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Riverdale S5E18 — Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal

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Riverdale•Season 5•Episode 18

Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal

3.3/10 · 1,484 votesSep 29, 202145 min

Ranked #19 of 19 in Season 5•−3.1 vs season avg

Refusing to accept what's going on around her, Alice creates an imaginary musical fantasy world in which the Coopers are one big happy family again. But as her mother continues to spiral, Betty does her best to pull her back to reality.

Directed byRonald Richard

Written byTessa Leigh Williams

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Season 5 Episodes19

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Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders still

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation still

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation

Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio still

Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio

Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming still

Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming

Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School still

Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School

Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky still

Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky

Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key still

Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key

Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer still

Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer

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Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man

Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows still

Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows

Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge still

Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge

Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs still

Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs

Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery still

Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery

Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats still

Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats

Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers still

Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers

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Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death

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Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal

Chapter Ninety-Five: RIVERDALE: RIP (?) still

Chapter Ninety-Five: RIVERDALE: RIP (?)

Cast12

KJ Apa

KJ Apa

Archie Andrews

Lili Reinhart

Lili Reinhart

Betty Cooper

Camila Mendes

Camila Mendes

Veronica Lodge

Cole Sprouse

Cole Sprouse

Jughead Jones

Madelaine Petsch

Madelaine Petsch

Cheryl Blossom

Casey Cott

Casey Cott

Kevin Keller

Charles Melton

Charles Melton

Reggie Mantle

Drew Ray Tanner

Drew Ray Tanner

Fangs Fogarty

Vanessa Morgan

Vanessa Morgan

Toni Topaz

Erinn Westbrook

Erinn Westbrook

Tabitha Tate

Mädchen Amick

Mädchen Amick

Alice Cooper

Mark Consuelos

Mark Consuelos

Hiram Lodge

Crew10

T

Tessa Leigh Williams

Writer

L

Leonard Jay Jackson

Music Producer

R

Ryan Petersen

Music Producer

E

Elizabeth Czyzewski

Editor

V

Vlad Horodinca

Director of Photography

R

Ronald Richard

Director

B

Brian Yorkey

Musical

Tom Kitt

Tom Kitt

Musical

L

Laura Jane Scott

Music Producer

H

Heather Laura Gray

Choreographer

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Episode Summary

"Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal" is episode 18 of Riverdale season 5. It scored 3.3/10 from 1,484 votes, ranking #19 of 19 episodes this season (season average 6.4). Directed by Ronald Richard and written by Tessa Leigh Williams, it aired on September 29, 2021.

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