Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
02-16-17, 08:51 PM
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Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
RIVERDALE
"Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, DLS) (HDTV)
HOLDING ON - When Jughead (Cole Sprouse) learns that an anonymous buyer has plans to tear down the local drive-in, he fights desperately to keep it open. Betty (Lili Reinhart) finds her friendship with Archie on the line after stumbling upon some startling information she's uncovered about Miss Grundy's (guest star Sarah Habel) past. Elsewhere, Veronica (Camila Mendes) confronts her mother Hermoine (Marisol Nichols) about a suspicious meeting she witnessed between her mother and a shady Southside Serpent. Finally, after uncovering Betty's diary, Alice (Madchen Amick) finds the perfect opportunity to destroy Archie's golden boy image. Madelaine Petsch and Luke Perry also star. Mark Piznarski directed the episode written by Michael Grassi (#104). Original airdate 2/16/2017.
RIVERDALE
"Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, DLS) (HDTV)
HOLDING ON - When Jughead (Cole Sprouse) learns that an anonymous buyer has plans to tear down the local drive-in, he fights desperately to keep it open. Betty (Lili Reinhart) finds her friendship with Archie on the line after stumbling upon some startling information she's uncovered about Miss Grundy's (guest star Sarah Habel) past. Elsewhere, Veronica (Camila Mendes) confronts her mother Hermoine (Marisol Nichols) about a suspicious meeting she witnessed between her mother and a shady Southside Serpent. Finally, after uncovering Betty's diary, Alice (Madchen Amick) finds the perfect opportunity to destroy Archie's golden boy image. Madelaine Petsch and Luke Perry also star. Mark Piznarski directed the episode written by Michael Grassi (#104). Original airdate 2/16/2017.
02-17-17, 12:46 AM
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Re: Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
Well that Grundy situation was resolved quickly. Thought that would be a season-long plot.
02-17-17, 01:50 AM
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Re: Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
Damn, no more Miss. GrundyLili Reinhart was pretty awesome in this episode.
and hey it's a Skeet Ulrich siting!
02-17-17, 09:04 AM
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Re: Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
Surprised the Grundy plot didn't last longer. Nice to see the call back to the comic Grundy. I guess they wanted to cut out the love square for a love triangle but I doubt Grundy is gone for too long.
02-17-17, 09:54 AM
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If Jughead and his brother didn't sneak into the drive-in back in the day, maybe it would still be open!
Ok, not really, but the reveal at the end made the episode better than the typical "save the [insert historical building here] plots"
Ok, not really, but the reveal at the end made the episode better than the typical "save the [insert historical building here] plots"
02-17-17, 11:32 AM
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Sad to see sexy Grundy leave. Nice call back though to her character in the comics.
Thought Jughead living in the movie theatre was a nice twist at the end. Holly hell what happened to Skeet Ulrich?
Not sure about Hermione dealing with a biker gang. I love this show but I hope it doesn't go completely off the rails into goofiness. Still not sure why Marisol Nichols looks so different then when I saw her last on 24.
I dig the Betty and Veronica pairing. I almost would be ok with a B&V spinoff. Also had no idea Camilla Mendes was Latina. Based on the early clues I'm guessing that the killer is either Betty's Mom or her sister Polly.
I love Sheryl Blossom. She walks the line perfectly between bitch and likeable bitch so well.
Thought Jughead living in the movie theatre was a nice twist at the end. Holly hell what happened to Skeet Ulrich?
Not sure about Hermione dealing with a biker gang. I love this show but I hope it doesn't go completely off the rails into goofiness. Still not sure why Marisol Nichols looks so different then when I saw her last on 24.
I dig the Betty and Veronica pairing. I almost would be ok with a B&V spinoff. Also had no idea Camilla Mendes was Latina. Based on the early clues I'm guessing that the killer is either Betty's Mom or her sister Polly.
I love Sheryl Blossom. She walks the line perfectly between bitch and likeable bitch so well.
02-17-17, 11:43 AM
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I like this show way more than I ever thought I could.
02-17-17, 12:07 PM
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02-17-17, 09:09 PM
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I've aged to the point were Luke Perry and Skeet Ulrich are playing fathers with teenage kids. Remember when they were playing teenagers?
Surprised the Grundy plot didn't last longer. Nice to see the call back to the comic Grundy. I guess they wanted to cut out the love square for a love triangle but I doubt Grundy is gone for too long.
Surprised the Grundy plot didn't last longer. Nice to see the call back to the comic Grundy. I guess they wanted to cut out the love square for a love triangle but I doubt Grundy is gone for too long.
02-17-17, 11:48 PM
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Her name is Camilla Mendes. Did you think she was Japanese or something?
Holy hell Skeet Ulrich got old. I didn't even recognize him until the final scene.
Not a fan of the Grundy subplot. Don't really enjoy seeing sexual predators be shown sympathetically.
Holy hell Skeet Ulrich got old. I didn't even recognize him until the final scene.
Not a fan of the Grundy subplot. Don't really enjoy seeing sexual predators be shown sympathetically.
02-18-17, 09:48 AM
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Re: Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
There is only sympathy if it's an older women and a young boy. Check out the thread in Otter. Dawson's Creek had the same subplot twenty years ago (Lord I'm getting old). At least here the final shot of her ogling the other students on her way out of town shows her true nature. It's rare to see sympathy when the situation is reversed (see 24 Legacy this year)
02-18-17, 11:34 AM
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Her name is Camilla Mendes. Did you think she was Japanese or something?
02-18-17, 07:09 PM
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There is only sympathy if it's an older women and a young boy. Check out the thread in Otter. Dawson's Creek had the same subplot twenty years ago (Lord I'm getting old). At least here the final shot of her ogling the other students on her way out of town shows her true nature. It's rare to see sympathy when the situation is reversed (see 24 Legacy this year)
02-19-17, 04:08 AM
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Film fans might note that Miss Grundy was wearing the iconic "Lolita" heart-shaped sunglasses from Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of the Nabokov novel in the final scene, which is ironic, since she's the "Humbert Humbert" in this scenario.
02-19-17, 05:17 PM
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Re: Riverdale (S1E04) -- "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" -- 2/16/17
Sorry to see hot Grundy go, but interested to see where they take it from here.
