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Riverdale – Season 2, Episode 22 Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World

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Riverdale – Season 2, Episode 22

Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World

Aired May 16, 2018

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With Fred trailing in the polls, Archie steps in to help; Veronica stays one step ahead after uncovering Hiram's latest scheme; Cheryl finalizes her emancipation from her mother; FP makes a surprising announcement to Jughead and the Serpents.

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"Brave New World" makes a mad dash to tie up as many loose ends as possible, but even a reconciliation between the fab four can't completely mend a messy sophomore season -- though an effective cliffhanger hopefully signals brighter horizons

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LaToya Ferguson

AV Club

05/17/2018

C

As absurd as Riverdale is now, it's not always in the fun way...The biggest problem with this season is that doesn't learn from its mistakes, no matter how many promises that it has.

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Samantha Highfill

Entertainment Weekly

05/17/2018

B-

If you ask me, this show put every crazy thing possible (and then some) into last week's episode to the point that this week's finale felt like it was lacking some excitement. If only Archie and Hiram had wrestled again...

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Kevin P. Sullivan

The Hollywood Reporter

05/17/2018

All in all, it was a fairly normal hour of The CW drama, and in typical Riverdale fashion, the finale closed out with several balls in the air and no telling where they might land come season three.

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Amelia Emberwing

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05/17/2018

After all the discussions of classism throughout the season, it was nice to see Riverdale show the kids coming together when it really mattered.

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Justin Carreiro

TV Fanatic

05/17/2018

4.2/5

Many of the characters reached their personal goals that were set up in Riverdale Season 2 Episode 1.

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Emily Tannenbaum

Elle

05/17/2018

The finale of Riverdale's sophomore season brought the show back to what it's supposed to be.

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Synopsis

With Fred trailing in the polls, Archie steps in to help; Veronica stays one step ahead after uncovering Hiram's latest scheme; Cheryl finalizes her emancipation from her mother; FP makes a surprising announcement to Jughead and the Serpents.

Director: Steven A. Adelson
Executive Producer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater
Screenwriter: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Network: The CW
Rating: TV-14 (S|V)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018

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