As mentioned, many times, during our last season of Sex Archie, we are following it up with a podcast about a show from the past: seaQuest DSV! Here is the first episode, and you can find the rest wherever you get your podcasts. It's a show with huge swings between (and sometimes within) seasons, characters that deserve better, and a drama-filled p…

As promised, we took the chance to ask Chad Michael Murray himself about Edgar Evernever. His answers will shock you (unless they don't). We also talk about some other experiences at C2E2 2024, and digress into the sacred state of uncle-hood.Please listen to The Disappearances of Lydia Fontayne and join the mailing list at https://www.lydiadisappea…

How do you say goodbye? How do you send off a period of your life, full of change, full of memories? How do you give tribute to all that came before? After Riverdale attempted its impossible task, we have tried it ourselves.It's not the song that saved our worldBut it's the song whose melodyIt keeps you in my heartIt brings you back to meThis is ou…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 137: Goodbye, Riverdale; written and directed by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaIt's the end, in a series of endings. What is left to say? What is left to do? (Find out next time)SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 136: The Golden Age of Television by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Tessa Leigh Williams, directed by Tara DafoeAlice reads a book. Veronica reads a comic. Everyone watches TV. Never end ending.SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 135: For a Better Tomorrow by Ted Sullivan & Greg Murray; directed by Gregory SmithIn a mad dash to beat the deadline, our most pressing plots get resolved. All at once. Like your homework was due yesterday. Palladium!SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 134: A Different Kind of Cat; by Ariana Jackson & Evan Kyle; directed by Kevin Rodney SullivanJosie McCoy Returns! As she does every other year. And she's great! As she is every other year. Meanwhile, Betty does some hands-on research and we talk about The Archies (2023).…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 133: Stag; by Ryan Terrebonne, directed by Rob SeidenglanzArchie and Reggie explore the universe inside. Toni and Cheryl pursue their hobbies. Betty gets closer and farther from her family. This one was really made for the benefit of a trailer, huh?…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 132: Miss Teen Riverdale; written by Aaron Allen & Chrissy Maroon, directed by Michael GoiLets get things back on track and enter the home stretch. Ethel becomes one of the gals. Alice ascends to her final form. Evelyn is just grouchy to be here.…

Memory Lane winds its way to undiscovered stars as Josie and the Pussycats travel the galaxy on an endless journey home. Someone, please, save them. They're really Bleep-ing it up out there.SEX ARCHIE による

Memory Lane is a long road. It even weaves its way to Greendale. Today we're talking about Sabrina the Animated Series.In a crowded lane of kids cartoons, this Sabrina was exactly our age on broadcast and boosted by a live-action sitcom. Did it help the show rise to the top? Well, it helps to be good.…

We return from a hiatus to end an even longer hiatus, it's time to walk once more down Memory Lane. In solidarity with SAG-AFTRA we will not promote struck work, which is the perfect opportunity to look at stuff like this instead.The Archie gang returned to Saturday mornings in 1987 with a new look, and nothing else new to speak of. Everything's Ar…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastAs we pause due to professional engagements, Grant is here to fill the schedule with something extra. We've got more opinions on the original songs, particularly the non-original ones, and correcting some factual errors from last time. Also, it ends with ranking the six musical episodes from a diffe…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 131: Archie The Musical by Tessa Leigh Williams; directed by Ronald Paul RichardThe annual musical is here, and it gives us more to talk about with the Musical form and history than the previous five. At the same time, it's another Season 7 episode that passes a few plotl…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 130: The Crucible by Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Will Ewing; directed by Mädchen AmickThe 1950s repression tour comes to the Red Scare, a thing they keep talking about without much of anything to say. At least Jughead and Betty get some fun bits of business on the periphe…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 129: After the Fall by Gigi Swift; directed by Julia BellencourtIt's time for the big game, and a big date, and a big confrontation; look everything in this one is big. Especially by Season 7 standards.SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 128: Halloween II by Felicia Ho; directed by Ronald Paul RichardSpooky days are here again as Betty keeps trying to get laid, Veronica brings culture to town, and Jughead has no idea when a girl is into him. Oh look! Ethel's back!…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 127: American Graffiti by Nate Burke & Sam Rubinek; directed by Kevin Rodney SullivanThis episode is about the three things that drive America: cars, literature, and murder. I may not have a full understanding of America.SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 126: Betty & Veronica Double Digest by Will Ewing; Directed by Alex Sanjiv PillaiThe leading ladies of Riverdale split this episode down the middle doing that they do best: a psych-sexual battle against authority, and running a business.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 125: Hoop Dreams by Evan Kyle; directed by Cierra "Shooter" GlaudéReggie's back, but he's not the Reggie we know. Most of the cast tries to get themselves a piece of a guy who does not want to be involved with any of this. Riveting.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 124: Dirty Dancing by Aaron Allen; directed by Jesse WarnThis week's angle on 1950s repression: strict parents. Betty makes trouble at her dad's job, Jughead doesn't have a dad, and Sheriff Tom becomes the new worst dad in Riverdale history (non-murderer division)…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 123: Peep Show by Ted Sullivan; directed by Amy MyroldCheryl lays herself bare. Jughead's caught bare-handed. Betty and Archie want to get bare.SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 122: Tales in a Jugular Vein by Greg Murray; directed by Jeff WoolnoughYou can find the devil at any old crossroads, but can find the Key Keeper at the intersection of goofy and gory. It's time to talk comics history, and sexual politics in fandom spaces.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 121: Love & Marriage by Chrissy Maroon; directed by Claudia YarmyAfter you have sex there can be consequences? Has anybody heard of this? Mods!???!?SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 120: Sex Education by Janine Salinas Schoenberg; directed by James DeWilleIt's time for Riverdale to live up to the name we gave it. And a round of applause for our new favorite character: The Boner Theme MusicGrant on Giant Robot FM: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 119: Skip, Hop, and Thump! by Ariana Jackson; directed by Ronald Paul RichardWhat could be more 1955 than a sock hop. And what could be more Riverdale than greaser extortion, repressed homosexuality, and relitigating comic industry history.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 118: Don't Worry Darling by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Danielle Iman; directed by Ronald Paul RichardWhat's old is new again, and it's really old so it must be really new. Toni, Tabitha, and Betty try to start a hard conversation. Cheryl picks a nemesis. Jughead tries to br…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 117: Night of the Comet by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Aaron Allen; directed by Gabriel CorreaThe most bizarre season of Riverdale ends the only way it could: quietly, with a measure of closure for every important relationship. But that leaves just enough time for one last g…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 116: The Stand by Danielle Iman & Evan Kyle; directed by Cierra "SHOOTER" GlaudéThis description could be five thousand words and not come close to summing up what happens in this episode. Percival dies I guess? But damn, the way they get there.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 115: Return to Rivervale by Ted Sullivan & Devon Turner; directed by Anna KerriganThe walls between worlds crash down as three Jugheads find the leaks between. But it is the eve of war, and the first strikes have hit home. That's what these descriptions would be like if t…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 114: The Witches of Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Chrissy Maroon; directed by Alex Sanjiv PillaiA lot of people died and there's only one way to fix it: a crossover! Sabrina tries to help out while everyone is just real depressed.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 113: Biblical by Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Brian E. Paterson; directed by Ronald Paul RichardIt's the wedding day! And once again, Percival does a series of spells to attack our former teens. But Veronica does far more damage.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 112: American Psychos by Tessa Leigh Williams & Greg Murray; directed by Gabriel CorreaArchie and Betty's relationship is strengthened through strain. Cheryl and Heather become official. TBK dies. Did I mention this was a musical? I shouldn't have.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 111: Blue Collar by James DeWille & Arabella Anderson; directed by Tara DafoeThe fight against Percival is recontextualized as a fight for labor rights as Riverdale's weirdest season continues to simultaneously be its most normal.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 110: Things That Go Bump in the Night by Gigi Swift & Ryan Terrebonne; directed by Gabriel CorreaPercival officially has a plan, and it depends on ghostbusting. Veronica has a plan and it depends on Jughead. Fangs thinks he has a plan but who really could say.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 109: Venomous by Tessa Leigh Williams; directed by Lisa SoperSometimes these descriptions list the different subplots separately but this week they're all connected? They just hang out like friends? Is that allowed!?!?SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 108: Ex-Libris by Aaron Allen; directed by Ruba NaddaThis week, Percival Pickens collects various significant props to lay curses on their owners, except for all the exceptions.SEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 107: Into the Fog by Chrissy Maroon; directed by Jeff WoolnoughWe all know fog can be creepy, but what if it was dangerous? It isn't. But what if? Why, that would be the perfect time to have characters just talk about stuff for a while.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 106: Angels in America by Evan Kyle; directed by Claudia YarmyFive years ago, when this show started, we all knew this is where it was headed: a time traveler would use the holy grail to prevent Martin Luther King Jr's assassination.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 105: Folk Heroes by Devon Turner; directed by Gabriel CorreaHaving eliminated the powerless, Percival sets his sights on Riverdale's powerfulSEX ARCHIE による

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 104: The Serpent Queen's Gambit by Danielle Iman; directed by Antonio NegretRiverdale bears its soul as all pretense of narrative is relegated to B-plots, and the main course is just moment after moment of madness. There's no way they have a Tuna warehouse, this is our li…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 103: The Town by Brian E. Paterson; directed by Rob SeidenglanzRiverdale is threatened by the most fiendish villain yet: a guy who says everything your neighbors say on Facebook but with a fancy accent. Also he can control minds.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 102: Death at a Funeral by Ted Sullivan; directed by Tara DafoeRiverdale continues to hold its Rivervale tinge as our superpowered trio learn more about themselves and Abigail begins her 21st century life. Veronica has a plot too but it isn't magical, just mob stuff and f…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 101: Unbelievable; written and directed by James DeWilleSeason 6 begins for the second time, right where we left off twice before! Everything that's new is new again as Cheryl rediscovers her sorcery, and everyone pools together to get rid of Hiram for once and for all, f…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 100: The Jughead Paradox by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; directed by Gabriel CorreaWhat if Rivervale mattered even less than we thought? But also; far, far more than we thought? What if there was a dump truck of easter eggs and tributes, but it still wasn't enough? What if Ima…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 99: The Witching Hour(s) by Arabella Anderson; directed by James DeWilleCheryl is so self-centered even a story about her ancestors was about her all along. And with her as the A and B plots, the Sabrina appearance this whole miniseries was sold on is less than a C plot. …

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 98: Mr. Cypher by Greg Murray; directed by Jeff WoolnoughPlenty of evil has come through town, but now it's Old Scratch himself. The Adversary, The Prince of Darkness, The Accuser, now known as the guy who got his ass kicked by Pop Tate. (Also Reggie dies in this one)…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 97: Ghost Stories by Janine Salinas Schoenberg; directed by Gabriel CorreaRivervale continues into its second week, and the once-unified story has split into unrelated tracks. We got good ghosts, bad ghosts, hot ghosts, and sad ghosts. Busting makes Reggie feel good.…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 96: Welcome to Rivervale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; directed by Gabriel CorreaSeason 6 picks up exactly where season 5 didn't leave off. It's a whole different town! We learn about these new versions of familiar faces as Cheryl makes their dreams come true, and Archie doe…

Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers Chapter 95: RIVERDALE: RIP(?)by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Greg Murray; directed by Gabriel CorreaIt's the last episode of season 5 and we wont be back for a whole... month. But it certainly is an ending, except for all the parts that feel like a beginning. Just like the town of Ri…