The bottle lands squarely between Betty and Veronica, but Cheryl calls it for Veronica… and says she’ll go in there with Archie if Veronica won’t.
That chaos takes the form of an old-fashioned game of Seven Minutes in Heaven, with Cheryl spinning a bottle to see who gets cozy with Archie. He and Betty share a sweet slow dance as Josie and the Pussycats cover Cyndi Lauper’s “All Through the Night,” and she decides to go for it, asking him why they can’t be a couple: “Is that so impossible to imagine?” But he hesitates, and master manipulator Cheryl senses blood in the water, so she invites Archie, Betty and Veronica to her after-party: “I’m in the mood for chaos.” (Maybe just to keep him quiet?)Īt the back-to-school dance, Archie arrives with Betty and Veronica on either arm. But when Archie confronts her, she relents and agrees to help him do an “independent study” project to pursue his music. Miss Grundy dismisses it as “fireworks,” and wants Archie to forget the whole thing, car sex included. The two of them were at the river the morning Jason disappeared, and heard a gunshot. Ladies and gentlemen, Riverdale’s first throuple!Īrchie’s mind is still on Miss Grundy, though, and it’s not just because of the hot car sex. Betty works up the courage… but asks him to go with her and Veronica. Plus, Betty’s self-esteem is zero at this point.) Veronica explains that when she left New York in disgrace, she decided to become “a better version of myself.” And in that spirit, she pushes Betty to ask Archie to the back-to-school dance. (In the comics, they’re bitter rivals for Archie’s affection. And I guess Cheryl needed a blonde and brunette to complete the set, because they’re both in!īetty can’t understand why Veronica’s being so nice to her. That is, until Veronica says she won’t join unless Betty’s in. Head cheerleader Cheryl still has a grudge against Betty, though, because of the Jason-Polly drama, so she’s out.
(Damn, Riverdale!) Archie tries to talk to Miss Grundy in the hall, even calling her “Geraldine” (!), but she makes it clear she intends to keep this professional, and tells him to see her during office hours if he wants to discuss music.īetty and Veronica become fast friends, with Veronica marveling at how Betty consistently sells herself short: “You should be the queen bae of this drab hive.” They even try out for cheerleading together, and Veronica makes the squad. He was walking home from work, and she gave him a ride… and then she gave him a ride, if you know what I mean. He locks eyes with music teacher Miss Grundy at a school assembly, and we flash back to what went down between them this summer.
Turns out Archie isn’t just deciding between the classic binary of Betty and Veronica. Happen.” (Ha!) But Archie’s football pal Reggie welcomes him back to school, asking him, “Did you tap some cougar ass this summer?” Reggie, you don’t know how right you are. Josie’s not interested: “Read my glossed lips, Justin Gingerlake. He wrote some song lyrics over the summer, and he drops by a rehearsal of Josie and the Pussycats to see if they want to collaborate. When Kevin brings him up, she coldly says, “I stand by my father.” OK, then.Īrchie, meanwhile, is dreaming of a career in music. Veronica’s a little touchy about her father, though. But luckily, Veronica turns out to be more friend than foe, as she and Betty (and Kevin) bond during a school tour. Plus, Betty’s sister Polly apparently had a nervous breakdown after her romance with Jason Blossom went south.
And coincidentally, she wants Betty to swallow some pills - Adderall, to help her excel like a good little overachiever. Oh great, that won’t be awkward at all!īetty’s got other problems, too: Her mom, Alice, is a real pill.
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She’s the rich brunette who’s new in town, just arrived from New York to duck the bad press about her dad Hiram, who’s on trial for fraud and embezzlement… and what do you know? She’s about to be a sophomore at Riverdale High, just like Archie and Betty! Archie’s obviously interested in her, which annoys Betty, but like the good girl she is, she grits her teeth and tells Veronica she’s actually been assigned to show Veronica around school. But just as she’s about to tell Archie how she feels in their usual booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe… in walks Veronica Lodge. Throw in the fact that Archie got hot over the summer (“He’s got abs now!” Kevin exclaims), and Betty’s ready to break out of the friend zone. But before we dig into that juicy murder-mystery: Let’s meet the teens! Betty is the goody-two-shoes blonde next door, and her gay BFF Kevin tells her it’s time for her to finally make a move on her beloved Archie.