Holy crap you guys, Riverdale has finally given Kevin a story! An actual story that will need multiple episodes to be resolved! There’s a killer on the loose and very few people in Riverdale seem to actually care. Let’s dive in!
- We pickup where we left off from last week, but from a different view. Kevin jogs in the dark foggy woods, cruising for other guys. He finds one that looks a little too much like him IMO, but they proceed to make out until, Kevin here’s the gunshot.
- His boy toy runs off, but Kevin finds Moose and Midge, who is unscated because Moose shielded her.
- Luckily and somehow, Moose survives multiple shots and Archie tries to tell everyone that shooting is connected to his father’s shooting and Grundy’s murder but no one seems to believe him, because death is so common??? (While there’s no proof, in Riverdale alone, they’ve had three attempted murders all by gun, just saying)
- Our girl B knows there must be more to Kevin’s story than he is telling and pries from info, a conversation that Cheryl totally eavesdrops on and I love it!
- I also love the fact that she eavesdrops again, unnoticed, but then confronts B about it.
- Cheryl believes Kevin, who has grown into his looks, still sees himself as the pudgy teen that he allegedly was before and knows he has very little options romantic wise.
- Then we get the best scene of the night! Kevin visits Moose in the hospital and Moose totally still interest in Kevin! Kevin opens up to Moose in a sweet moment that is cut way too short. More please! Moose is at least bi, but seems more interested in Kevin than Midge.
- Kevin’s story ends in an almost terrifying way. After being warned about cruising the woods, with a killer on the loose, Kevin has second thoughts about hopping in a car with a total stranger.
- He returns home, where his father, Sheriff Keller is ready to have open dialogue about his son’s lifestyle.
- While Kevin made the right decision, he is not happy with B about ratting him out to his father and is totally giving B the cold shoulder. To be continues . . .
- The other major story was Archie creating the Red Circle, first as more of a neighborhood patrol for Riverale High, but thanks to Hiram’s pushing, Archie went full militia.
- Lucky for us, Archie and Reggie saved Ethel from being Barbed . . .
- Finally, like Juggy, we met Toni Topez, who seems cool and will make a good BFF for Juggy in this new school.
- Juggy first rebukes the serpents, so he can continue to be a lone wolf.
- After a beating from the Ghoulies (who are responsible for Jingle Jangle, now known as JJ- thank you Toni), Juggy essentially joins the Serpents.
- He also reopens the Red and Black, the school newspapers because in the Riverdale Universe, all school papers are just named with colors. B pops in for a visit and meets Toni and we’re teased with a potential love triangle when the two girls buy him similar gifts.
*****Extra Tidbits*****
- The killer sent a letter to Alice for publish, with proof in the form Fred’s wallet and Grundy’s glasses, taking credit for all of the crimes, and yet Sherriff Keller seems skeptical.
- Even with the letter published, all of the kids are running around, at night, in the woods, on deserted roads, crossing town borders and everyone wonders how the killer is targeting people . . . They’re practically walking up to him, unarmed and alone in the middle of nowhere! At least Polly had the common sense to leave!
- First Hermoine preaches V should trust Hiram. This week, she preaches for her daughter not to trust him . . .
- LOL Cheryl's favorite Betty seems to be dark Betty too!
- Also, I’m totally back on the Kevin and Moose train!
This was a good episode. I love the tease of who will the Black Hood kill next, and despite the illogical situations, it’s fun to worry about minor characters like Kevin, Ethel and Moose. Until next week, stay #RiverdaleStrong!
1. Veronica and the creepy jealousy Hermione has of her and Hiram
2. Archie’s posse of meatheads
3. Everyone’s uncanny determination to take things into their own hands
These are the three things I want to discuss from last night’s episode of Riverdale. I’ll start with the Lodge family.
Hermione is getting weird, man. I’m not saying I’m so annoyed with the character that I want her gone, no; I want her there forever and I am going to need her to be this crazy and mean.
So apparently, in the past, there were rules against going in Hiram’s study. His office where he conducts business is off limits to the entire Lodge family, except for Hiram, and I can only imagine Smithers because I doubt Hiram cleans that room. Or maybe he does. I don’t know and it doesn’t matter, I’m straying from the topic.
See this pout Ronnie is demonstrating? That’s because she’s upset about being denied access to the study. NO ONE goes in there and Hermione seems to be incredibly protective of that room as well, but I think her protection comes from her own insecurities. If Hiram won’t even allow his incredibly loyal wife in, then why would he let anyone else in?
I can’t consistently feel the same thing for Hermione. Last week I was sure she was pure evil and the peanut butter to Hiram’s jelly, but this week I’m not so sure. We already know that Hiram wrote that threatening letter to Hermione while in prison, but then she covered for him and they held hands an entire episode and I it distracted me and I was back to thinking they were a team. Now, this week, Hiram invites Archie over for a family dinner and Hermione warns Veronica that her father might have other intentions for this little shindig.
But then we witness Hiram threaten Hermione because he overheard her warning their daughter. HERMIONE! What do you know?! What aren’t you telling us? There is more here, people. Mrs. Lodge isn’t as terrible as we think, I think. I think later on in the season we will seem some redeeming qualities in Hermione.
Moving on to Archie’s posse of meatheads.
Archie has no patience for a police investigation. Proper channels and bureaucracy do not interest Archie and he is finding this murderer, the hood, on his own time. And while he claims they aren't vigilantes, they are just a patrol group, he patrols with weapons so I am pretty sure he will act if he sees The Hood. I’m sure Reggie was his first recruit.
Reggie was super excited at their first Red Circle meeting. Reggie was also Archie’s partner in crime the night he saved Barb.
Why is Barb wandering the streets at night? Did she learn nothing from her time in Hawkins? But she’s safe now as Ethel, they didn’t kill her. Because the Riverdale police station is grossly understaffed, Archie and Reggie are patrolling the streets and they saved Ethel from presumably The Hood, so don’t worry Riverdale, Archie and the Meatheads got your backs.
Calling them meatheads is probably mean, but look at them.
They are fit, though. Nice arms and stuff. Is it hot in here? But what is Archie thinking? Actually I should probably give him more credit than I do because it was the Archie and the gang that solved last season’s murder, as Archie pointed out, so maybe he knows what he’s doing?
Archie and his new Red Circle friends aren’t the only ones overstepping their boundaries in this town. Alice, as usual, is passionately using her outlet to get the news out to the people, and The Hood knows it. He dropped a little present in the Cooper mailbox. He left her with a letter declaring he shot Fred Andrews, killed Grundy, and shot the lovers in the park. He says Riverdale is full of hypocrites and criminals, and he wants Alice to print his letter in the paper. I guess he thinks he’s most worthy of judging everyone there and handing them their death sentences. The Hood is a maniac.
Alice agrees with me and she wants to publish his letter, but the mayor and sheriff do not. I can see their points. They think it will cause a stir and people will panic, but they should know better than to try and persuade Alice. Alice does what Alice wants to do. And she did.
You know, I’m starting to feel the sheriff’s frustrations. He is only ever trying to solve cases, but the meddling kids and their parents are always getting in his way and tampering with his evidence. It explains why this is his one constant expression…
But printing the letter in the local paper comes back to bite Alice in the ass, she just doesn’t know it yet. Polly read it and it did panic her because she’s an “unwed pregnant teenager carrying her cousin’s babies” and that’s about as scandalous as they come. While Polly’s self awareness made me laugh, I’m glad she’s leaving. I still don’t like her and I still don’t know why. I’m sorry, Polly. I hope you find what you’re looking for, wherever you go, but remember, Grundy wasn’t living in Riverdale and The Hood still killed her.
So what will happen next?! I can’t really say, but I’m sure it will be juicy!
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