Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical

Each season's musical episode is the one episode we love to hate. As the seasons have gone on, each musical seemed to get worse than the last. I'm glad that they did the final season a bit of justice and gave it a pretty decent musical (not Tony-worthy, granted, but decent). Kevin and Clay do their darndest to write an original Spring musical, instead of going with the traditional, safe productions, like "Oklahoma!" But, unlike the typical musical episode, this one hits some tough, emotional subjects and addresses character development issues and realizations. I related personally to a couple of the numbers, especially the final musical number, and I didn't realize how fresh the wounds still were (even after 8 years). But I found myself ugly-crying halfway through and didn't stop until the credits rolled. I haven't cried like that in quite a while. My opinion is: don't skip this episode. It's only 45 minutes; bear with it. You'll either feel relatable emotions to the characters, or you'll learn new things about them that will be good to know before moving forward with the rest of this final season. Kevin and Clay worked so hard putting this musical together! Don't let them down.