Chapter 124: "Dirty Dancing"

Kevin and Tom Keller deserve better.

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of homophobia, parental manipulation, abuse, sex, misogyny, sex work.

Just as we thought Riverdale might have turned a corner, they took this week’s episode as a chance to completely undo one of the few good storylines from the earlier timeline. Instead of Kevin Keller having a loving, supportive dad who wanted nothing other than his son to be happy, we get this absolutely disgusting display of homophobia. And to what end? None that we can see, other than maybe to hammer home how much Archie is still Archie in this universe. The meta-narrative may be pulling together somewhat, and Betty’s pouting is adorable and absolutely on point. Still, any bit of goodwill we had for the writers and particularly RAS has been chucked out the window. We discuss “Chapter 124: Dirty Dancing” this week on The Doghouse.

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