Riverdale Season 3: 2 Ups & 4 Downs From 'Prom Night'

Contains spoilers from Riverdale Season 3, Episode 20.

If you've managed to make it through Riverdale's third season without scratching your head thus far, then you deserve a round of applause. The show has managed to intentionally baffle viewers, with its thrilling mysteries and eyebrow-raising twists, but it has spent the vast majority of the season unintentionally frustrating viewers with its underwhelming narrative progressions and its weak characterisations - both of which have undercut a storyline that had real potential.

The show attempted to get things back on track in 'Prom Night' - an episode which sought to recreate one of Riverdale's finest offerings ('The Midnight Club') as Betty and Jughead orchestrated a trap for the Gargoyle King. Elsewhere, Archie had his own obstacles to overcome as his mother didn't love the idea of him becoming a boxer, and Veronica also struggled with the revelation that her father was still pulling the strings.

'Prom Night' was a step up from last week's offering - relying on jump scares, eerie visuals and many familiar traits that Riverdale thrives on, but if you take a closer look, it won't be long before the cracks in the narrative start showing once again.

First, the positives.