After spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie returns to find the town is on the verge of becoming a ghost town; when Toni catches him up on what's been going on, Archie reaches out... Read allAfter spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie returns to find the town is on the verge of becoming a ghost town; when Toni catches him up on what's been going on, Archie reaches out to the rest of the gang to return home.After spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie returns to find the town is on the verge of becoming a ghost town; when Toni catches him up on what's been going on, Archie reaches out to the rest of the gang to return home.
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After spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie returns to find the town is now under Hiram Lodge's grip and on the verge of becoming a ghost town. When Toni catches him up on what's been going on, Archie reaches out to the rest of the gang to return home.
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Pleasantly surprised by season 5, keep it up!
I barely had any hope for season 5 after the craziness of season 3 and 4 - but so far, season 5 is pretty great actually, especially since episode 3 (2 was a bit too rushed). I didn't love this episode as much as I loved episode 3 so I was a little bit disappointed. Still, it's a great episode and it's unfair to hold it to episode 3 standards (which was so emotional and great due to the theme and had the bonus of a finale-like feeling). But you have to see season 5 episode 4 as a first episode rather than a fourth (it was actually planned to be the first of season 5 but then Covid happened). And as this it is quite amazing.
The time jump of seven years was well done and the characters' development during that time (mostly) convincing. A little minus here for Jug - he was a bit too much of the cliché writer, then again Riverdale plays with clichés all the time and it does work after some minutes of Jug as a writer. Veronica and her marriage seemed very logical to me, just what I expected (although I wondered why she wasn't honest with her husband about her job, that wasn't so much Veronica to me). Betty as FBI trainee was just perfect and I only loved her more after that episode and Archie was all the same, just way more mature, which is really relieving after the last four seasons where I didn't like him so much. I won't say much about Toni and Cheryl - I don't know yet how to think of their development but I'm looking forward to answering this question next week.
Riverdale itself - well, it's not the same and it is kinda crazy but not as crazy as season 3/4 Riverdale and I like the choices made here.
The Aesthetics are great as always, actually even better now with this new touch this episode has. A clear yes from me,
What I absolutely loved about this episode (and the episode before): It took its time, even for little moments, and it felt a lot like season 1 Riverdale just with something new to it. It wasn't crazy stuff happening all the time, it was just a great episode with a really cool way of telling a story. It managed to show all that happened during the last seven years that were skipped, it showed how the characters developed and where they landed - and I really was disappointed when it ended.
I really hope they keep it up.
The time jump of seven years was well done and the characters' development during that time (mostly) convincing. A little minus here for Jug - he was a bit too much of the cliché writer, then again Riverdale plays with clichés all the time and it does work after some minutes of Jug as a writer. Veronica and her marriage seemed very logical to me, just what I expected (although I wondered why she wasn't honest with her husband about her job, that wasn't so much Veronica to me). Betty as FBI trainee was just perfect and I only loved her more after that episode and Archie was all the same, just way more mature, which is really relieving after the last four seasons where I didn't like him so much. I won't say much about Toni and Cheryl - I don't know yet how to think of their development but I'm looking forward to answering this question next week.
Riverdale itself - well, it's not the same and it is kinda crazy but not as crazy as season 3/4 Riverdale and I like the choices made here.
The Aesthetics are great as always, actually even better now with this new touch this episode has. A clear yes from me,
What I absolutely loved about this episode (and the episode before): It took its time, even for little moments, and it felt a lot like season 1 Riverdale just with something new to it. It wasn't crazy stuff happening all the time, it was just a great episode with a really cool way of telling a story. It managed to show all that happened during the last seven years that were skipped, it showed how the characters developed and where they landed - and I really was disappointed when it ended.
I really hope they keep it up.
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