Dead Ends

Heavy episode this week and a content warning up to that this episode has a fair bit of discussion about sexual assault. We discuss Nick St Clair, the background production for writing Cheryl's plotline, the episode coming out around the Harvey Weinstein allegations & writing well rounded women characters. There's also still plenty of fun as we talk through Alice stepping into her serpent past, the big drag race, Jughead's serpent initiation, Betty's serial killer trials & the weird m...

Riverdale is here. The show steps on the accelerator and moves into a new melodramatic gear. We cover Archie’s crusade and the red circle, all the new outside characters, high school gang violence, get annoyed at Betty and Jughead, Hiram loving the chaos, Hermione being hot and cold and ponder what Jughead’s school situation is. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 9 Content warnings: toxic masculinity, militias, right wing ideo...

We begin a new season as all of our protagonists are in disarray. We discuss Archie’s turmoil, Fred Andrew’s nightmares, Cheryl taking charge, Jughead’s new serpent allies, the introduction of Hiram Lodge and everyone’s issues with their parents (which is a very long list). Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 8 Content warnings: gun violence, death, murder, child abuse, emotional abuse, manipulation, divorce, drug use Theme so...

What a way to end the season. Riverdale really sticks the landing with both the reveal of Jason's killer and a finale episode dedicated to character arcs. We talk about how well everything is tied up, how gorgeous these episodes continue to look, Betty's great speech, and review how each of the characters has (and hasn't) grown over the season. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 7 Content warnings: murder, suicide, gun v...

Somehow we’re already rapidly approaching the end of this season as the mystery really picks up this week. We discuss Jughead’s birthday, how different characters express control, FP attending the high school party, Cheryl starting to rebel, and Betty being on the wrong end of Jughead’s ire. We also wonder why no one will tell Betty about Archie and Veronica?? We also discuss the approaching Trump presidency, the TikTok ban (and reinstatement), and the sad passing of David Lynch. Our amazing...