It's really hard to get through the episode tbh. The show is getting worse and worse.
65 Reviews
DISAPPOINTED
trollcczz19 April 2018
Well this is one way to shake up a television series audience...but in a GOOD way!
Ed-Shullivan19 April 2018
A 9 out of 10 rating for this episode
I think the message that the audience is supposed to extract from this episode which is deliberately designed as a musical highlighting the 1976 cult classic film "Carrie" is that there will be revenge delivered by the schools musical lead that being Cheryl Blossom. Cheryl's mother Penelope Blossom however puts a stop to her daughter's dream of being the female lead singer by advising the school principal that her daughter Cheryl did not have her permission to participate in the school musical.
Jughead has been assigned to film the rehearsals as a semi documentary and he actually captures more emotions of the performers off of stage than during the scheduled musicals rehearsals. This episode is highlighting the strained relationships between the cast members parents and their children, and the songs within this episode carry the messages of each child's/parents need to resolve their family conflicts. Thus the title "A Night to Remember". This episode leaves no comparison to the recent 2016 TV musical versions of Grease, Hairspray, or even the Rocky Horror Picture show, but it delivered a sufficient amount of panache to leave its audience wanting more (not of) the same but more of the continued variety in the series Riverdale which you can never guess what the producers have in store for us each week.
Riverdale has now completed a total of thirty-one (31) episodes and I must say that my interest in the series has not waned. On the contrary, this episode, "A Night to Remember" has fortified my belief that the series Riverdale both literally and figuratively "is to die for".
I think the message that the audience is supposed to extract from this episode which is deliberately designed as a musical highlighting the 1976 cult classic film "Carrie" is that there will be revenge delivered by the schools musical lead that being Cheryl Blossom. Cheryl's mother Penelope Blossom however puts a stop to her daughter's dream of being the female lead singer by advising the school principal that her daughter Cheryl did not have her permission to participate in the school musical.
Jughead has been assigned to film the rehearsals as a semi documentary and he actually captures more emotions of the performers off of stage than during the scheduled musicals rehearsals. This episode is highlighting the strained relationships between the cast members parents and their children, and the songs within this episode carry the messages of each child's/parents need to resolve their family conflicts. Thus the title "A Night to Remember". This episode leaves no comparison to the recent 2016 TV musical versions of Grease, Hairspray, or even the Rocky Horror Picture show, but it delivered a sufficient amount of panache to leave its audience wanting more (not of) the same but more of the continued variety in the series Riverdale which you can never guess what the producers have in store for us each week.
Riverdale has now completed a total of thirty-one (31) episodes and I must say that my interest in the series has not waned. On the contrary, this episode, "A Night to Remember" has fortified my belief that the series Riverdale both literally and figuratively "is to die for".
What is going on!?
jasonviliame20 April 2018
If there's anything that doesn't belong on this show, it's the musicals/singing. This is by far the worst episode. Difficult to watch from beginning to end. If they don't do anything about it, this will drag Riverdale down, if it isn't already plummeting.
Definitely A Night to Remember!
misstiarose19 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I thought the episode was great! Cheryl going full on Carrie and scaring her mum. Would've loved to see a bit more of Jughead in the ep but I think filming bts was the right job for him. Cheryl and Josie working things out made me so happy as well as Betty and Veronica rekindling their friendship. Archie getting rid of the fancy car Hiram got him and then buying the one from Junkyard Steve so he and his dad could fix it up really made my heart melt. You could definitely see on Fred's face that he was proud of his son. I thought Alice showed real emotion in this episode so thumbs up to Mädchen! And what a great twist to have the Black Hood back! I knew Svenson wasn't the actual BH. Body Count: Midge Klump. All around great episode.
WHY do "they" take great dramas and screw up one episode by making it a musical?
maverickz-33-53038819 April 2018
I absolutely HATE when they take a great drama shows like this and inject a musical episode into it. If people want a musical show, there are plenty on TV, stop wasting an episode by making regular dramas into a musical. This happens with far too many TV shows.
I get that they are doing a musical play at school, but that doesn't mean they are going to randomly break out into song all over place outside of the play and the rehearsals. It's an overused, stupid concept, bordering on cliche at this point. This particular musical episode was worse than most with so much lipsyncing and more autotune than a Kesha album. It was pretty much unwatchable.
I get that they are doing a musical play at school, but that doesn't mean they are going to randomly break out into song all over place outside of the play and the rehearsals. It's an overused, stupid concept, bordering on cliche at this point. This particular musical episode was worse than most with so much lipsyncing and more autotune than a Kesha album. It was pretty much unwatchable.
One of the Best Eps!
blhemmerling29 April 2018
I'm not sure why everyone is hating on this episode? I thought it was one of the best yet. It took a risk and it really worked for me. Like the Buffy musical episode, this one was great and I would think true fans of Riverdale would enjoy and appreciate it.
The stars
sora-kwon19 April 2018
Are for the suspense. I don't have the patience for musicals in this teen genre. I have to listen to the words of these corny songs just to follow the story?? I just want to enjoy this silly, mindless and entertaining story without working too hard after a freaking long day. Yes. None of my feedback is helpful. I'm just saying.
Worst episode ever!
ellinorandersson8620 April 2018
what is wrong with you people?
teenagemutantninjadaniel21 April 2018
This episode was great!! sure, not all of them can sing well, & sure it didn't progress the plot all that much, but it's way better than the garbage storylines they've been giving us for like the last ten episodes. plus if you're a fan of the original carrie movie the music is catchy & sticks to the storyline of that pretty well. you all need to get some class & stop trolling what was supposed to be a nice little break from the boring stuff.
Please make it stop.
ilklucg2344 May 2018
I know that music has always been a part of this show. And while I am not the biggest fan of it, I was fine that every once in a while a character sang "live" and you could clearly hear the autotune. It did not bother me too much.
But a whole musical episode... Sorry, but the voices of the actors are just not strong enough for that at all. Not if you hear the obvious difference between their speaking voices and their tuned singing voices. I sometimes even thought that it weren't even their real voices.
So no, please no more musical episodes. Please.
UNWATCHABLE....
BuddyTheElf1119 April 2018
Seriously another show that decided to make a musical episode...boring and predictable!! The second half of season two hasn't been very good in my opinion but this episode is just terrible. Why does every show feel the need to make a musical episode. If I wanted to watch a musical I'd watch Glee. I'm halfway through the episode and I honestly don't even think I can finish watching this in one sitting. This is a train wreck....
Took me out of the riverdale feeling; and I like musicals.
tlarsen-545592 July 2018
This was a bad idea. Season 2 had such a great dark twin peaks feeling to it and then they made the dialog part of the musical. It doesn't fit the story that the couples who all have beef with each other put it all aside to make a musical. Way to ruin the season. Also, their mouths and vowel shapes don't match with the words and intensity of their singing. It's painful. Just when I thought the greatest showman had the worst lip syncing....
My ears..
cutesycake22 April 2018
I never review anything but the episode was so terrible that I just had to get this out. The autotune reminds me of those Kidz Bop songs. Every time one of them sings I get this awful feeling in my eardrums, not to mention they have trouble matching their facial emotions to the singing.
Worst episode ever
Why
laskolasse19 April 2018
Love it!
mikebenyon7 November 2021
I kind of get why many people wouldn't like this episode but I loved it. As well as being a Riverdale fan I also love Carrie the musical. These are songs from the actual show, not specifically written for Riverdale. They really showcase how talented the cast are and the episode provided a nice relief from all the carnage that usually takes place.
Hard to get through the whole episode
crysgail19 April 2018
I thought the "musical" part of this episode would just be at the school performance. However they made the entire episode a musical. It was extremely hard for me to push through all the singing to finish watching. I gave it a 4/10 because even though that aspect really ruined it for me, the scene of Cheryl and her mother was absolutely amazing.
Ignore the Negative Reviews
naydenlover18 September 2019
Okay first before I start let me explain what I know about musicals - sometimes regular dialogue doesn't work and so feelings are told in song and the musicals and musical episodes I've seen have done it very well, from Buffy, to Scrubs and to Once Upon A Time and having been recently watching Riverdale when I watched this one I was surprised to find when they were doing the Carrie musical was going to be an actual musical.
The cast really surprised me and the writers wrote the songs to relay how they were feeling in their current storylines - the Betty and her mother was a surprise and Jughead feeling the behind the scenes love it
And let me say the ending, did NOT see that coming and man I can't wait to watch the next episode!
It was bearable after taking a drill to my ear drums.
laztheripper26 April 2018
I loved the parts where they weren't singing, those were great. Did I mention I love when they don't make cringe musicals? Whole show ruined. If I could give a -100 I would, but this trash rating system won't let me give this episode the rating it deserves. All jokes aside, I honestly enjoyed all of the 5 combined seconds of non singing in this episode. <3
Carrie the musical
jtalks9 March 2019
Fantastic
jasminhegmann19 May 2018
I don't get all the criticism?
These are children in High School afterall?
They are all involved in extracurriculars.. River Vixens, Football, Wrestling, Pussy Cats?
This does actually make a lot of sense... and takes the edge off a little and they all deserved that for the big finale.
Also Madeleine Petsch outdone herself once again.. she has such talent and authenticity. She is a real scene stealer, the scene at thistehouse was breathtaking. She ruled this season!
Disgusting
FR4NC10 March 2019
This musical attempt just got totally failed, if you couldn't stand this english version that for me it's meh, don't even think about hearing the spanish dub, pretty bad, voice cordinations are totally offset and voices just sound horrible...
I really want to see if they do better on "Heather: The Musical"
I really want to see if they do better on "Heather: The Musical"
Kwiturbitchin
Farts_Upwind21 April 2018
Not nearly as lousy as many are trying to make it out to be. I enjoyed the energy they put into the singing and dancing. They probably had fun doing something different. All the episodes can't be alike or you people will be moaning about how the show is in a rut.
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