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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.18: A Night to Remember
Riverdale season 2 attempted a musical episode this week. Putting out a musical during an already incredibly confused both stylistically and in terms of plot seemed like an obvious mistake. The effort versus reward is...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.17: The Noose Tightens
Photo: Katie Yu/The CW This week’s episode of Riverdale season 2 opened on Cheryl Blossom in conversion therapy. She watched a film on the dangers of deviant thoughts. As she watched, she imagined that the...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.16: Primary Colors
Photo: Katie Yu/The CW The biggest issue with Riverdale season 2 is how much it requires the audience to think about its politics. Shaky messaging wouldn’t matter as much if the show focused on the...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.15: There Will Be Blood
This week’s episode of Riverdale season 2 focused on the season’s weakest plot: Hiram Lodge’s shady plans for Riverdale. Jughead Jones’ remains singularly focus on Hiram buying real estate. This just feels weirder and weirder...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.14: The Hills Have Eyes
This week Riverdale season 2 delivered its best episode. Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones traveled up to the Lodge’s lake house for the weekend. This allowed them to actually interact with...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.13: The Tell-Tale Heart
Well, Alice Cooper and Betty Cooper covered up a murder on this week’s Riverdale season 2. This plot could have been great if it kicked off the season. But, thrown in slightly after the mid-season...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.12: The Wicked and the Divine
As Jughead Jones said in the voiceover, this week's episode of Riverdale season 2 followed the plot of a classic mob movie. Archie Andrews was working for Hiram Lodge while secretly gaining intel about him...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.11: The Wrestler
This week on Riverdale season 2 got back to the basics of sports, music and town events. The temporary break from the serial killer plotline allowed the kids to have personal pursuits, which was a...
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Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.10: The Blackboard Jungle
The Riverdale season 2 mid-season premiere had a bit more life in it than the last few episodes before the winter break. But, many characters are still floundering. In particular, Jughead Jones' storyline continued to...
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The Best TV Dramas of 2017
There were a variety of quality TV dramas this year. They offered complex characters, interesting plot turns and beautiful exploration of themes. These are my choices for the best TV dramas of 2017. 17. Fargo...
