Chris Cummins Feb 2, 2018
Archie goes Goodfellas and there's a real Jughead problem in this week's episode. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Supergirl season 3 episode 12 review: For Good Supergirl season 3 episode 11 review: Fort Rozz Supergirl season 3 episode 10 review: Legion Of Superheroes
2.12 The Wicked And The Divine
Featuring music cues ripped from Boogie Nights and Reservoir Dogs, as well as a general Goodfellas-light air to the proceedings, tonight’s episode is a valentine to '90s cinema, and perhaps the greatest example yet of how Riverdale loves to infuse disparate pop culture elements into its increasingly ridiculous world. (This is, after all, a show that namedrops 'Bittersweet Symphony' as the “song from Cruel Intentions” as opposed to referring to it as the Verve’s best-known tune). Not that there’s anything wrong with any of this. In fact, as I've mentioned before, if there’s one...
Archie goes Goodfellas and there's a real Jughead problem in this week's episode. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Supergirl season 3 episode 12 review: For Good Supergirl season 3 episode 11 review: Fort Rozz Supergirl season 3 episode 10 review: Legion Of Superheroes
2.12 The Wicked And The Divine
Featuring music cues ripped from Boogie Nights and Reservoir Dogs, as well as a general Goodfellas-light air to the proceedings, tonight’s episode is a valentine to '90s cinema, and perhaps the greatest example yet of how Riverdale loves to infuse disparate pop culture elements into its increasingly ridiculous world. (This is, after all, a show that namedrops 'Bittersweet Symphony' as the “song from Cruel Intentions” as opposed to referring to it as the Verve’s best-known tune). Not that there’s anything wrong with any of this. In fact, as I've mentioned before, if there’s one...
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