Chapter 99: "The Witching Hour(s)"

“Happy-sad endings are the best.”

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of witchcraft, red scare, abuse, witch hunts, homophobia, sex, persecution, false arrest, racism, murder, poison, death.

After three episodes of constant shrugging with some wildly weird moments, Riverdale decided to drop this episode, a meandering, pandering mess that tries to retcon Cheryl Freaking Blossom as some historically persecuted figure through time. Look, it’s one thing to confront the past of the Blossom family and how the town of Riverdale wronged them. But to suddenly flip this into some tragic morality play about the mistreatment of Cheryl is just beyond the pale at this point. At least on occasion they decide to have some fun with it - there’s solid acting from a lot of our favorite actors in the show, and we get a brief but mildly entertaining appearance from the queen of the teen witches, Sabrina Spellman. But more than any episode this arc, we’re really, really struggling to understand why any of this is important. Take a hand and prepare for the comet’s passing as we discuss “Chapter 99: The Witching Hour(s)” this week on The Doghouse.

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