CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, trauma, grief, murder, death, bear attacks. The finale has arrived, the end of the road for all of our characters. As far as series finales go, this isn’t the worst we’ve ever seen. Everyone gets a nice send-off, there’s some genuinely sweet moments, and they nail the fina…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, trauma, grief, murder, death, bear attacks. This show is just so incredibly dumb. We discuss “Chapter 136: The Golden Age of Television” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitte…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of conspiracy, murder, radiation poisoning, paranoia, atomic bombs, manipulation, military, murder, sexism, infidelity, child abandonment.. It’s time for the first of many false endings for this season as we inch ever closer to the final ending of this series. How convenient that the…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of sex, teen sex, pornography, queer-baiting, homophobia, parental abuse, parental shame.. This week it’s all about porn! And, well, burlesque (??) as our gang all discover the magic of stag films and stripteases. Archie and Reggie get some quality time together to discover themselve…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, depression, body image, sexual harassment, sexualizing minors, misogyny. Once again we have jumped to a plotline that might have been entertaining back in Season 2 or 3 but now just reads as a desperate ploy to save Ethel. And still, this show can’t get Ethel Muggs rig…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of anxiety, divorce, queer-baiting. Hey, look, a musical episode! An all-original song-fest with lots of cute references to past season of the show! And yet, once again, we simply cannot enjoy it because this television show can’t bother to actually start wrapping up this story. Ther…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, child abuse, queer baiting, parental neglect, trauma. As our escape from this show drifts further and further away, we’re entering the real Red Scare as Clifford and Penelope Blossom begin their play for control of the town. Hiram and Hermoine are back for a visit too, alo…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, child abuse, queer baiting, parental neglect, trauma. We are well past the halfway point of this final season, and yet again, we have no idea where we’re headed. In fact, peeking behind the curtain, it seems we won’t be any closer with 6 episodes left to go. Yes, we are ha…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of sex, murder, stabbing, abuse, institutional abuse, teen pregnancy. We got a quick break and come back to…more of the same. Because this show has an episode order to fill and by god they’re gonna pad every single one. This would be incredible fun if it were Season 1, and the callba…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, manipulation, racism, slurs, sex, teen sex, teen crushes, violence. We could talk about some of the fun plot intricacies, like Jughead being back in detective mode or Cheryl being the most thoughtful and sweet she’s ever been, but let’s get real. There’s one thing abou…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, manipulation, racism, slurs, sex, teen sex, teen crushes, violence. We’ve been having fun this season but we’re starting to get a little worried that the writers don’t have a plan to get us back to reality in Riverdale. We’ve been in the 50’s for a while, and it’s fun,…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, manipulation, racism, slurs, sex, teen sex, teen crushes, violence. You can almost hear the cheesy muted theme music this week as Riverdale has a very special episode for one of its very special characters. Reggie is back, but this time, he’s a lot more aloof and guard…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, parental manipulation, abuse, sex, misogyny, sex work. Just as we thought Riverdale might have turned a corner, they took this week’s episode as a chance to completely undo one of the few good storylines from the earlier timeline. Instead of Kevin Keller having a lovin…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of murder, decapitation, claustrophobia, bullying, leprosy, sex, spiders, infestation, body horror, autopsy, dismemberment, manipulation, womanizing, misogyny. This week Archie and Betty are really, REALLY excited to get to know each other better…a LOT better. Veronica plays a very l…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of murder, decapitation, claustrophobia, bullying, leprosy, sex, spiders, infestation, body horror, autopsy, dismemberment, manipulation, womanizing, misogyny. This week, Jughead gets his own bottle episode with his own spin on Tales from the Crypt, only he’s got the creepy janitor, …

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, teen marriage, manipulation, lying, murder, grief, sex-shaming, repression. Archie’s life is getting way more complicated now that Cheryl has overplayed her hand with their relationship. I mean, he might even have to take a test! Meanwhile, Jughead’s trying to get Ethe…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, sex, murder, disturbing artwork, false accusations, manipulation. Instead of being a super sexy episode, this week’s Riverdale was awkward moment after awkward moment as the gang all discovers their inner arousal. Which is all the more complicated by the twisting love …

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, grief, manipulation. Things are suspiciously uneventful in Riverdale these days, and that’s both concerning and refreshing all at the same time. Sure, Kevin’s figuring out he might just like boys, and Cheryl is desperately trying to hide she likes girls. Oh, and Archie…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, sexism, murder, grief, homophobia, familial neglect. It’s time, one last time, for a season premiere. And this time, we’re back, to the future, in 1955. Jughead’s the only person who knows anything that happened, while the rest of the crew are dealing with regular, average…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of queer-baiting, infidelity, grief. We’re back for the final season of Riverdale! Isn’t that exciting to say? The final season. But, before we get there, we have some unfinished business from Season 6 to get through. Yeah, yeah, we know - but look, it was a terrible, horrible, no-go…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of death, hell, Satan, stabbing, blood, demons, gunshots, witchcraft, nudity, poison, dismemberment, chainsaws, drinking, blindness, lobotomy. In almost every season of Riverdale up to this point, there’s been a penultimate episode that went so far off the rails that it brought the s…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of sorcery, hell, Satan, Christian imagery, evil, murder, serial killer gene, execution, death, murder. We cannot stress enough how much needless exposition these writers crammed into this episode. There is nearly 15 minutes of pure exposition just crammed into various scenes and lin…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of witchcraft, reanimation, body possession, death, grief, heaven, murder, imprisonment, threats of execution, blood, alcohol, burning, pyres, fire. Hahaha what. No, seriously, what? There’s been a lot of baffling moments on this show in the past but the absolute weirdness of bringin…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of biblical plagues, lice, frogs, boiling skin, death of the firstborn, insects, murder, death, grief, blood, hearing voices, spoiled food, custody battles, fire, burning alive, illness. We had to take some time off from our season after some life events, and now we’re back to finish…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. Greetings, Bulldogs! Due to some life events and getting sick, we know we haven't had any new episodes in the past few weeks. So we made the decision to wait until the Season Finale aired and catch up on episodes completely. Once we know release dates, we'll be sure to share them on Twitter @The_Do…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of serial killers, stalking, fan harassment, union-busting, true crime, gaslighting, manipulation, gunfire, asphyxiation, trauma. This show didn’t break us with an organ-harvesting cult. Didn’t destroy us with Edgar Evernever launching to heaven in an Evel Knievel rocket. It didn’t e…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of labor exploitation, unions, labor struggles, trauma, poison, alcohol, gambling, serial killers, illness, disease, sibling issues, custody battles, witchcraft, dismemberment, gangs, violence, punching, animal violence, animal torture. If there’s one thing we can respect about Archi…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of murder, grooming, animal danger, abuse, trauma, child custody disputes, patriarchy, hauntings, ghosts, death, gaslighting, removing memories, recovered memories. For the first time we can remember, a haunting is afoot in Riverdale, with ghosts wreaking havoc and maiming workers as…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of hauntings, murder, death, grief, poisoning, health issues, fire, grooming, serial killers, trauma, memories, reading minds, lies, deceit. Riverdale is gonna Riverdale as Veronica has to figure out why the poison coursing through her body isn’t hurting her, and needs to dance it ou…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of grief, death of a loved one, trauma, sexual assault, grooming, sex with a minor, poison, spiders, serial killers, traumatic memories, manipulation, body horror, gore. Things are still a bit quiet but eventful in the humble little town of Riverdale. The whole gang is getting target…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of hearing loss, trauma, custody battles, shame, racism, gangs, cruising, serial killers, dismemberment, grief, gaslighting, abuse, toxic relationships. After an all-timer bonkers episode, this week’s Riverdale reigned things all the way back in by forcing all of our characters insid…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, sundown towns, police abuse, assassination, rioting, police threats, grief, trauma, gun violence, bombs, mourning, non-violent protest, white supremacy, “88”, Nazis, religious icons, Christianity, apocalypse. There are just a few things that happened on this week’s episode…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of racism, fire, spontaneous combustion, burning, boxing, alcohol, public drunkenness, manipulation, self-harm, death, grief, trauma. This wasn’t really a remarkable episode of television, but it certainly had some trademark ridiculous moments. Such as Cheryl Blossom tapping into her…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of gangs, gang stereotypes, racism, indigenous genocide, racist policing, police raids, child endangerment, immolation, gang warfare, street fighting, arrests, possession, witchcraft, kidnapping, poisoning, attempted murder, custody battles. For a brief moment, we thought this show m…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of suicide depicted in episode, homelessness, homeless encampments, murder, child abuse, abuse, assault with a weapon, manipulation, racism, genocide, class warfare. Riverdale appears to have its villain for now, and somehow, despite all the crazy, he’s stealing the show. Anytime a s…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of serial killers, bludgeoning, pain, loss of pain, migraine, possession, loss of hearing, sudden loss of hearing, deafness, dogfighting, murder, dismemberment, false imprisonment, grief, funerals, death. So for a while now we’ve said that it would be great if this ridiculous televis…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of child endangerment, gang warfare, gangs, explosions, bombs, deafness, hearing loss, trauma, murder, murder-for-hire, grief, heart attacks, witchcraft, possession, serial killers, assault, blood. To be perfectly honest, we weren’t thrilled to have Riverdale back. We just got done …

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of murder, suicide, dueling, shooting, guns, corpses, poison, strangling, bombs, zombies, undead, sex, making out, explosions, hearing loss. In yet another victory at the absolute jaws of defeat, Riverdale pulled out every possible stop for the 100th episode and ended this arc with …

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of witchcraft, red scare, abuse, witch hunts, homophobia, sex, persecution, false arrest, racism, murder, poison, death. After three episodes of constant shrugging with some wildly weird moments, Riverdale decided to drop this episode, a meandering, pandering mess that tries to retc…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of Satan, driving drunk, infidelity, religion, holy relics, vomiting, murder, serial killers, hell, sexual harassment. The first half of this episode was a gigantic train wreck that made zero sense, and that’s saying something. Literally no one is questioning that the LITERAL DEVIL …

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of murder, drowning, child abuse, gang violence, pregnancy, hysterical pregnancy, infertility, hauntings, murder-suicide, teacher-student relationships, alcoholism, betrayal, cultural appropriation. We here at The Doghouse are consistently impressed at the writers’ uncanny ability t…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of murder, cult belief, infertility, fertility issues, colic, sleep deprivation, ritual sacrifice, sex, insects, insect bites. We’re back, but we’re not back to Riverdale this week. Nope, the Archie Creative Writing Class (which is failing, by the way) is here to create a (maybe?) s…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of indigenous erasure, whitewashing, racism, homophobia, serial killers, torture, gang violence, arson, firebombing, bombs, kidnapping, murder, gambling, sex. Well, that was an awful lot to happen in one single episode, probably too much, if we’re being honest. We saved the town, go…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of grief, loss of a child, hallucination, abuse, death. This episode was actually very easy to talk about, because at the end of the day, it was just really, really good. I mean, they did so much this whole season to set us up for this episode, and then paid it off, fully. There was…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, murder, missing persons, dismemberment, serial killers, “illegitimate” children, cults, religion, fasting, attempted murder, crime, being trapped, suffocation, sex, corpses, death, grief, loss of a child. Wowzers, they really threw everything at this episode, huh? There’s…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, war crimes, grief, loss, PTSD, religion, fanaticism, alcoholism, addiction, serial killers, dissociation, recovery, divorce. Josie’s gone, and things are back to depressing normal. And in most seasons of Riverdale, this is where we’d start shouting at the show to get a mo…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of of grief , loss of loved ones, anxiety, birth, racism, sexism. This is not an episode of Riverdale. It’s really a back-door pilot for a new Josie & The Pussycats TV series. And we’re actually cool with that because this is better character development from these writers than we’v…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of trauma, war, PTSD, war flashbacks, dangerous work conditions, carbon monoxide poisoning, mental health, violence, paranoia, hallucination, kidnapping, torture, murder, suicide, serial killers, psychopaths, rats, alcoholism, addiction. Discussions of trauma, war, PTSD, war flashba…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of dogfighting, trauma, war, death in war, PTSD, traumatic flashbacks, hallucinations, serial killers, attempted murder, sex work, criminalization of sex work, financial crimes, alcohol, severe physical violence, homophobia, religion.. Well, well, well, Riverdale decided they were g…

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussions of physical, mental and emotional abuse, and on our next time on discussion, dogfighting. Also discussions of organized crime, murder, money laundering, drug dealing, grief, loss of a parent, classism, strip mining. OK, so this should have been the season premiere, because wow did o…