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Season 3 – Riverdale

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Oct 2018

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Archie Andrews starts the school year with the world weighing on his shoulders. He's decided he wants to pursue a future in the music business, but his recently ended clandestine relationship with the music teacher has left him without a mentor, and his friendship with Jughead Jones is in a bad place. Things look like they might be turning around when Veronica Lodge, a new girl, arrives. Despite the instant chemistry, Veronica is hesitant to risk a friendship with Betty -- who has a crush on Archie -- to pursue anything. Amidst all the small-town banality lurks a mystery: the recent tragic death of Jason Blossom, the twin brother of beautiful and popular troublemaker, Cheryl.

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Critics Consensus

Suspend your disbelief and hold on to your beanie: Season 3 of Riverdale is off the rails, and delightfully so.

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Jesse Hassenger

The Verge

Jun 4, 2019

The show's erratic quality can be an asset... but it can also be frustrating because there's constantly a better show buzzing underneath.

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Amelia Emberwing

Birth.Movies.Death.

May 16, 2019

Riverdale has finally hit soap-opera bingo.

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

Apr 25, 2019

My only hope, with just four episodes left in the season, is that this mundanity proves to be a trap, one that will rip us forward in a shocking turn of events.

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Nick Spacek

Starburst

Feb 1, 2019

7/10

The third season of Riverdale sees the show moving further from the ensemble feeling of the first, continuing a trend which really started in the middle of the second.

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Courtney Small

That Shelf

Jan 17, 2019

Confidently finding its groove in storylines more outlandish than anything you will find in the comics, Riverdale is still going strong

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Chris Cummins

Den of Geek

Nov 15, 2018

4.5/5

One of our wishes was always that Riverdale would embrace the inherent insanity in making a dark Archie reboot and amplifiying its silly strangeness. This season it has done so.

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KerryWhite's S

@KerryWhite77 Apr 16, 2024

Rating: 10/10. 100/100

Max Paulo

@RT09946430 Aug 27, 2023

Só o final da temporada é bom, tem filer demais, é sofrível assistir isso de tão ruim que foi ficando.

Shermaya W

@RT94134508 Apr 5, 2023

This is the season where Riverdale actively starts to go all the way downhill and it abandons its murder mystery teen core

Rogue 5

@RT17098361 Jan 13, 2023

This season is bad it tired to do something superntural and it just does not work at all.

Jun 11, 2022

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE G&G, MASS SEIZURES, JUGHEAD DYING, (cole was cold), #SITONMYFACEETHEL

Rebekah P

@RT61464890 May 19, 2022

GAH! So ridiculous! I love it!

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Gabriel Correa

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Jeff Hunt

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Pamela Romanowsky

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K.J. Apa

Archie Andrews

Lili Reinhart

Betty Cooper

Episode 1

Aired Oct 10, 2018

Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day

Archie makes a surprising request about how he wants to spend his final days of summer; Betty must deal with her problems head-on after a heated confrontation with Alice and Polly; Veronica pleads with Hiram to help Archie.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 17, 2018

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes

After a gruesome discovery is made in the forest, Jughead and Betty team up to investigate Riverdale's latest mystery; Moose decides to join the ROTC.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 24, 2018

Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below

Suspicious roadblocks threaten to delay the opening of the speakeasy; Veronica enlists the others to ensure opening night goes off without a hitch; Betty and Jughead follow different leads to learn about the strange incidents going on in the town.

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Episode 4

Aired Nov 7, 2018

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club

When Betty confronts Alice about Gryphons and Gargoyles, she comes clean about playing the game in the early '90s and how a shocking mystery has been plaguing all the players since that time.

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Episode 5

Aired Nov 14, 2018

Chapter Forty: The Great Escape

After weeks go by with no contact from Archie, Veronica plots to break him out of juvenile detention; when Betty learns that Jughead has taken their investigation a step too far, she finds herself in a race against the clock to save him.

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Episode 6

Aired Nov 28, 2018

Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter

After confronting the parents, Betty follows some strong leads in hopes of finding out the Gargoyle King's true identity; Veronica's attempt to prove Archie's innocence lands her in hot water; Archie turns to Kevin for help making things right.

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Episode 7

Aired Dec 5, 2018

Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black

Fearful that he will be caught, Archie hits the road and ends up at a farm where he meets Laurie Lake; Alice takes extreme measures to ensure Betty's safety from the Gargoyle King; Betty finds herself up against a formidable foe from her past.

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Episode 8

Aired Dec 12, 2018

Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak

Jughead and Archie head to Toledo to visit Jughead's mother and sister; Betty inches closer to uncovering the truth about Griffins & Gargoyles; Veronica and Cheryl take on Hiram, Hermione and Penelope after more students fall victim to seizures.

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Episode 9

Aired Jan 16, 2019

Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit

After Hiram's takeover, Veronica leads the charge against her father after he takes aim at La Bonne Nuit; Betty reluctantly houses the patients who escaped the Sisters of Quiet Mercy; Jughead confronts a group of desperate Serpents.

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Episode 10

Aired Jan 23, 2019

Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger

Betty and Jughead are instructed to set their G&G investigation aside and focus on SAT prep; Betty is faced with someone from her past; Jughead makes a bold move.

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Episode 11

Aired Jan 30, 2019

Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia

After one of their own becomes a target, the gang work together to get to the bottom of the latest mystery; Betty works with a surprising ally to piece together clues about a series of deaths in the town; a spiraling Archie sets out on a new path.

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Episode 12

Aired Feb 6, 2019

Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale

Amidst preparations for their upcoming wedding, Sierra and Tom receive an unsettling message, which forces the Midnight Club to reunite; Veronica and Reggie take drastic measures to clean up a mess they created.

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Episode 13

Aired Feb 27, 2019

Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight

As Veronica attempts to steer Hiram away from the drug business, Gladys' return throws a wrench into her plan; Alice decides to take her commitment with The Farm to the next level; Archie's rush to get into the boxing ring lands him in hot water.

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Episode 14

Aired Mar 6, 2019

Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk With Me

Betty learns the Farm has set their sights on someone in her inner circle; when Hiram and Gladys' control over Veronica becomes too much to handle, she sets a plan in motion to turn the tables on them.

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Episode 15

Aired Mar 13, 2019

Chapter Fifty: American Dreams

Gladys prepares for F.P.'s 50th birthday party; Jughead questions his mom's motives for returning to Riverdale; Jughead and Betty devise a plan to help Archie face his past; Cheryl and Toni find themselves at a crossroads.

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Episode 16

Aired Mar 20, 2019

Chapter Fifty-One: BIG FUN

Rehearsals for this year's musical get under way; Betty grows increasingly annoyed by Evelyn's involvement with the musical -- as well as the lives of her friends; Veronica learns some devastating news about her family.

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Episode 17

Aired Mar 27, 2019

Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid

Betty enlists Cheryl's help to infiltrate the farm; Archie and Veronica help an ally from his past; Jughead's attempt to put a stop to Riverdale's drug trade puts him on a collision course with Gladys; Hiram breaks some surprising news to Veronica.

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Episode 18

Aired Apr 17, 2019

Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker

When a tainted batch of fizzle rocks makes its way through Riverdale, Jughead and FP set out to find who's responsible; after asking Veronica to help get him into an upcoming boxing tournament, Archie quickly learns he may be in over his head.

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Episode 19

Aired Apr 24, 2019

Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper

When Jellybean goes missing, Jughead, Gladys and FP follow a series of cryptic clues to get her home; Archie faces the fallout from his latest boxing match; Betty makes a major discovery about Evelyn's past; Josie makes a big decision.

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Episode 20

Aired May 1, 2019

Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night

Betty takes matters into her own hands after learning some unsettling news about her father; Mary grows concerned by Archie's desire to take boxing to the next level; Cheryl runs into a roadblock during her campaign for prom queen.

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Episode 21

Aired May 8, 2019

Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House

Veronica turns to Mary and Archie for help; Betty raises questions after witnessing some strange activities at The Farm; Jughead finds himself one step closer to uncovering the Gargoyle King's identity.

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Episode 22

Aired May 15, 2019

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night

After receiving mysterious invitations, Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead band together to confront the evils of their past once and for all; chaos ensues at The Farm after Edgar makes a chilling announcement.

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