At the same time, she had just told him of her past best friend Abby using the same words: “And I hated her, and I will never forgive her, but she needed me and she was my best friend and I loved her.” In BoJack’s case, she omits the very last sentence, because she’s not ready to say it, and probably because she…

I don’t know, maybe it’s just because I was so terrified going in but this didn’t hit me as hard as other episode-11-of-Bojack-Horsemans (Horsemen?). Don’t get me wrong, it was still a great episode. In terms of emotional devastation I’d have it above ‘Downer Ending’ but below all the others.

I still don’t understand why Princess Caroline pushed Ralph away after he reaffirmed his love for her and his desire to begin a family. She seems to genuinely love him, and I feel her fear of commitment post her Bojack relationship is really in her way. 

“So I guess the toughest thing of all was being tough”. “Who are you talking to?” “Estelle”. “Who’s Estelle?!” “Just Estelle! You don’t know her. Not everyone needs to know everybody”. “Hmm, I have learned two lessons today”. For the long-term growth of both Todd and Mr. Peanutbutter, it’s probably good that the show…

Todd’s incredulous “...NO.” when asked if the sex robot was a metaphor was my hardest laugh of the episode.

4 out of the past 5 seasons have followed almost exactly the same beats, and while that has lead to some amazing television (I think season 2 is a high water mark for television), it now feels less like a thesis statement about change and more that the writers just do not know how to move the show forward, and so keep…

Carrie Coon saying “oh fuck your daughter!” in season one of The Leftovers cemented my love for her for all eternity.

I can't believe there's no mention of Nora walking in on Kevin doing his suffocation routine, telling him it's ok, and then laughing hysterically (and it looked like Kevin was humiliated and hurt) when he said he wanted to have a baby with Nora.
And the scene with Tommy and Nora was phenomenal. She was hurting and…

Things I never thought to ask for from the universe nor expected but was gifted with anyways: Regina King and Carrie Coon jumping around on a trampoline to the Wu Tang Clan. It was adorable, hilarious and perfectly ridiculous.

An A? That was a D or D-, easy.

"A bunch of tall women were molested, and Mr. Ryan was one of them."