![]() That said, it is a credit to the writing staff that they can through something shocking and new at us like they did here. From serial killers to Mothmen, nothing is off limits here. From the get go horror elements have flowed through the series like Sweetwater River does the titular town. ![]() (Which is saying a lot seeing how the same episode also showcased the series’s second cult performing an Andrew Lloyd Webber song).įar from being a jump the shark moment - and let’s face it, this program is impervious to such a feat at this point - the chainsaw-wielding motorist was completely in line with what we know about Riverdale operates. Watching Riverdale briefly morph into The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a visceral as it was hilarious, an inspired moment full of the sort of what the fuckery that this series excels at. We’ve seen time and time again that Betty can more than hold her own against whatever evildoers the Town with Pep throw at her, but how is she against motorized weapons? Well, before you could say “Leatherface,” we discovered the answer to this question when the trucker came after Betty with a chainsaw. She hatches a plot to pose as a seductress and enlists Tabitha Tate to tail her and the mysterious highwayman. About three quarters of the way through the episode now-disgraced FBI agent Betty Cooper finally catches up with the trucker who has been terrorizing the Lonely Highway and whom may be responsible for the disappearance and/or possible murder of her sister. I think I know the reasoning behind this though – to keep the episode’s biggest motion picture homage a secret. ![]() Given the fact that this hour features nods to everything from Saving Private Ryan (thanks to Archie’s hilariously anachronistic war flashbacks) to Coyote Ugly and Jesus Christ Superstar, it feels like a bit of a deliberate mislead to give the ep the same moniker as Quentin Tarantino’s breakthrough hit. ![]() Nearly every episode title of Riverdalereferences a major pop culture work, usually a film, and the latest installment, “Reservoir Dogs,” is no exception. ![]()
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