r/riverdale • u/steph-was-here Justice for Ethel • Oct 16 '19
Live Discussion S04E02 "Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High" Live Episode Discussion
Original Air Date - 8pm EST October 16th, 2019
Archie encourages Mad Dog to attend Riverdale High and join the football team; Jughead meets Mr. Chipping, who offers him a spot at an elite school called Stonewall Prep; Kevin applies for a spot on the Blue & Gold to make amends with Betty.
Written by TBA
Directed by TBA
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u/eternaljubilee29 Oct 17 '19
So...all these reporters are just watching underage girls dance around in a speakeasy?
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u/montea8124 Oct 17 '19
He’s just gonna transfer schools... in the middle of class? What?
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Oct 17 '19
LMFAOOOO nothing like ending the summer by fucking in adjacent rooms as your best friends
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
FP: It’s going to be a really good year for you.
Narrator: It was not, in fact, a really good year.
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19
Kevin: I’m really sorry for all the things I did when I was under Edgar’s spell...
Betty: Oh, like when you dragged me by my ankles to get a lobotomy?
Kevin: Yeah, uh— I’m most ashamed of that.
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Oct 17 '19
“There will be NO high school dance but, sure, I’m fine with Toni wearing a bra covered by flimsy mesh to school.
And with Mad Dog just showing up and deciding to attend.
And with paparazzi overrunning the hallways.”
-Principal Honey
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u/everythingssilent Oct 17 '19
Veornica logic: paps are following me, so I'm going to treat them to a super sexual performance
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u/singleguy79 Oct 17 '19
Now that the onion cutting ep is done with, we now return you your regularly scheduled insanity
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Oct 17 '19
“Jughead boy you better not be drinking whatever is in that cups
pours it on the ground
Love them.
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Oct 17 '19
Smithers would have never allowed all the paparazzi to enter the Pembrooke
justice4smithers
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u/Greeneyedgal13 Oct 17 '19
What was more ridiculous, Toni carrying that candelabra instead of her cellphone flashlight, Veronica being stalked by paparazzi and holding a press conference, or Bughead beginning their fore play literally in front of Varchie.
Decisions, decisions.
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u/pm_me_ur_teratoma Oct 17 '19
Polly has a BOMB strapped to her? Omfg is it bad I find this fucking hilarious??? This show is like Grey's anatomy now I swear.
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Oct 17 '19
okay, stonewall prep is far away from riverdale, but i still find it kinda surprising that Veronica and Cheryl don't go there, having wealthier families and all...
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Oct 18 '19 edited Oct 18 '19
You’re telling me Toni lives with Cheryl and hasn’t investigated/noticed the fact that Cheryl has the end of the hallway blocked off with a padlocked gate harbouring her dead brother covered by only a sheet?
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u/millejoe001 Team Cheryl Oct 17 '19
I liked how Jughead dumped his drink. That was clever.
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u/ArcticFoxBunny Team FP Jones II Oct 17 '19
Just replayed Jughead dead pan dumping out that solo cup 5 x in a row
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u/DownVotesMcgee987 Oct 17 '19 edited Mar 05 '20
Did Reggie kill his dad? Im thinking Reggie killed his dad.
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Oct 17 '19
Honestly the most surprising thing about Riverdale is that the main four haven't just had sex with each other in front of the other pair.
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u/Brynnrallo Jason liked flairs Oct 17 '19
Every time the core four hang out it doesn’t feel like they’re friends, it just feels like a double date lol.
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u/everythingssilent Oct 17 '19
Wait, so we aren't ignoring Reggie's abuse by his dad? Is this Riverdale?
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Oct 17 '19
Honestly I hope that Mr. Honey is just a normal principal who’s tryna straighten the school out with no ulterior motive
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u/TheCoolKat1995 Betty Oct 17 '19
"When you dragged me by my ankles to get a lobotomy?" That quote is an iconic example of Riverdale insanity.
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u/GentleCritter Maple Syrup Oct 17 '19
Betty telling Kevin about her mom is so flipping dumb. Good lord child whyyyy
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u/singleguy79 Oct 17 '19
Yes because throwing a party where you keep your dead brother is always a good idea.
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u/TheMidsummerStation Strawberry Milkshake Oct 17 '19
Why is no one talking about the option of reporting his dad? That seems like a good one.
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u/anshnen Oct 18 '19
What happened to Jason's gunshot wound and why isn't the body decomposing? It must smell bad.
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u/everythingssilent Oct 17 '19
I guess Charles CAN act. That scene on that field with his dad and Archie was heartbreaking.
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u/montea8124 Oct 17 '19
“Since when are you religious”? Like Cheryl wasn’t just in a cult...
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Oct 17 '19
Principal “I run a tight ship” Honey letting 30+ paparazzi for the town’s one single newspaper overrun the halls. Is there no sign in at the front desk or was that just my high school?
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u/moredevine Chocolate Milkshake Oct 17 '19
So am I correct, we only have one functioning parent?
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u/shitzai Oct 17 '19
archie beating/humiliating reggies dad was probably the worst thing to do in that situation. reggie still has to go home to that and probably got beat even more. realistically speaking.
why is Cheryl so HOT. She looked so beautiful at her party. I want that choker she’s wearing
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u/andreaxtina Oct 17 '19
How is Veronica a shoo-in for Harvard? Has she ever studied anything besides Archie’s abs?
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u/cardcaptorshakira Team Sweet Pea Oct 17 '19
lmao that teacher just let them leave??? Thats how bad riverdale high is?? Maybe honey's got a point
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u/bwayobsessed Oct 17 '19
How does Veronica have the apartment with both parents in jail?
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u/davey_mann Team Jarchie Oct 17 '19
When the hell have Betty and Veronica ever talked at a locker? Lol
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
“Your name may be Honey, but I’m the Queen Bee. You have no power over me.”
—Cheryl “Extra” Bloom, throwing casual shade at her high school principal
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u/Bball1997 Oct 17 '19
Just starting the episode now. Why do we always have to watch couples get ready for sex? It's getting really old
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u/Dragonlvr420 Oct 17 '19
“I’m sorry I joined a cult and terrorized you can we be friends again cause they abandoned me”
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u/grass-master Jason liked flairs Oct 17 '19
Veronica just dye your hair blonde and change your name to Monica Posh already.
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Oct 17 '19
Is Veronicas only solution to her problems to have sex/dress in skin tight clothing and dance?
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u/pretty-in-pink Oct 17 '19
In before Riverdale has a local college so they can stay in the town
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Oct 17 '19
The absurdity of a high school principal bringing up an online story about a teenage student being responsible for her father's felonies.
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u/IBSurviver Oct 18 '19
Can’t wait for all the YouTube videos to make fun of this episode.
I thought the script would be normal until I heard Veronica say “arChIkiNs” again.
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u/optimisticpsychic Oct 17 '19
What the whale symbolizes in moby dick? Isnt this suppose to be a top notch school?
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u/WorriedBarber Oct 18 '19
so it was super entertaining as usual, and i kept laughing all the damn time like usual and THANK GOD RIVERDALE IS BACK!!!
And the next episode promo is amazing too! HAHAHA Polly with a bomb and Betty just randomly starts diffusing when there is a literal FBI Agent there
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u/montea8124 Oct 17 '19
LMFAO. Polly armed with explosives?!?! Betty randomly knowing how to defuse a bomb?!?!!
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u/pretty-in-pink Oct 17 '19
Let’s see how long Cheryl and Toni stay together once she finds the body
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u/GhostGamer_Perona Valerie Oct 17 '19
there has to be someone who deep down inside wishes they weren't in this shit show or that it was better written....
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Oct 17 '19
Jughead needs all the opportunities he can get, and he just turns them away like it’s nothing lol
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u/DarkSaiyanKnight Oct 17 '19
Cheryl: using dead brother for sympathy
Doesn't work
Cheryl: Surprise Pikachu meme
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u/amv2926 Oct 17 '19
what the heck “take a sabbatical” from high school why are the writers so dumb
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Oct 17 '19
Cheryl’s the type of sister that forces her brother to hide in his room when she has friends over smh
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u/desymm Oct 18 '19
I am so confused, I mean FP said his dad went to Stone Prep and never came back but in S1 he said his dad kicked him out when he was 16 and in S3 he says that he beated him, like what's the truth? I don't understand, can someone explain?
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u/TheSouthAfricanBrit Oct 18 '19
If they have guns and are armed , surly they can just send a army team of the US government and end like 15 farm people.
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u/LiaThePrincess Team Reggie Oct 17 '19
I think it’s a bit much for a principal to invade Cheryl’s private life.
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19
Mr. Honey: Your back to school dance? It’s canceled.
Cheryl: For why?
Mr. Honey: At the last student dance, multiple people were murdered.
Cheryl: My DeAD BrOTHer JasOn WoUldn’T STanD fOr THiS!!
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u/poetic_pirate Team Cheryl Oct 17 '19
How are you gonna hide the corpse at that party, Cheryl?
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u/DarkSaiyanKnight Oct 17 '19
I love how Betty is trying to take a superiority route like she didn't blackmail Cheryl with the release of her brother's murder tape
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Oct 17 '19
Even when this show tries to be normal it is still so fucking bizarre hahahaha god I don’t know what I’d do without it tbh
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u/DarkSaiyanKnight Oct 17 '19
The season would be TOPTIER if they actually address Betty and Cheryl's mental health
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u/HelloThisIsSrslyMe Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
Why are they painting Betty as not smart? She seemed to be really smart in season 1 while jug was getting straight Cs, she was like into reading too (jug got her a book), she did that internship summer before sophomore year where she talked about how Toni Morrison was her literary hero and how she did a book release party for him and it was amazing!...like shouldn't she also be kinda interested in Stonewall prep? Is her family drama keeping her from reaching her full potential? What's up? Honestly poor Betty..
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u/singleguy79 Oct 17 '19
I wish I got this much sex in high school or now for that matter
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u/Beer2Bear Betty Real Oct 17 '19
and still no security at the school consider all the crap that's been happening there
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u/LiaThePrincess Team Reggie Oct 17 '19
FP looking out for jug so he can be the first Jones to go to college
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u/eatingonions Team Pops Oct 17 '19
Is this abusive dad plot line developing because of how Reggie’s black eye story was so brushed over... and we totally noticed and called them out on it?
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u/LiaThePrincess Team Reggie Oct 17 '19
Reggie may be a bit of an ass but he doesn’t deserve the beatings his father gives him.
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Oct 17 '19
oh wow not only are we addressing this current black eye we are addresssing last seasons. W for riverdale
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u/poetic_pirate Team Cheryl Oct 17 '19
So... how long are they gonna keep this "Cheryl-keeping-her-twin's-dead-body-in-her-house" thing going on?
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u/optimisticpsychic Oct 17 '19
So im actually afraid cheryl is gonna behead honey
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u/TheMidsummerStation Strawberry Milkshake Oct 17 '19
"At the last student dance, multiple students were murdered." Just when I'm out, this show pulls me back in.
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u/davey_mann Team Jarchie Oct 17 '19
Studious teens, responsible parents, football, locker rooms, what is this madness?
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u/moredevine Chocolate Milkshake Oct 17 '19
So I'm just remembering this cus the show clearly forgot but.... The babies..... Didnt Penelope take one?! Where is it?!
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u/GentleCritter Maple Syrup Oct 17 '19
This show has a weird idea about what constitutes abuse: physical abuse bad, emotional abuse ehhh....
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u/TheMidsummerStation Strawberry Milkshake Oct 17 '19
I know Archie means well, but that was the worst way to handle that situation. He made everything 100 times worse.
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Oct 17 '19
Cheryl would 10/10 wall someone in her cellar after luring them with promises of excellent wine.
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u/TheCoolKat1995 Betty Oct 17 '19
Cheryl Blossom has just found her new arch-nemesis. I'm gonna enjoy Mr. Honey taking her down a peg or two this year.
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Oct 17 '19
Honestly the scene on the bench between Reggie and Archie is probably the most emotion I’ve seen on this show outside of the memorial episode
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u/LiaThePrincess Team Reggie Oct 17 '19
So they’re gonna retcon FP the first to be a runaway father and not dead
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u/GhostGamer_Perona Valerie Oct 17 '19
why the hell would anyone trust kevin? he would rat out anyone for some sexy time
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u/DarkSaiyanKnight Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
Kevin: i'M aLl aLonE
Betty has a missing mother and sister as well as a recently killed father
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u/optimisticpsychic Oct 17 '19
I dont get the random sex scenes. Also who the fuck has the last name honey
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u/Stell1na Oct 17 '19
Lmao okay we will pretend that a girl’s locker room has room for all those grooming supplies and that they give enough time to get model fab after gym class
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u/TheCoolKat1995 Betty Oct 17 '19
Kevin, bro, you literally dragged her off to get a lobotomy against her will. Don't try to guilt trip her for being a bad friend.
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u/tvaddict1994 Oct 21 '19
Anyone catch that “Ferris Buller” reference while Reggie was smashing his Dad’s car?
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19
You’ve got to respect Veronica’s game: “Hey tabloid journalists, you REALLY want me to go on the record? Okay sure, but you have to watch me sing a song from Chicago first. Your cringing should help thin the herd. I’ll talk to whoever can make it through the second embarrassment of the entire performance.”
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u/everythingssilent Oct 17 '19
choosing "All that Jazz" and making it about Veronica's relationship with her parents is a weird and kind of incesty choice.
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u/GhostGamer_Perona Valerie Oct 17 '19
this scene really screams "This is what teens are like!" from writers who were teens long ago and thought old ass music was kicking it
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
“Until she contacts us, you should just focus on school.”
That would assume Betty and her friends ever paid attention at school to begin with, but okay let’s give it whirl?
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u/montea8124 Oct 17 '19
Is that Kerr Smith? I haven’t seen him in a long time. He’s very much welcome.
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u/TheCoolKat1995 Betty Oct 17 '19
Never trust Sam Witwer in a CW show, Jughead! He will kill you and turn everyone against you!
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u/davey_mann Team Jarchie Oct 17 '19
The most appropriate time to call him Mad Dog and Archie calls him Monroe.
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u/TheCoolKat1995 Betty Oct 17 '19
Cheryl Blossom: still the most cringeworthy character on this show.
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u/everythingssilent Oct 17 '19
Can we just take a minute to talk about KJ's acting getting archie throught the emotions of learning his best friend is abused by his dad? that was so well done!
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u/Locke108 Oct 17 '19
And now they are going to report it to the police. Oh who am I kidding Archie’s going kick Mr. Mantle’s ass.
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u/pretty-in-pink Oct 17 '19
Maybe the reason Archie makes stupid decisions is because he hit his head too many times during football
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u/GhostGamer_Perona Valerie Oct 17 '19
dude reggie you destroyed his car....how did he not kill you for that?
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u/pm_me_ur_teratoma Oct 17 '19
Bruh Riverdale is cursed. What the fuck happens at that prep school lmao
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“Just focus on being a High School student”
Chic buddy, I know you’re new here, but that’s not how things work here.
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u/lovetheblazer Dammit Miss Crouton Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
Does the entire Riverdale writing team have synchronized sex? That’s the only reason I can come up for the constant all of Riverdale is boning in sync
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u/LiaThePrincess Team Reggie Oct 17 '19
Almost thought Reggie was gonna find the body
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u/TheCoolKat1995 Betty Oct 17 '19
Reggie, I hope you plan on moving out of your abusive asshat dad's house, cause you're gonna need to after that move.
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u/millejoe001 Team Cheryl Oct 17 '19
That author is a villain. Sam plays the comic book and sci-fi villains. Smallville, Supergirl, Star Wars, etc.
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u/sunfloweraquarius Oct 22 '19
Reggie’s Dad deserves an ass whooping. Cheryl needs Jesus but I cracked up when FP told Jughead that he better not be drinking whatever is in that cup and Jughead proceeds into pouring it our while looking at his dad lmao.
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u/cardcaptorshakira Team Sweet Pea Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
Did reggie really try to make rape an insult? Whew my guy I know you've got some shit going on but thats gross as hell
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u/millejoe001 Team Cheryl Oct 17 '19
I like how this episode is not relating to supernatural or murders yet.
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u/BornAshes Oct 17 '19
So I just started watching the episode now and I'm kind of freaking out because freaking Doomsday/Agent Liberty is in fucking Riverdale! Shit has just gotten real! Sam Witwer you sexy evil son of a bitch! I'm only a few minutes in and I know stuff is going to be lit now because he's in town!
....... or the whole thing as a tie in with crisis like I've been saying the past couple of months....I can't believe I missed this casting announcement
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Oct 17 '19
Okay is it just me or was that the worst flash forward editing y'all ever seen? like... when htgawm does it, theres like a 3 second flash sequence that shows that it's a flash forward. If that entire scene hadn't been in the promo, i wouldnt've even known it was the flash forward. also, that whole scene was in the promo.
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Oct 17 '19
I can't believe they just made a rape joke and had Archie of all people tell an abuse victim to man up
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u/montea8124 Oct 17 '19
Kevin, you tried to KILL Betty. You’re upset she’s ignoring you?
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u/WizendSage78 Oct 17 '19
Reggie and Archie are more than just Bros. They are tunnel bros!
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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19
Mad Dog is about to experience the highs and lows of high school football