Riverdale (TV Series) Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger (2019) User Reviews

What A Mess.......

[Sam_Morningstar · 7/10 · 29 January 2019]

'The Stranger' is the Next Installment of Riverdale Season 3. This episode deals with Archie and his time back to Riverdale, after what happened in the ending of previous episode. The Acting wasn't a serious improvement from the previous episode but it was okay at best. The story wasn't that strong unlike some other episodes from this season. There are some plot holes in the story which, I feel should be filled, especially the ones with Archie. I really liked how they answered an ancient question; "Why aren't they studying for the SATs?". The story was divided into different parts around each of the main characters; Archie and His Mess, Jughead and The Serpents, Betty and an old Enemy turned Ally and her Mom and Veronica, who really didn't have a real purpose of being there except for the unnecessary Love Triangle, which was just a waste. The tone felt all over the place. There weren't the Character Development which was needed. The Direction, Production and everything else was well done but the Writing was just a Mess. The Ending was lackluster and left something to desire.

So Overall Its a Solid 7 and I hope it starts to improve and start showing it's True Potential .

Riverdale 3x10 Review

[nickzapapp · 10/10 · 25 January 2019]

This episode is such an improvement from last weeks episode, this is what the mid season premire should of been like. I hope hiram dies. Also glad to hear we know who the gargoyal king is and some of the storylines are being resolved not the best ep but prob top 4 this season.

The Stranger (#3.10)

[audaciousness · 9/10 · 21 August 2020]

Well, that was a great episode. A nice tonal shake-up too after a darker first half of the season. It was nice to see them focusing on school again as well as some shocking twists setting everything in a new direction. I love everything that happened with Hiram's shooter and Claudius being murdered in his jail cell, proving that they are not the ultimate Big Bads that we thought they are. There were also a lot of major questions answered here, like who was the Gargoyle King in the costume and why did Hiram have the Gargoyle King in his office. It was great to start to see some of the logical reasoning behind all of the wild plots.

Season 1 Feels

[jyanes · 10/10 · 8 February 2019]

After a bumpy start to its 3rd season, Riverdale seems to be heading in the right direction and the great shown it once was in season 1.

Betty's mom

[nored-14104 · 1/10 · 5 September 2019]

Is it possible to deem alice has the dumbest most useless character on the show! Always nagging Betty, then you make her help you clean up a murder by your fake son, then this season you tell weird farm ppl about it! Then not only that you give them all of Betty's college tuition! Also Betty's sister is quite annoying lol. Just write them off the show please

Same old, same old

[werner-hofmeester · 3/10 · 25 January 2019]

Wild hooks and sloppy jabs are thrown in all directions. Despite the chaotic effort, this episode is a big miss. The suggestive emotional load Archy suffered is just that, suggestive. Slighty hinted upon, but just that easily wiped away by an effortless attempt to create a seudo complex plot of the tireless identity of the gargoyle king. Please. Serial dad issues, another serpent gig, the farm makes a move ugh. Lets hope for a rejuvenating finale, because this show is out of tricks.

Show is going DOWNHILL fast

[imranmoeez · 2/10 · 24 January 2019]

Literally made no sense...skipped Archies death scene like it was nothing...show is goin downhill fast...and the farm is getting annoying.

The Silence of Cringe

[kostiskyr · 1/10 · 25 January 2019]

Why do they copy top rated films? First the Revenant, now The silence of the lambs... Like, Betty's father is wearing the exact same suit like Anthony Hopkins was in the 1991 film. Come on riverdale, show some dignity.