"Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American television series Riverdale and the 61st episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Erin Feeley and written by Janine Salinas Schoenberg.
It originally aired on The CW on October 30, 2019[1] and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 0.74 million viewers.
Plot
On the eve of Halloween, Riverdale families receive videotapes of their houses being watched for hours upon hours. As Halloween approaches, Cheryl and Toni re-bury Jason’s body, but Cheryl is worried that Jason’s ghost will now haunt Thistlehouse. After a seance in the Blossom chapel, Nana Rose reveals that Cheryl was supposed to have a second brother named Julian, but she absorbed him before birth. Meanwhile, at Stonewall Prep, Jughead’s classmates haze him and lock him inside a coffin in Mr. Chipping’s office for Halloween night. Elsewhere, Archie and Munroe throw a Halloween party for the kids of the community in order to keep Dodger away, but the party ends in Dodger shooting one of the kids who attended the party. Veronica wards off an escaped patient from Shady Grove, as he poses as another man and tries to murder her in the speakeasy. Betty and Jellybean, while home alone, receive phone calls by someone claiming to be the Black Hood. When Charles tracks the phone calls, Betty learns that they are coming from Polly. An ominous closing flash-forward shows F.P. and Betty at the coroner’s office identifying what appears to be Jughead's dead body.
All music is composed by Blake Neely and Sherri Chung.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Video Tape / Say Goodbye to Jason"
2:26
2.
"Halloween Costumes / The Stonewall Four"
1:44
3.
"Jason’s Ghost is Mad / Jughead Gets Drugged"
1:45
4.
"Trick or Treat / Jughead Wakes in a Coffin"
1:30
5.
"Have You Checked the Children?"
1:20
6.
"Dodger at the Party"
1:11
7.
"Time for a Treat / Twins Are Sleeping"
1:23
8.
"Caught Red-Handed / Bloody Jellybean"
1:43
9.
"Buried Alive / Pressured by Honey"
2:01
10.
"Keep the Party Going / Julian Moving the Board"
3:04
11.
"Agree to Your Terms"
1:34
12.
"Tracing the Caller"
2:53
13.
"The Family Man / Hiding in the Dark"
2:19
14.
"Invited to the FBI"
0:49
15.
"The Morning After"
2:28
16.
"Prank Gone Too Far"
1:39
17.
"All Ends Well??"
3:28
Total length:
33:17
Reception
Ratings
In the United States, the episode received a 0.2/1 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.2 percent of all households, and 1 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 0.74 million viewers.[4]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has a rating of 86%, based on 7 reviews.[5]
