Chapter 103: "The Town"

Riverdale with actual social commentary? It’s more likely than you think.

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide depicted in episode, homelessness, homeless encampments, murder, child abuse, abuse, assault with a weapon, manipulation, racism, genocide, class warfare.

Riverdale appears to have its villain for now, and somehow, despite all the crazy, he’s stealing the show. Anytime a show like this can absolutely nail a character with no moral compass and no desire for compromise and mix in social commentary to boot, that’s a heck of a job. In fact our one big complaint is that it’s very muddy on what this “superhero” arc is meant to be. But at the very least, this show has us intrigued, and that’s saying something when this show has let us down too many times before. Steel yourself for Percival’s golden words as we discuss “Chapter 103: The Town” this week on The Doghouse.

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