Premiered: October 18, 2018

On: The CW

Starring: KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, Mädchen Amick, Luke Perry, Mark Consuelos, Casey Cott, Skeet Ulrich, Charles Melton, Vanessa Morgan, Drew Ray Tanner, Alvin Sanders, Martin Cummins, Tiera Skovbye, Molly Ringwald, Nathalie Bolt, Cody Kearsley, Peter James Bryant, Lochlyn Munro, Robin Givens, Shannon Purser, Barclay Hope, Rob Raco, Barbara Wallace, Jordan Connor, Brit Morgan, Beverley Breuer, Henderson Wade, Julian Haig, Trinity Likins, Zoé De Grand Maison, Brittany Willacy, Eli Goree, Nikolai Witschl, Bernadette Beck, William MacDonald, Link Baker, Jonathan Whitesell, Nico Bustamante, Chad Michael Murray & Gina Gershon

Though the third season of Riverdale sets itself up as a fantastic horror early on, the storyline was dragged out for the entire season making a mishap of storylines and false plot twists.

As Riverdale begin playing Gryphons & Gargoyles, the mysterious Gargoyle King begins terrorizing the town. Archie (KJ Apa) takes up boxing, Betty (Lili Reinhart) tries to save her mom (Mädchen Amick) from a cult and Veronica (Camila Mendes) begins running a speakeasy. Meanwhile, Jughead’s (Cole Sprouse) mom (Gina Gershon) comes back to town.

Archie and Veronica become the two worst characters of the season. While Veronica has redeeming intellectual qualities, her emotional side with her father (Mark Consuelos) weighs down the season. Archie, on the other hand, has almost nothing redeeming him as he plays the martyr.

Final say: Scary at the start, then scary long. ★★★☆☆