In “Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show,” Jughead went on a mission to save the Twilight Drive-In, Betty dug into Miss Grundy’s past, and Hermione Lodge came clean. The school newspaper’s intrepid reporters (and Veronica) refused to let anything go even though the mayor, Archie, Hermione, and Alice wanted them too, and their digging turned over quite a bit of dirt.
Thanks to Betty’s persistence, Miss Grundy was completely exposed as Jennifer Gibson, a woman trying to leave behind an abusive ex. Betty, Veronica, Alice (Betty’s mom), Fred (Archie’s dad), and Archie all discovered the truth and it ended up driving Miss Grundy from both town and the show as Sarah Habel ended her run on the series with episode four (at least for now).
Meanwhile, Jughead visited both the mayor and Fred to try and save the Twilight Drive-In – a place he and his family (including his sister?) went during better times. Although his efforts proved futile thanks to a deal Veronica’s father (and now mother by proxy) struck with the South Side Serpents gang to devalue the land so Hiram could purchase it and continue his “business” dealings, we did learn that the main South Side Serpent Hermione is dealing with is Jughead’s father and that Jughead had been living in the drive-in.
Kevin also got a little action in the episode as one of the Serpents cornered him during the drive-in’s final showing and the two launched into a make-out session. Sure to cause issues in the future, Kevin and his father (the town sheriff) returned home that evening to find more pressing matters at hand – namely, someone broke into their house and destroyed the sheriff’s files regarding Jason’s death.
In “Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness,” we returned to Riverdale High and more high school related storylines as well as attended Jason’s memorial.
On the high school front, Archie was laser-focused on football until Valerie (one of the Pussycats) encouraged him to not give up on his music, first by giving him the number of a music coach in town and then later by telling him he’s the only person standing in his way. Although Archie initially fought for the role of captain on the football team, when the time came, he turned it down so he could still play and pursue music.
In the meantime, Betty and Jughead kept digging into Jason’s death and uncovered some shocking information about Jason, Polly, and a Cooper-Blossom family feud. It seems that Jason and Polly were in fact engaged but, after a particularly nasty fight, Betty’s dad came home to find Polly in the middle of trying to commit suicide, which is why she was sent away. In the end, we were also shown that it was Hal Cooper who broke into Sheriff Keller’s home and stole the files on Jason’s murder.
Veronica and Cheryl shared some time together as well, with Cheryl inviting Veronica over for a sleepover before Jason’s memorial. The “sleepover” turned out to be a colossally awkward dinner with Cheryl, Veronica, Penelope and Clifford Blossom, and Cheryl’s grandmother. The true nature of Cheryl’s parents was on full display as they ordered Cheryl not to speak at Jason’s memorial. However, after some prodding from Veronica, Cheryl ended up storming the memorial in full white and stealing the spotlight to speak about her twin.
Elsewhere, at the diner, Hermione received a snake in a box. She called Fred, who disposed of the snake, and questioned why Hermione didn’t call the police. She then revealed that the snake was a message from the Serpents because Hiram still owes them money. Later at the memorial, Fred approached Hermione and offered her the bookkeeping position he originally turned her down for.
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