The Doghouse: A Riverdale Podcast

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, trauma, grief, murder, death, bear attacks. The finale has arrived, the end of the road for all of our characters. As far as series finales go, this isn't the worst we've ever seen. Everyone gets a nice send-off, there's some genuinely sweet moments, and they nail the final moments. But after an entire final season of pointless escapades with no greater meaning, and a total refusal to go for the wildness the show has been known for, we're left with some standard grade relief. We discuss “Chapter 137: Goodbye, Riverdale” this week on The Doghouse. If you've stuck around this entire run, thank you so, so much for all the listens! We appreciate everyone who enjoyed our goofy bits, shouting sessions, and general Riverdale shenanigans. For one final time - Bulldogs Forever. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, trauma, grief, murder, death, bear attacks. This show is just so incredibly dumb. We discuss “Chapter 136: The Golden Age of Television” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of conspiracy, murder, radiation poisoning, paranoia, atomic bombs, manipulation, military, murder, sexism, infidelity, child abandonment.. It's time for the first of many false endings for this season as we inch ever closer to the final ending of this series. How convenient that the entirety of the massive “plot” we've been half-heartedly pointing to all season long is wrapped up within 10 minutes! How amazing that everyone is coming to their best selves in this 18th episode of the season! How stupendous that we dropped in one last weird trauma point on a beloved character before we finally send her out of this godforsaken town! We discuss “Chapter 135: For A Better Tomorrow” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of sex, teen sex, pornography, queer-baiting, homophobia, parental abuse, parental shame.. This week it's all about porn! And, well, burlesque (??) as our gang all discover the magic of stag films and stripteases. Archie and Reggie get some quality time together to discover themselves, Betty learns that Polly has carved out a spicy career path for herself, and Jughead's too busy fighting censorship to watch porn. And if that weren't enough Cheryl and Toni decide to make their own, which seems like a real problem when these are still LITERALLY CHILDREN. Yikes. We discuss “Chapter 133: Stag” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, depression, body image, sexual harassment, sexualizing minors, misogyny. Once again we have jumped to a plotline that might have been entertaining back in Season 2 or 3 but now just reads as a desperate ploy to save Ethel. And still, this show can't get Ethel Muggs right, because she once again has to be the frumpy loner no one will ever love. Setting aside the fact that there's still only five episodes left of this forsaken show, Shannon Purser is a delight and a treasure and Riverdale has just sort of thrown her and this character under a bus at any convenient moment. So despite some small hints at what's to come, we wasted one more hour trying to justify Ethel as a trauma prop. Do better, Riverdale. We discuss “Chapter 132: Miss Teen Riverdale” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of anxiety, divorce, queer-baiting. As our escape from this show drifts further and further away, we're entering the real Red Scare as Clifford and Penelope Blossom begin their play for control of the town. Hiram and Hermoine are back for a visit too, along with, and I cannot believe I'm saying this, Geraldine Grundy. Which leads us back to the idea that the first season is replaying itself, in the 1950's, to happen all over again. Perhaps it's a setup for a reconciliation of timelines. Perhaps it's something else entirely. All we know is this is way more fun than a lot of the dreck we had to deal with in between. We discuss “Chapter 130: The Crucible” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, child abuse, queer baiting, parental neglect, trauma. As our escape from this show drifts further and further away, we're entering the real Red Scare as Clifford and Penelope Blossom begin their play for control of the town. Hiram and Hermoine are back for a visit too, along with, and I cannot believe I'm saying this, Geraldine Grundy. Which leads us back to the idea that the first season is replaying itself, in the 1950's, to happen all over again. Perhaps it's a setup for a reconciliation of timelines. Perhaps it's something else entirely. All we know is this is way more fun than a lot of the dreck we had to deal with in between. We discuss “Chapter 130: The Crucible” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, child abuse, queer baiting, parental neglect, trauma. We are well past the halfway point of this final season, and yet again, we have no idea where we're headed. In fact, peeking behind the curtain, it seems we won't be any closer with 6 episodes left to go. Yes, we are having plenty of fun with these jokes and scenes. Yes, the Archie comics vibes have never been better. And yes, Mary Andrews is the only pure grown-up soul in this town. But when it really comes down to it, the final episodes, how have they not figured out a plan? We discuss “Chapter 129: After the Fall” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of sex, murder, stabbing, abuse, institutional abuse, teen pregnancy. We got a quick break and come back to…more of the same. Because this show has an episode order to fill and by god they're gonna pad every single one. This would be incredible fun if it were Season 1, and the callbacks are magnificent, but we really, really need to get on with it as we near the halfway point of this final season. Still, there's plenty of shenanigans with Veronica raising the dead, Betty going on a very saucy double date and Cheryl continuing to show such growth, we're so proud. Oh, and Jughead tries to solve a murder. We're talking “Chapter 128: Halloween II” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, manipulation, racism, slurs, sex, teen sex, teen crushes, violence. We could talk about some of the fun plot intricacies, like Jughead being back in detective mode or Cheryl being the most thoughtful and sweet she's ever been, but let's get real. There's one thing about this episode that matters, and that's KJ Apa and Charles Melton giving us the biggest “dudes rock” episode of the series, and that's saying something. From bolting for Archie's hot rod, to their Spanish in unison, to Archie's funniest moment in Riverdale history, this episode is all Archie and Reggie. And, of course, another mystery to solve, which is still very nebulous but which feels like it's headed somewhere. Maybe. We discuss “Chapter 127: American Graffiti” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, manipulation, racism, slurs, sex, teen sex, teen crushes, violence. We've been having fun this season but we're starting to get a little worried that the writers don't have a plan to get us back to reality in Riverdale. We've been in the 50's for a while, and it's fun, but WHAT IS GOING ON?!??! Alice Cooper is hiding a terrible secret of some kind, Jughead's grieving the loss of a writer he seemingly just met, and Betty has a whole deep dark saga of issues she needs to deal with. Something is very amiss in 1955 Riverdale but if there's an explanation in sight, we're not seeing it. We discuss “Chapter 126: Betty & Veronica Double Digest” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, manipulation, racism, slurs, sex, teen sex, teen crushes, violence. You can almost hear the cheesy muted theme music this week as Riverdale has a very special episode for one of its very special characters. Reggie is back, but this time, he's a lot more aloof and guarded than we ever knew him. To be fair, though, the way society treats him and his family, you can't really blame Reggie for not wanting to get too close to everyone in town. Leave it to sweet, dumb Archie to learn the truth behind his recruitment and what Clifford Blossom's real aim is. Meanwhile, Tabitha is back in town, Cheryl is actually thoughtful and sweet, and Betty has maybe the most awkward moment she's ever had on the show. We discuss “Chapter 125: Hoop Dreams” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: 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. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of murder, decapitation, claustrophobia, bullying, leprosy, sex, spiders, infestation, body horror, autopsy, dismemberment, manipulation, womanizing, misogyny. This week Archie and Betty are really, REALLY excited to get to know each other better…a LOT better. Veronica plays a very lustful second fiddle to get Betty hooked up with her beau. Meanwhile, Jughead tries to defend the honor of his favorite writer and winds up being a real dumb thief in the process. And, our favorite toxic twosome is hooking up yet again, making Choni re-official. Grab some binoculars and settle in for the Archie exhibition as we discuss “Chapter 123: Peep Show” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of murder, decapitation, claustrophobia, bullying, leprosy, sex, spiders, infestation, body horror, autopsy, dismemberment, manipulation, womanizing, misogyny. This week, Jughead gets his own bottle episode with his own spin on Tales from the Crypt, only he's got the creepy janitor, the “Key-Keeper” to lead us through some depraved morality tales. Dilton has to keep his head in the game, Cheryl's relishing some inappropriate touching, Betty gets a beehive to die for, and Archie gets subjected to a whole lot of depraved comic book demises. While we may not be learning a whole lot about anyone in this episode (except how Jug's view of sex and romance is really disturbing), KJ's Big Dumb Archie face is enough to make this one of the more fun episodes in some time. Gather around for tales from the Key-Keeper as we discuss “Chapter 122: Tales in a Jugular Vein” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, teen marriage, manipulation, lying, murder, grief, sex-shaming, repression. Archie's life is getting way more complicated now that Cheryl has overplayed her hand with their relationship. I mean, he might even have to take a test! Meanwhile, Jughead's trying to get Ethel out of hot water, but ends up steaming things up with Veronica. And Betty, sweet, wonderful Betty, might just be turning into that BFF Kevin always needed. Oh, and Toni runs a 50's science experiment pregnancy test for Midge that somehow is actual medical history. Put on your best suit to impress the Blossoms as we discuss “Chapter 121: Love & Marriage” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, sex, murder, disturbing artwork, false accusations, manipulation. Instead of being a super sexy episode, this week's Riverdale was awkward moment after awkward moment as the gang all discovers their inner arousal. Which is all the more complicated by the twisting love polyhedrons between everyone. In fact, if we really wanted to get this over with we should just have the orgy they all have in their dreams. Instead, the teachers opt for the non-threatening discussion of plant reproduction and make everyone even more confused than they already are. Also, there's some really terrible poetry. Brush up on your guides to human sexuality as we discuss “Chapter 120: Sex Education” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, grief, manipulation. Things are suspiciously uneventful in Riverdale these days, and that's both concerning and refreshing all at the same time. Sure, Kevin's figuring out he might just like boys, and Cheryl is desperately trying to hide she likes girls. Oh, and Archie gets pulled into a livestock show with every socialite boy in Riverdale. Still, there's something unsettling about all of this, not the least of which being that we're seeing an awful lot of storylines we'd already seen in Season 1. Kick off your saddle shoes and hit the dance floor as we discuss “Chapter 119: Skip, Hop, & Thump!" this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from a clip from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, copyright 1988 Paul Reubens and 2004 Herman World Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, sexism, murder, grief, homophobia, familial neglect. It's time, one last time, for a season premiere. And this time, we're back, to the future, in 1955. Jughead's the only person who knows anything that happened, while the rest of the crew are dealing with regular, average 50's stuff. That and the incredibly dark, looming murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi. Which, in true Riverdale fashion, is dealt with in the least subtle way possible. Still, there's plenty of fun things to talk about, like Cheryl's much more combative relationship with Julian and just how earnestly dumb Archie has become. We're kicking off Season 7 with “Chapter 118: Don't Worry Darling” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of queer-baiting, infidelity, grief. We're back for the final season of Riverdale! Isn't that exciting to say? The final season. But, before we get there, we have some unfinished business from Season 6 to get through. Yeah, yeah, we know - but look, it was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad finale that, right at the end, somehow went in the exact direction we needed to finish off the show. So, settle in, folks, as we finally, FINALLY finish off this show. We're talking about Season 6 finale “Chapter 117: Night of the Comet” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of death, hell, Satan, stabbing, blood, demons, gunshots, witchcraft, nudity, poison, dismemberment, chainsaws, drinking, blindness, lobotomy. In almost every season of Riverdale up to this point, there's been a penultimate episode that went so far off the rails that it brought the show back on. Somehow, the show jumped the shark so far, it actually made it fun to keep going. This season, they absolutely failed. Get ready for the (almost) final battle as we slog through “Chapter 116: The Stand” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of sorcery, hell, Satan, Christian imagery, evil, murder, serial killer gene, execution, death, murder. We cannot stress enough how much needless exposition these writers crammed into this episode. There is nearly 15 minutes of pure exposition just crammed into various scenes and lines, all of which is a rehash of everything that has already happened this season. It's as though the writers on this show do not believe the audience is smart enough to actually track the plot of this show. Which is probably fair, considering just how bonkers they've decided to make things. This time, though, it undercuts some really fun storylines and bits, all in the name of redundant storytelling. Yuck. Remember it's just like opening a door as we discuss “Chapter 115: Return to Rivervale” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of witchcraft, reanimation, body possession, death, grief, heaven, murder, imprisonment, threats of execution, blood, alcohol, burning, pyres, fire. Hahaha what. No, seriously, what? There's been a lot of baffling moments on this show in the past but the absolute weirdness of bringing Sabrina Spellman back a second time in this season is off the charts. Not only that, but our beloved show creator decided to get one last little chance to wrap up another failed series with a moment with Sabrina and JugNick, the most awkward 5 minute romance in this show's history. Also some of our other faves die, but just for a night, as the ones taken by the plague are SO MUCH HAPPIER being gone, and bringing them back is literally just a plot point. Just…this show, y'all. Sign your name in the Maleficarum as we discuss “Chapter 113: The Witches of Riverdale” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of biblical plagues, lice, frogs, boiling skin, death of the firstborn, insects, murder, death, grief, blood, hearing voices, spoiled food, custody battles, fire, burning alive, illness. We had to take some time off from our season after some life events, and now we're back to finish off this season. And this episode does very little to make any progress in any real way. I mean, yes, there's some wild biblical plagues being unleashed on the town of Riverdale, but as for everyone else? They're just continuing to be their very boring, predictable selves, like Veronica, who decides to just break into Sondheim at a celebration of her friends' wedding. Except for Jughead, he's dealing with the fact that weird visions are coming to take his stories and oh yeah, there's another one of him watching as he dies. Because he's a firstborn child. Because that's a real thing on this show. Grab your Bible and prepare for war as we discuss “Chapter 113: Biblical” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. Greetings, Bulldogs! Due to some life events and getting sick, we know we haven't had any new episodes in the past few weeks. So we made the decision to wait until the Season Finale aired and catch up on episodes completely. Once we know release dates, we'll be sure to share them on Twitter @The_DoghousePod. See y'all back in the Doghouse soon. Toodles! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of serial killers, stalking, fan harassment, union-busting, true crime, gaslighting, manipulation, gunfire, asphyxiation, trauma. This show didn't break us with an organ-harvesting cult. Didn't destroy us with Edgar Evernever launching to heaven in an Evel Knievel rocket. It didn't even keep us down forever after Archie got mauled by a bear. No, instead, it's this episode, a boring, lackluster musical episode that simply took all the tension and through-lines of this season and flattened them as thin as a piece of paper. I mean, who cares who TBK is? Why bother creating parallels with the Core Four's trauma and Percival's attack on Riverdale? Anything for this show's creator to introduce another failed musical for which, by the way, he wrote the book. This is one of Riverdale's worst episodes yet, and that's saying something folks. Dare to dive in as we discuss “Chapter 112: American Psychos” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of labor exploitation, unions, labor struggles, trauma, poison, alcohol, gambling, serial killers, illness, disease, sibling issues, custody battles, witchcraft, dismemberment, gangs, violence, punching, animal violence, animal torture. If there's one thing we can respect about Archie Andrews, it's that he's a union man from a long line of union men; we simply have to stan. But while we encourage solidarity, Archie might need a bit more tricks up his sleeve to stop the onslaught of Percival. Namely his best friend Jughead Jones, who is about to find out just how dangerous messing with mind control can be. Elsewhere, Betty gets a neat surprise from her serial killer brother, Cheryl's learning some new spells for her budding supernatural abilities, and Veronica has, of course, found out a way to profit off her new condition. Pack up your stuff and walk off the job for the strike as we discuss “Chapter 111: Blue Collar” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of murder, grooming, animal danger, abuse, trauma, child custody disputes, patriarchy, hauntings, ghosts, death, gaslighting, removing memories, recovered memories. For the first time we can remember, a haunting is afoot in Riverdale, with ghosts wreaking havoc and maiming workers as Tabitha tries to keep Pop's safe from Percival's bulldozers. Which is rude of them, until you realize they have to bear witness and are willing to relent at the behest of a potential Ghost Train coming through. Yes, that is a sentence describing things that actually happen on this television show. But there's deeper questions to ask, particularly with respect to Betty's newly unearthed trauma and an FBI agent that seems very eager to learn more about her. Also, Cheryl's discovering from her rediscovered yearning for Heather that she might just be a witch after all, in the most unsurprising turn in this show yet. What's to become of all of this, and what kind of mind control is Jughead messing with? Find out this week as we discuss “Chapter 110: Things That Go Bump in the Night” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of hauntings, murder, death, grief, poisoning, health issues, fire, grooming, serial killers, trauma, memories, reading minds, lies, deceit. Riverdale is gonna Riverdale as Veronica has to figure out why the poison coursing through her body isn't hurting her, and needs to dance it out to Britney. More importantly, Archie gets his indestructibility back after palladium poisoning while Betty begins to uncover some of the more uncomfortable truths about her past that have been locked away, or, in one case, buried right under her nose. And as for Jughead, he's getting stronger at his mind games, but how much is that going to continue to affect him going forward? All that and more as we discuss “Chapter 109: Venomous” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from “Celebration,” written by Kool & the Gang and Robin Bell, and performed by Kool & the Gang. ℗© 1980 De-Lite Recorded Sound

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of grief, death of a loved one, trauma, sexual assault, grooming, sex with a minor, poison, spiders, serial killers, traumatic memories, manipulation, body horror, gore. Things are still a bit quiet but eventful in the humble little town of Riverdale. The whole gang is getting targeted for their past trauma, and that's a recipe for some interesting plot developments. Like Archie getting confronted by a zombie Miss Grundy, or Betty getting jostled back to old sense memories of Hal bleaching away evidence. Oh, and Veronica might have the kiss of death too, which is an interesting development. It all comes back to Percival, whose evil plan is delightfully twisted, but not yet revealed. Make sure you get your library books returned as we check out “Chapter 108: Ex-Libris” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of hearing loss, trauma, custody battles, shame, racism, gangs, cruising, serial killers, dismemberment, grief, gaslighting, abuse, toxic relationships. After an all-timer bonkers episode, this week's Riverdale reigned things all the way back in by forcing all of our characters inside as a thick, menacing fog rolled in. And while that leads to a filler-adjacent episode, there's nonetheless a lot of character development that's surprisingly smart and thoughtful here. Veggie calls it quits (for now) because they're dealing with a toxic past that needs to be addressed. Betty finally opens up about her darkest moment with TBK, and gets even closer to Archie. Cheryl finds a little bit of catharsis with an angelic Mumsie, and Kevin gets a sweet visit from Marmaduke himself to help him face down his demons. But the one truly wild moment we get is discovering that Jughead is to Iron Man as Tabitha is to Doctor Strange, and there's a little bit of predestination for one Jughead Jones. Bundle up and get cozy for the night as we stay in for “Chapter 107: In the Fog” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, sundown towns, police abuse, assassination, rioting, police threats, grief, trauma, gun violence, bombs, mourning, non-violent protest, white supremacy, “88”, Nazis, religious icons, Christianity, apocalypse. There are just a few things that happened on this week's episode. Like Tabitha being caught in a comic-book fable of Quantum Leap meets Touched by an Angel. Or Jug, Toni, and Betty all manifesting in new forms of Tabitha's guardian angel, Raphael. There's the historical legacy of Pop's, and its role in keeping Riverdale a safe and welcoming place for all people. But no, the most bonkers thing to happen is that the literal spear that pierced Jesus' side AND the Holy Grail itself just happen to be in the possession of one Percival Pickens. Or now Tabitha Tate. Who knows. Rev up your motorcycle to jump that shark YET AGAIN as we discuss “Chapter 106: Angels in America” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, fire, spontaneous combustion, burning, boxing, alcohol, public drunkenness, manipulation, self-harm, death, grief, trauma. This wasn't really a remarkable episode of television, but it certainly had some trademark ridiculous moments. Such as Cheryl Blossom tapping into her ability to, yes, light fires with the power of her traumas. But there's so much more ridiculousness in this episode, like Percival Pickens taking up residence in the Babylonium, or Archie doing carny strongman stunts while Jughead barks him up. This episode might not be the best, but it's certainly weird, and for that, we have to applaud it. Take a deep breath and focus ont he flame as we discuss “Chapter 105: Folk Heroes” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of gangs, gang stereotypes, racism, indigenous genocide, racist policing, police raids, child endangerment, immolation, gang warfare, street fighting, arrests, possession, witchcraft, kidnapping, poisoning, attempted murder, custody battles. For a brief moment, we thought this show might be so bad it's good. Riverdale had stumbled into a truly weird and wonderful storyline, making a superhero show out of nothing by sheer force of will and determined wild writing choices. But, alas, this week's episode was just as cringeworthy as its teaser suggested. Our town super-mutants are fun as heck and together solving another mystery. But once again, Toni has to be made into the sole representative for racial tensions in Riverdale, and it's done with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. There were a lot of great opportunities to tell an interesting story this week, but our writers appear to have completely missed that mark. Strap in for a bumpy ride as we discuss “Chapter 104: The Serpent Queen's Gambit” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: 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. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of serial killers, bludgeoning, pain, loss of pain, migraine, possession, loss of hearing, sudden loss of hearing, deafness, dogfighting, murder, dismemberment, false imprisonment, grief, funerals, death. So for a while now we've said that it would be great if this ridiculous television show would just go ahead and decide it's utterly ridiculous. It would save us all a lot of trouble. Well lo and behold, Riverdale has just decided to lean all the way in. I mean, this show has now run an end-around using Cheryl Blossom's ancestor Abigail to rekindle Choni…and we kind of like it. Every one of the core four get tons of character development in the most ridiculous ways, and the cocktail is potent. This is by far the most ridiculous episode of the show we've seen to date and somehow, some way - it works. Join us in this brave new world of Riverdale as we discuss “Chapter 102: Death at a Funeral” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of child endangerment, gang warfare, gangs, explosions, bombs, deafness, hearing loss, trauma, murder, murder-for-hire, grief, heart attacks, witchcraft, possession, serial killers, assault, blood. To be perfectly honest, we weren't thrilled to have Riverdale back. We just got done with a weird mini-event and a lot of unanswered questions from Season 5. What we got, though, was the most wheels-off, absolutely wild season premiere we've seen in ages, and that's saying something. Archie and Betty got superpowers from getting blown up, Cheryl's dealing with witchcraft and her Nana's meddling, Toni and Fangs are about to have a gang war, and Veronica puts out a hit on Hiram. In fact, the least eventful thing about this episode, is Jughead, whose hearing loss is dealt with pretty honestly and forthright - for now. If this is how they want to approach this season, we are all for it. We're full dark no stars with “Chapter 101: Unbelievable" this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of murder, suicide, dueling, shooting, guns, corpses, poison, strangling, bombs, zombies, undead, sex, making out, explosions, hearing loss. In yet another victory at the absolute jaws of defeat, Riverdale pulled out every possible stop for the 100th episode and ended this arc with one of their best episodes in a long time. It's not just the return of all our lost characters, or the perfection of the Reggies and their pettiness. It's the fact that they proved they can take a storyline, tie it into the show as a whole, and really drill down into something amazing, entertaining, and a little bit tantalizing for our second half of the season. Which makes it all the worse that they wasted our time with this mini-arc, because none of the rest of these episodes served any purpose to our end result this week. This could have been a masterful event that threaded a wild ride through a spin on the town with Pop's, but instead it just left us mad at their laziness in the writer's room. Head on up to the great Pop's Chock-Lit Shoppe in the sky as we discuss “Chapter 100: The Jughead Paradox” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt taken from “Don't You (Forget About Me),” written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff and performed by Simple Minds. Copyright 1985 Virgin Records Ltd. Excerpt taken from “Sugar Sugar,” written by Andy Kim and Jeff Barry and performed by The Archies. Copyright 1969 Kirshner Entertainment Corporation; 1968 Archie Comic Publications, Inc.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: 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. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of Satan, driving drunk, infidelity, religion, holy relics, vomiting, murder, serial killers, hell, sexual harassment. The first half of this episode was a gigantic train wreck that made zero sense, and that's saying something. Literally no one is questioning that the LITERAL DEVIL has suddenly shown up? That everyone in town has made or will make a deal with him? That angels are staving off the destruction of Pop's? But, to be fair, at least they made it fun and interesting after a bit, particularly “Finn” and Veronica's payback on the infinitely terrible alt-Reggie. At least we're more than halfway through this “event” but wow is it gonna be a bumpy ride. Double-check what pen you're using as we discuss “Chapter 98: Mr. Cypher” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of murder, drowning, child abuse, gang violence, pregnancy, hysterical pregnancy, infertility, hauntings, murder-suicide, teacher-student relationships, alcoholism, betrayal, cultural appropriation. We here at The Doghouse are consistently impressed at the writers' uncanny ability to simply find the worst storyline to follow. There were two stories this week that deserved their own full episodes and instead we decided to focus on a story that manages to be both incredibly insensitive to people struggling with fertility issues and Mexican-American folklore. And all because Toni is a mom who would protect her child. Not to mention we got done shouting at how terribly this show treated Toni Topaz as a character and they just dumped her right back in the garbage bin. Once again, we're left wondering what could have been from this show. Grab a flashlight and huddle under the blankets as we discuss “Chapter 97: Ghost Stories" this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Clip taken from "The Twilight Zone," written and composed by Marty Manning and performed by Marty Manning and His Orchestra. Copyright 1961 Columbia Records, CBS.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of murder, cult belief, infertility, fertility issues, colic, sleep deprivation, ritual sacrifice, sex, insects, insect bites. We're back, but we're not back to Riverdale this week. Nope, the Archie Creative Writing Class (which is failing, by the way) is here to create a (maybe?) shadow universe where everything is just fine and good until everyone joins a cult. Seriously, this episode is straight up weird, and if it weren't for Cole Sprouse's goofy grin every time he appears as Rod Serling we'd be off to a very bumpy start to Season 6. Then again, it's really hard to know what's going on because they're doing a 5-part mini-arc that you just know they desperately wanted released during Halloween instead of the holidays. “Welcome to Rivervale” as we discuss the Season 6 premiere this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Clip taken from "The Twilight Zone," written and composed by Marty Manning and performed by Marty Manning and His Orchestra. Copyright 1961 Columbia Records, CBS.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of indigenous erasure, whitewashing, racism, homophobia, serial killers, torture, gang violence, arson, firebombing, bombs, kidnapping, murder, gambling, sex. Well, that was an awful lot to happen in one single episode, probably too much, if we're being honest. We saved the town, got Betty her FBI badge, put Jughead where he belongs, and after a little relationship musical chairs, coupled everyone with who they belong with. Perfect finale, right? Oh, wait, of course not, Cheryl Blossom is still on this show, and this time she's pushing some horrid colonizer disrespect over a curse that didn't need any dressing up to be more important than it is. But leave it to Riverdale to make things awful and bad. Never mind the fact that Diana has a theory that might drive David to scream into the void about this show. Buckle up for a bumpy landing as we discuss the Season 5 “finale,” “Chapter 95: Riverdale: RIP (?)” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of grief, loss of a child, hallucination, abuse, death. This episode was actually very easy to talk about, because at the end of the day, it was just really, really good. I mean, they did so much this whole season to set us up for this episode, and then paid it off, fully. There was care and detail in the staging of Betty and Alice's struggle to find comfort and truth in a grief-stricken family, using the absolute perfect musical to get that story across. Add to it the story points of Varchie confronting the truth that they're just wanting different things, Tabitha and Jughead making things official, and Toni making peace with Cheryl to help Britta find her way, and you've got one heck of an episode. Which is a double-edged sword, because it proves you can stick to a plan if you really try. So why not try more, Riverdale? Drop the needle on the record as we discuss “Chapter 94: Next to Normal” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, murder, missing persons, dismemberment, serial killers, “illegitimate” children, cults, religion, fasting, attempted murder, crime, being trapped, suffocation, sex, corpses, death, grief, loss of a child. Wowzers, they really threw everything at this episode, huh? There's a secret sect of Blossoms murdering people off the Lonely Highway, an explosion to collapse Cheryl's mine, and a truly pathetic dude resorting to attempted murder to try and win his now ex-wife back. What's even wilder is that Riverdale did all of this while actually managing to connect the dots we knew they could connect this whole time, despite all the laziness in their writing. In fact, it's almost so well done at times to make us want to throw things. Yes, you managed to pull off some great stories, now WHY WEREN'T YOU DOING THIS THE WHOLE TIME?! Unless, of course, you're listening to us complain about your show - which is entirely possible given some of the lines that are very reminiscent of discussions we've had. Make sure to pack a few stacks of small bills for Dr. Curdle as we discuss “Chapter 93: Dance of Death” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, war crimes, grief, loss, PTSD, religion, fanaticism, alcoholism, addiction, serial killers, dissociation, recovery, divorce. Josie's gone, and things are back to depressing normal. And in most seasons of Riverdale, this is where we'd start shouting at the show to get a move on and wrap up some stories. But this time, they managed to actually do just that, putting Jughead on the bumpy road to recovery while catching up with Betty, who's finding herself way too deep into investigating the Lonely Highway. Cheryl and Kevin are in a full-on cult, and Veronica plays Chad so hard it might just knock him out of the show forever. But the highlight of the night is helping Archie and Eric exorcise some trauma and reveal some of the hurt and struggle they've been hanging on to. Robin Givens, Riverdale's own Mayor McCoy, took the helm for this episode and did a beautiful tribute to the pain and hurt of Archie's platoon, and the peace both he and they could find with justice served. Grab your dress uniforms and get ready to take down the general as we discuss “Chapter 92: Band of Brothers” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of of grief , loss of loved ones, anxiety, birth, racism, sexism. This is not an episode of Riverdale. It's really a back-door pilot for a new Josie & The Pussycats TV series. And we're actually cool with that because this is better character development from these writers than we've seen in years. In about 5 or 6 minutes they manage to re-establish all three Pussycats, make them into full-fledged characters, and even have Josie sing a Celine Dion song. But for all the fun flashbacks and genuinely heartfelt moments, these writers can't help but be lazy with the tropes, the writing, and the weirdness. So much so that we had to start a counter for every moment they phoned it in. Put on your cat ears and get ready to sing your heart out as we celebrate “Chapter 91: The Return of the Pussycats” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. p>Sound effect is “Small Bell #2” from Freesound user steffcaffrey. The effect can be located at this link for Freesound. p>Excerpt taken from “Frolic,” composed by Luciano Michelini and used as the theme song from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, war, PTSD, war flashbacks, dangerous work conditions, carbon monoxide poisoning, mental health, violence, paranoia, hallucination, kidnapping, torture, murder, suicide, serial killers, psychopaths, rats, alcoholism, addiction. Discussions of trauma, war, PTSD, war flashbacks, dangerous work conditions, carbon monoxide poisoning, mental health, violence, paranoia, hallucination, kidnapping, torture, murder, suicide, serial killers, psychopaths, rats, alcoholism, addiction. We had everything lined up for a great episode. Alice Cooper herself, Mädchen Amick, is behind the camera (and in front), and we've got another triptych story to tie up some loose ends for Archie, Betty, and Jughead. And while the first two are pretty great, if a little rushed, it's that Jughead part that left us scratching our heads. I mean, what was the point of all the buildup if we were just going to find out Jug fell down a sinkhole and was covered in rats? It's wild, it's unbelievable, but it doesn't really get to any root for him, and it left a big anticlimactic hole for his story. We're just going to have to cling to tracking down a killer and Archie finally reckoning with his past for our storylines this season - everything else is headed toward the dumpster. Grab your art critic bestie and join us inside “Chapter 90: The Night Gallery” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of dogfighting, trauma, war, death in war, PTSD, traumatic flashbacks, hallucinations, serial killers, attempted murder, sex work, criminalization of sex work, financial crimes, alcohol, severe physical violence, homophobia, religion.. Well, well, well, Riverdale decided they were going to drop a surprisingly good episode of television! Surprising because their trailer suggested that we were going to make dog fighting an actual, real plot point instead of a slightly heavy-handed but ultimately poignant metaphor for trauma. And wow, is there trauma in this episode. Archie's efforts to get Corporal Jackson some help are starting to become far more personal than he realized, Veronica and Reggie are building the easiest case ever for the SEC, and Betty and Tabitha have an actual, honest-to-god plan to track down some truckers. We won't mention that little subplot where Cheryl's just outright homophobic and Kevin's sucked into a new cult (never, ever change Riverdale writers). We're diving into “Chapter 89: Reservoir Dogs” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of physical, mental and emotional abuse, and on our next time on discussion, dogfighting. Also discussions of organized crime, murder, money laundering, drug dealing, grief, loss of a parent, classism, strip mining. OK, so this should have been the season premiere, because wow did our flashback episode not disappoint…at least by Riverdale standards. We not only got some real time with Reggie and Charles Melton, who really gets to shine, but we finally answer some very important personality questions about a man, a certain man, who I'll bet you five you're not alive if you don't know his name. Title jokes aside, Mark and Michael Consuelos do an amazing job at their roles in showing the history of Hiram, from his desire to help his family to his reign as the crime boss of Riverdale. And in the process, Hiram has to reckon with some of his own regrets at the life he's made. Join us as we discuss “Chapter 88: Strange Bedfellows” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo. Excerpt used from the theme song of Real Housewives of New York City from Bravo.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, violence, involuntary drugging, kidnapping, homelessness, violence against homeless people, shooting, threats, self-destructive behavior, drug use, religion, religious scams, cult behavior, grief and loss, dead bodies. Hey everyone! It's been…4 months! And in those 4 months, you'd think that maybe Riverdale would figure out how to maybe craft some compelling TV. But instead, what could have been a nice little teaser and resolution from the bonkers conclusion of the last episode became, well, a pretty boring season premiere. Jughead's on a trauma quest, Archie's cleaning up the town by whatever means necessary, Veronica is starring in her own version of Uncut Gems, and Betty's joining forces with Tabitha…by getting drugged with maple mushrooms. It's a sloppy episode (what else is new) that also happens to be the show's first in a while, and it just feels underwhelming, to say the least. But maybe next week will be better. Eat some spiked fries and let the tunes wash over you as we discuss “Chapter 86: Strange Bedfellows” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.