But, there had been trouble in the water for a while now. What's worse is that ultimately Major Mason got what he wanted: Kevin and Moose broke up. We didn't need a Scooby-Doo plot where a childish man wasted their time. The Midnight Club deserved better for their big reunion. Were the members of the RROTC followers of the Gargoyle King, or were they just haters too? In what way would this have gotten revenge on Tom? And did he actually think this would separate Moose and Kevin? They loved each other, and none of the goblets had poison in them, so they'd get over it. Related: Get Shudder via Prime Video Channels for Spine-Tingling & Provocative Films, TV Series, & Originals! Why did he involve The Midnight Club? Better yet, how did he even know about The Midnight Club? Did Tom tell him before he got shipped off to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy? So, we're supposed to believe that Major Mason planned this entire elaborate fake out to scare his son into not dating Kevin? Which, by the way, came across as a stretch with a lot of plotholes. It is the moment we waited for, but a purpose for an unrelated issue undercut its importance.

Part of this frustration stemmed from the underwhelming reunion of The Midnight Club.

: If we don’t finish the game now, the Gargoyle King is never going to leave us alone.

He is a vicious and petty god, and if we don’t finish the game now, the Gargoyle King is never going to leave us alone. And the Gargoyle King, whoever and whatever he is, wants to destroy that. Two members of the original Midnight Club are daring to get married, to be happy. Penelope: We don’t have any choice in the matter. Hermione: And then what? We’re just supposed to leave them home alone all night while we run around pretending to be teenagers again?Īlice: May I remind you what happened last Ascension Night? Someone ended up dead! Tom: I think we have to assume this is real for our kids’ sake. Hermione: We’re not really taking this seriously, are we? We don't need another retread of The Black Hood. Something needs to change to make each chapter stronger than the last. The mini-arcs could pepper in to tie the halves together.

Riverdale doesn't need to go back to shorter seasons, but their structure could suit the layout of a mini-series.įor instance, the first 13 chapters could be about the Gargoyle King while the back half would be The Farm.

Riverdale a shadow of a doubt summary