Eventually, Archie gets the varsity captain position only to turn it down and recommend Reggie. Val is quick to note that Archie ties his worth too closely to what others like Oscar say. They’re juvenile I can’t help you,” Oscar tells Archie.Īrchie proves not to have a secure sense of self and begins to heavily doubt his abilities in the wake of Oscar’s judgment. But Oscar is actually the worst choice to continue Archie’s music lessons. She even recommends him to contact Oscar (Raul Castillo), a successful New York songwriter currently working as a visiting professor at a Riverdale college. Josie and the Pussycats’ bassist Valerie “Val” Brown (Hayley Law) becomes an unexpected ally aiding him with writing music. But trying to balance between football and his real passion of music proves to be difficult. He’s up for varsity football captain position against Reggie. He stays up late at night working out using the punching bag in his bedroom. In “Heart of Darkness” he obsessively focuses on football in order to ignore his feelings in the wake of Ms. Every other character has a pretty bonkers, rich storyline involving things like murder, intrigue, institutionalized sisters, and heavy doses of melodrama. Not to mention the break in at their home with all of Sheriff Keller’s files and his so-called “murder wall” being swiped. Even Kevin has more of a stake in the mystery given that his father is Sheriff Keller. Veronica becoming an unlikely confidante to Cheryl and staying at Thornhill for history’s most awkward sleepover puts her at ground zero this week. Jughead and Betty are actively investigating Jason’s murder better than Sheriff Keller seems to be doing. He’s completely disconnected from the noir tinged murder mystery that gives the show its addictive pull. Archie’s story feels to be a part of an entirely different, far more pedestrian teen drama. Apa’s performance but with how the character is written. But this episode also reveals a major issue within the show itself: Archie doesn’t quite work as a character. The memorial for Jason along with Jughead and Betty’s investigation into his murder reveal the fault lines in the lives of everyone in Riverdale. The mansion in question is Thornhill, the residence of the Blossom family that has its very own graveyard. From the opening scene onward Riverdale depicts its own spin on the genre tapping into some of its more recognizable attributes - lit candelabras, nightmares, a heavy use of blood red in the color palette, characters lurking in shadows, and a creepy mansion. This week, Riverdale goes full blown gothic horror melodrama in order to create an engrossing tale about dark family secrets.
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