Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town

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"Chapter Seventy-Four:
Wicked Little Town"
Riverdale episode
Riverdale Hedwig poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 17
Directed byAntonio Negret
Written byTessa Leigh Williams
Featured music
Production codeT13.21867
Original air dateApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)
Running time42 minutes
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"Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American television series Riverdale and the seventy-fourth episode of the series overall. [1] The episode was written by Tessa Leigh Williams, directed by Antonio Negret and choreographed by Heather Laura Gray. It centered around the stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Stephen Trask.

Contents

It aired on The CW on April 15, 2020. Originally, the episode was scheduled for April 8, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] According to Nielsen Media Research, it was watched by 0.54 million viewers.

The episode also introduced The Archies, a fictional band featuring Archie Comics's characters, for only the second time in a live action adaptation after the television film Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again in 1990. [3] [ circular reference ]

It is the third musical episode in the series, after "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (season 2: Carrie: The Musical ) and "Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun" (season 3: Heathers: The Musical ). It was later followed by "Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" (season 5; on Josie and the Pussycats), [4] and "Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal" (season 5; on Next to Normal ) and "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" (season 6; on American Psycho: The Musical ). [5]

Plot

Residents of Riverdale receive more videotapes of their houses. The school's Variety Show is coming up. Kevin wants to sing a song from the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, but Principal Honey believes the show to be too inappropriate. Archie signs up himself, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica to play as a band, "The Archies." Archie sees Hiram struggle lifting weights at the gym because of his disease, but he brushes off Archie's concerns.

Betty tutors Jughead to get him caught up in his classes so he can graduate at the same time, but he is not taking it seriously and instead investigates the videotapes while she thinks he is studying. Cheryl and Toni devise a plan to try to get Honey to accept the show by having everyone perform songs from Hedwig, but in response he threatens to ban students from Senior Prom. As a peaceful protest, all of the students show up to school dressed up as the character Hedwig. Honey cancels the Variety Show entirely instead of conceding.

Hiram collapses and Archie goes to meet Veronica. He reveals that he suspected Hiram wasn't going to the doctor enough, and Veronica gets angry with him for not telling her or making Hiram go himself. Meanwhile, Betty finds out that Jughead has been watching the videotapes rather than doing homework, and they have a fight. She shows up at rehearsal alone, and Archie and Betty end up kissing.

Later, Veronica and Jughead apologize for their blowups, as Betty and Archie look at each other nervously from their windows. Veronica hosts the Variety Show at Le Bonne Nuit and the Archies perform there.

Watching the tapes, Jughead sees a person tied up wearing a Jughead face mask who is brutally murdered by another person in a Betty face mask.

Cast and characters

Starring

Guest starring

Music

Riverdale:
Special Episode –
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(Original Television Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Riverdale Cast
ReleasedApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)
Recorded2020
Genre Soundtrack
Length33:58
Label WaterTower Music
Producer Leonard Jay Jackson
Ryan Petersen
Laura Jane Scott
Riverdale Cast chronology
Season 3
(Original Television Soundtrack)
(2019)		''Riverdale:
Special Episode –
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(Original Television Soundtrack)''
(2020)		 Season 4
(Original Television Soundtrack)
(2020)
Riverdale soundtracks chronology
Halloween
(Original Television Score)
(2019)		Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(2020)		 Season 4
(Original Television Soundtrack)
(2020)
Track listing
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Wicked Little Town"Riverdale cast3:27
2."Random Number Generation"Riverdale cast2:46
3."Tear Me Down" Casey Cott, Vanessa Morgan, Drew Ray Tanner and Jordan Connor 3:35
4."Wig in a Box" Lili Reinhart, Madelaine Petsch, Camila Mendes, Vanessa Morgan and Casey Cott4:40
5."Sugar Daddy"Madelaine Petsch and Vanessa Morgan3:50
6."Exquisite Corpse" KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse 2:38
7."The Origin of Love"KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse5:11
8."Wicked Little Town (Reprise)"KJ Apa and Lili Reinhart3:21
9."Midnight Radio"Riverdale cast4:28
Total length:33:58

Reception

Ratings

In the United States, the episode received a 0.2 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. It was watched by 0.54 million viewers. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Riverdale, The Flash and More Get Spring Return Dates on The CW". TVLine . March 30, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)" . Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Riverdale to Rock Out with a Josie and the Pussycats Musical Episode". August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Nemetz, Dave (April 9, 2022). "Riverdale: Kiernan Shipka to Return as Sabrina – Plus, Season 6's Musical Episode Will Tackle American Psycho". TVLine . Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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