Riverdale Chapters 42 & 43: All Hail the Gryphon Queen

Riverdale gets really ridiculous and we’re having an extra good time with it (with some big caveats). We discuss Hiram’s strange plan, Archie trying to get himself killed, connections to East of Eden and Death of a Salesman, Veronica’s big casino night, the haphazard storytelling of the Sisters of Quiet Mercy and the history of women’s incarceration, and spotty character writing.

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Episode 28 content warning: police brutality, child abuse, prison, cults, self harm, suicide, religion, institutionalization, mental hospitals, physical and mental abuse

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Chapters

• 0:00 Content Warning
• 0:21 Ridiculous plot lines this week
• 7:22 Cast this week
• 13:28 Chapter 42 background
• 16:09 Chapter 42 recap
• 35:31 Chapter 42 discussion
• 1:06:08 Chapter 43 background
• 1:07:00 Chapter 43 recap
• 1:20:25 Chapter 43 discussion
• 1:31:50 Plugs