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zumpietoo · 3 years

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Riverdale won't return until July, but writer Evan Kyle knows just what to tease to keep us hanging on during this cruel hiatus. During The Dipp's Riverdale Clubhouse on April 1, Kyle teased that a huge, life-changing hostage situation in the back half of Riverdale Season 5. And, um, it's pretty major to say the least.

In our exclusive chat, which also featured @nocontextrvd's Macy Jones, Kyle revealed that Veronica and Archie's budding reunion will be hit with yet another roadblock when Riverdale returns, and this one's going to be a lot more dangerous than Chad's financial blackmail. Of course, this isn't going to be the first problem the two have endured. Their entire relationship has been complicated — whether it be communication issues, Hiram issues, bear issues, Barchie issues, Hiram issues again, these two know roadblocks.

But the return of the show may bring forth the most difficult obstacle yet in their relationship. The last we saw, Veronica and Archie were going to give it another go. Veronica was getting out of her marriage with Chad and Archie was essentially running the entire town of Riverdale. They're a power couple, and no one can stand in their way. Unless you're Chad, who lied about signing the divorce papers after luring Ronnie back to New York City and admitting that he got both himself and Veronica into a very sticky investment scheme that could bring them both down if they go through with the split.

So where does that leave us? Well, Veronica is staying in New York for a "few days" to deal with this new development, as we saw in the midseason finale. But that may be the least of her worries. When asked about what fans can expect when the show returns in July, Kyle said, "There's a hostage situation that is going to affect Varchie... It's going to affect all our characters." To paraphrase Jones, we're "freaking out a little bit."

Riverdale has done hostage situations before — in the midseason finale, Betty, Alice, and the twins were held hostage in their home by Charles and Chic. But something about this tease seems different. Those hostage situations have been relatively low-stakes, with minimal ramifications on the larger storyline. But Kyle promised that this would "affect all our characters," suggesting that this will be a potentially series-altering moment.

Obviously, my first question upon hearing that there will be a hostage situation is who is the hostage taker? Given that Varchie appears to be the main target/the most affected by this event, my money's on Chad, Veronica's Wolf of Wall Street wannabe husband. Not only is he a liar who is blackmailing Veronica into staying in their marriage, he's also got some major anger issues and probably tried to kill Veronica in a murder-suicide helicopter crash. The odds of him losing it this season and doing something drastic, like holding someone hostage, are extremely high.

The other main suspect is Riverdale's forever Big Bad, Hiram Lodge. However, Kyle also promised that this hostage situation would "definitely affect Hiram's plan going forward," which is why I suspect Hiram won't be behind it. Why would the hostage situation affect his plans if he's the one planning it in the first place? And let's just say Veronica is the one held hostage, could Hiram possibly find his heart and help save his daughter?

Teasing the rest of the season, Kyle also told The Dipp's Clubhouse listeners, "Finding Jughead will not be easy," and said that Season 5 will introduce "a lot of mystery behind our own characters, not only the Lonely Highway Killer." I smell the return of TBK, and maybe even the reveal of the Bughead voicemail that's been torturing us all season long.

Umm.....it is not remotely "major", last ep had TWO/arguably 3 hostage situations and I'm not remotely sure why I'm meant to GAF if Hymen loses $$$ or Vermin is "in peril".

TBF, my guess is Hymen gives up Plaiderdale (or something) and Chaddiekins controls shit for an ep or two----or at least that's the only way it "affects everybody". And, again, ummm....holding somebody hostage to extort somebody else is very much a crime. And your fruits from such a crime would be null and void, because "coercion"---tho given Plaiderdale's "twists", Daddykins colluded with Chaddiekins, cuz he does (understandably, TBF) hate Douchie....

Speaking of, naturally VD shippers (who are Vermin fans first, supposedly) were thrilled by Barfie Evan....you know, a LIAR, who routinely teases shit that not only "doesn't happen that way", frequently doesn't, period....

Buuuutt....they're all excited cause VD 4EVAH!!! We always win!! Woo Hoo!!! They always are together!!!

Except, they aren't....he fucked her "best friend" in seekrit and she just cheated on him (which I do get her)...and, he was a complete dick just cause she has to stay there for a few more days.

Sooo....if you're a Vermin stan, why TF do you want her with that asshole? I don't even LIKE Vermin, but I think she still deserves better than that.

In fact, even with Barfies, where you ship it cause Betty is a reward for Douchie (being a jackass, apparently merits nice presents) and he's your fave, I remain, endlessly.....WHY????

Dude is a fugly asshole, endlessly fucking over everybody he sees. We're told he's amazing, but it doesn't change that he's actually a colossal dick (tho he, apparently, has a tiny one)....

So, honestly, open invitation....why do you love him?

And, while you're at it....why do you love current Betty? Cause she's a gross cuntwipe.

Oh and to the article, again....nobody GAF about the fucking VM, you twat.

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neige-de-flocons · 4 years

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betty x archie - guilty as charged (one-shot fanfiction/headcanon)

context : post-4x17 kiss and whatever the hell seems to be about to happen in that bunker (omg so excited for 4x18 ! i hadn’t watched riverdale in years lol. #rising from dead alongside barchie.)

Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper have agreed that they will not talk about it. Ever. "Don't worry, Betty. We'll take it to the grave." But Betty is so overwhelmed by guilt that she cracks within days.

She confesses everything to Veronica when she comes over for brunch and apologizes profusely. V is mad as hell (understandably) and walks out on her. She goes straight to Archie's and breaks up with him violently, crying and breaking his things, angsty emo song style. Archie tells her that he is so sorry but she doesn't wanna hear it. She throws him out of his own room. Without protest, Archie heads down to the garage. Archie feels both terrible and relieved, sitting down next to his father's guitar holding his head between his hands. He hears a beep in his pocket. It's his phone - and it lights up with Betty's name. It's a text. "I'm so sorry. I just couldn't. I felt so guilty." Archie smiles and replies. "It's ok. I'm glad you did."

Veronica leaves Archie's house, slamming the door brutally. Ronnie is hurting so bad. All she wants to do is cry on her best friend's shoulder but she can't. V remembers Betty pouring her heart out in guilt. The image haunts her. She goes home crying silently. What a waste of a Friday night.

It's Sunday. It's been two days since Betty locked herself in her room. Jughead assumes it's because something's going down with her mother again, but he doesn't know why. He is worried sick. He asks Archie to tag along to try and cheer her up. Archie tells him it's best if he doesn't and Jughead finds this extremely odd. Jughead walks in on Betty lying in her bed, going through pictures of the four of them in sophomore year with bright shot red eyes. "Betty, talk to me" he says. She sits up and sends Jughead home, telling him she is gonna be okay but needs to be alone. He kisses her forehead and leaves reluntanctly.

As soon as he closes the door, Betty whimpers. Jughead crosses Ronnie on the way out. They stare at each other and Veronica feels extremely uncomfortable, promptly breaking eye contact with him and going up to Betty's room without a word. "You'll probably have better luck than me."he tells her. As Jug leaves, Veronica opens the door to Betty's room. Betty slowly turns her head around starting to say "Jughea - " but is cut off by the sight of Veronica. Betty wipes the tear that inadvertently glides on her cheek. "V, what are you doing here ? I thought -" "I... I can't stand the sight of Archie. He utterly and completely betrayed me. But you... you're my best friend. And despite all the consequences, you came clean. You came clean and that meant something to me. I... It may take a while for everything to go back to normal. I don't know if it ever will. But I forgive you. I need you, Betty." Betty smiles and Veronica smiles back. They hug. "Oh, V. I'm so sorry." They sit down on Betty's bed. Veronica puts her head on Betty's lap. And begins venting about Archie, which makes Betty feel even guiltier. But she lets her speak freely and consoles her to the best of her ability, despite the awkwardness of the whole situation. She gently brushes Ronnie's hair out of her face. Suddenly, Veronica sits up. "Betty, can I ask you a question ?" "Yeah, of course. Anything." Teary eyed, Betty is almost smiling. She feels so lucky to have such an amazing best friend. She vows to never hurt her like this again. "What do you feel for Archie ?" Betty freezes.

"Do you have feelings for Archie ?" "I... I don't know." Veronica is angered by the answer and gets up to leave. Betty goes on "I don't know what I'm feeling. I... I never grieved Archie and I... jumped into my relationship with Jughead and never looked back. The whole fake dating thing, it just brought something back. But I'm not sure what." Veronica looks puzzled. "Archie... told me it didn't mean anything to either of you. Liar." Betty looks at Ronnie on the verge of tears, for what seems like a very long while. Betty breaks the silence. "I don't think he was lying to you when he said that." Veronica looks shocked. "How... how can you defend him ? B ! I find it in my heart to forgive you and you defend Archie ???" "No. It's just that I think we were both lying to ourselves." Veronica calms down, but she looks crushed. Her eyes darken, seeing her worst suspicions become real. Veronica lets out a small laugh and looks up at Betty. "Do you love him ?" Betty stays silent. Veronica looks at her. She knows what that silence means and hugs her tight. "I never truly apologized to you." B looks at her confused. "For going out with Archie in the first place, after telling you I'd help you get him." "V, thank you but you don't have to apologize for that. And definitely not now." They pull away and look into each other's eyes. "I won't stand in the way of your happiness, B. I can get over you and Archie. But I can't lose you." They nod, eyes flickering with tears and hope for their friendship. They smiled.

"But, what about Jughead then ? Are you going to tell him ?" Ronnie inquires. "Of course I will. I couldn't ask you to keep it a secret from him or anyone else. But I have to tell him myself." "Oh believe me, I have no intention of getting anymore involved into this cluster-fuck your feelings created. Nuh-huh." Veronica jokes sadly. Betty lets out a nervous laugh then cries softly. She looks at Ronnie, who puts her hand on her shoulder. Betty finds her touch so comforting. "I really don't deserve you." Veronica smiles. "No, you don't. But I love you anyway." Betty looks at Veronica. "I know I need to do it." She whimpers. "But I don't know how to. I don't even know how I feel about all of this either. I know I love him but I... I'm so confused. I don't even understand how this happened in the first place. I feel so guilty." "I'd do it sooner rather than later. There's never a right time for these things, believe me, I'd know." "Jug has a make-up exam thursday... I'll tell him after that." Ronnie nods. "Do you want to eat anything ? I have gummy bears." Ronnie shakes her head. "No. But I'll take some of that water if you don't mind." Ronnie points at Betty's water bottle on the nightstand. Betty hands it to her and Veronica finishes it. "Ok, I gotta go." Ronnie gets up to leave. Betty walks her to the door. "Lunch Friday ?", Betty asks. Veronica nods. Later that night, Veronica texts Betty. "I'm glad we could talk." "So am I. You're the best, V. Love you." "Love you, too. xoxo." Veronica stares at the ceiling of her room and lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She decides to take a hot bubble bath to process. She still felt bad, but she no longer felt terrible.

By the middle of the week, news of Varchie's break up had spread to the whole school, though no one else knew the specifics of it. Betty was MIA. She could not bring herself to drop such a bomb on Jughead right before his exam, but she couldn't stand the thought of pretending either. So she decided to pull a Camille and feign a flu. Despite forgiving Betty, Veronica could not stand Archie. She wanted him to suffer. And she did it the best way she knew : dressing to kill and spilling venom at every opportunity. Reggie was all over her again. V flirted back, looking like the baddest, hottest teen girl for miles. She exaggerated ever so more whenever Archie was around. In doing this however, she realized that her pride was much more hurt than her heart. In fact, she felt pretty damn great. She felt hot. Now that she was single, half of the school was unapologetically at her feet. All of the guys - and quite a lot of girls too - were openly flirting with her. She loved it.

Upon seeing this, Archie's stomach curled up inside him. To his own surprise, he felt no jealousy at all. But he still felt like utter crap. Because all he could think about was Betty. How she was, what she was doing, how she was feeling. He should care that Veronica looks so gorgeous, he should care that she's obviously hurt. But he didn't. Betty occupied his mind like she never had before. He was haunted by the kiss she never should've given him. Betty smelled so good. I love how her ponytail flipped around when we were kissing. I love her ponytail. Another thought popped in his head. Worry. She still wasn't responding to his texts. I love it when she texts me good night... His thoughts were interrupted abruptly.

"Hey, dude. Heard you broke up with Veronica. You ok ?" It was Reggie. Archie smiled "Yeah man, I'm fine." "You sure ?" "Yeah, it just wasn't working between us anymore. I'm ok." "Ah, yeah, that happens." Reggie looked like an ass. Archie laughed. "What is it, Reg? Stop looking at me like that." He turned red. "Ooooooh. Yeah, man. It's okay if you ask her out. I just want her to be happy. Looking back, I think you guys were great together." Reggie looked even more like an ass. He burst out laughing. "Andrews !" He hugged him, jock style. "You're the man, man. I don't know what I'll get you but I'll get you something totally amazing, man. You're such a friend." Not so sure about that. Archie looked down and smiled sarcastically at himself as Reggie left. I can't even bring myself to feel bad about Jughead either. The only thing Archie Andrews felt guilty about, was feeling no guilt about his feelings for Betty whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Jughead was studying so much he was oblivious to anything happening around him. He occasionally texted Betty, who told him to "Hang in there.", reassuring him that he'd pass it. She never doubted him and he loved that. He loved her so much. Whenever he told her that, she only replied with a heart or a smiley face. If he hadn't been so focused, he may have thought something of it. His exam was tomorrow.

Archie saw Jughead in the lounge. I have to tell him. Betty. His phone rang. "Arch, I’m telling him tomorrow." Archie felt uncomfortable with that. Why should Betty be the one to carry the whole weight of this thing ? of our thing ? She already told Veronica. Archie reminisced. She had always been like that. Carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. He couldn’t stand to have put her in such a position again. He should have been the one to tell Ronnie. He needed to man the hell up. He wanted to share her burden, he wanted to ease her pain. "No, Betty. You shouldn’t have to do this too. I’m telling him now." "Archie, NO !!! Don’t!!!!" Betty tried to call him. No answer.

"Jughead." "Archie. Hey, man. What’s up ?" "I need to talk to you." "Sounds serious." "It is, yeah." "Alright, let’s hear it." "Let’s go to the music room." Jughead started to worry. What the hell happened ? He got up promptly and they headed silently to the music room.

"Sit down, Jug." "Archie, what’s going on ?" Archie took a deep breath "You’ve probably heard by now that Veronica and I broke up." "What ? Oh man, no, I didn’t know, I’m so sorry." Jughead got up to hug his friend. Archie welcomed the embrace, knowing he’d probably not hug his friend again for a very long time. And then he interrupted him. Jughead sat back down. "What happened ? I mean, why ?" Archie took another deep breath. "Look, there’s no easy way to say this, so I’m just gonna say it, okay ?" "Hum… Ok ?" Archie’s tone was weird. Archie looked him straight in the eye and said "I’m in love with Betty."

Jughead froze. "Sorry, what ?" "I’m in love with Betty, Jughead. I love her, I do. We kissed last week. And we… went to the bunker. I’m sorry." The room fell silent. "Sorry ?" He laughed hysterically. "Sorry ? You’re sorry ? Is that all you have to say to me ? What, why are you sorry ? Was it an accident ? Are you going to stop seeing her ? Don’t tell me you’re sorry. Stop saying shit you don’t mean." "Fine. You know what Jug ? I’m not sorry. I love her, I always have." "Like you love Veronica ?" "Veronica is not Betty." Jughead cussed. "You don't have to tell me that. I can’t even look at you. I’m out of here." Jughead stormed out of the music room, leaving his backpack behind. The redhead sighed and grabbed it. He dropped it at Jughead’s feet. His friend sported a murderous, calm look. Jughead smiled as he picked it up and looked at his best friend. He smiled. And punched him so hard he fell in one fell swoop. Jughead leaves the school grounds while Archie's not-sorry ass is still on the tiled floor.

Archie goes straight home to Betty. "Betty, please. Talk to me." She opens the front door. "Arch. What. have. you. done ?" "I told Jughead. I couldn’t let you do it on your own." "You… you stubborn ginger ! I was waiting to tell him tomorrow." "Betty. we couldn’t post-pone it forever, there is no right time for these news." "Archie, Jughead has a huge exam tomorrow !!! That’s why I was waiting." Archie’s jaw dropped. "Crap." "Yeah, you can say that." Silence. "Oh my God, Archie. You’re hurt." A tear rolls down her cheek. And then another. Archie catches the third one and pulls her chin up towards him. They were gazing far into each other’s eyes. Archie was mesmerized by the ocean that were Betty’s orbs. Betty got lost in the dark thunderstorms of his. Their lips brushed against each other. They were about to kiss, when Betty suddenly pushed him away. "Jughead !"

Betty was mortified. Archie turned around to see Jughead behind them. Jug laughed, cynical. I cannot believe I came here. "Oh yeah, I witnessed the whole thing." "I don’t need you to care for my school life, Betty. I’m a big fucking boy. I’ll handle it." "Jughead, I’m sorry. You don’t know how sorry I am. I feel so guilty, I -" "Yes, I am sure you do. I could see that while you were looking at him." "Jughead, please don’t do that. I’m so -" Jug's voice breaks. "You’ve never looked at me liked that." He looked over at Betty’s window above them, where they’d kissed for the first time. "I should’ve known. Don’t worry Betty, you’re off the hook now. We’re over. Go live happily ever after with your true Romeo." Betty was devastated. She couldn't speak. She couldn’t breathe. The words wouldn’t leave her mouth. "And as far as I’m concerned," he paused and smirked, "Archiekins, so are we." Jughead leaves, leaving Archie and Betty staring at each other on the porche. Betty was sobbing and Archie did not know how to hold her. As soon as he tried to hug her, she looked at him anxiously. And slammed the goddamn door on his face.

The days started to go by. Things took back a somewhat natural course. Jughead actually came to take his exam and somehow aced it. He was constantly with the Serpents now. Brooding. Sweet Pea always tried to cheer him up and succeeded occasionally. He was writing a new book. He got a little better everyday. He knew what he wanted to be. And he was not alone. Archie, on the other hand was downright miserable. All he could think of was still Betty and she hadn’t talked to him since the doorstep incident. Archie felt more alone than ever, even though he was constantly surrounded by people. In fact, Archie maintained his status as Mister Popular despite his cheating, given that Veronica had publicly forgiven him. And pretty quickly too, one may add. Almost as soon as she got back together with Reggie. It seemed shallow to some of the student body, but Ronnie was too happy to care. She was blissful with Reggie and she saw no reason to hold onto any grudges that clouded her joy. Veronica could feel herself falling for him, slowly but surely. He made her smile. He took care of her. And she loved it. Veronica had never felt genuinely cared for before. She never had had someone that cared for her and her only. Her parents had their company and their murders to attend to. And Archie… Archie always had Betty. She always came first.

Of course, she still teased him occasionally and spewed a little venom here and there, but nothing Archie couldn't handle. She didn’t truly think ill of him and they both knew it. The pair was developing a genuine friendship. She barely thought of him as her ex. This was different. Free of any sexual tension, free of any pressure. V had never actually been friends with a boy before this. They often hung out alongside Reggie and the guys from the team. If the fact that Archie looked so miserable had satisfied Ronnie at first, she had now grown quite concerned about her new-found friend - and even more so about her blonde bestie. She felt no satisfaction seeing either of them in pain. Ronnie knew she just had to intervene.

Betty had not come to school in two weeks. Considering spring break, Betty hadn’t been seen out of her house in almost a month. Her mother was off investigating god knows what. She was home alone and would not let Archie come see her. Despite him being the only person she wanted to see. Despite him constantly messaging her. Despite his asking her to come over. Despite his calls. Despite him promising that he would wait all the time he needed to wait, as she had done for him. Despite him telling her that he would never give up on them.

Veronica rang the door of the Cooper house. "B, open up, it’s me ! I bring snacks and boooooooze ! It’s Friyay, let’s have a sleepover !" Betty smiled over her balcony. "Get your cute ass down here." Betty rushed downstairs and gave her a big hug. "Come in, come in." The girls went upstairs. Betty smiled, as V poured vodka and cranberry juice into some cups. "Cranberry juice ? Really ?" "Don’t mock, B ! It’s like a cosmo !" Betty laughed. Three cups and half a movie later, Betty dares ask "Soooo ? How’s it going with Reg ? Gimme the deets." "He’s amazing. I’ve never felt like this before. Not even with… Archie." As soon as she hears the word Archie, Betty freezes. "Come on, Betty Cooper ! It’s been weeks. Uuuuuuuuh, uuuuh, I’m alive ! I’m happy ! Jughead passed his exams ! Girl, I love you, but you’re not the center of the worrlddd, girl. I mean, not of everyone’s world at least." They both burst out laughing, half drunk. Veronica poured her another cup, that she downed as Veronica spoke. "Then go be with him ! Or don’t you want to be with him ?" "What, no ? No." Betty was speaking quicker than her thoughts now. "Of course, I want to, I do, of course I d-." Betty covered her big-drunken-mouth. Oh, my God. Veronica smirked.

"That's the first time you’ve said it, isn’t it ?" Betty nodded, terrified. "B, it’s okay." She took Betty’s hands away from her mouth. "Stop beating yourself up. What you did wasn’t right. You are guilty. But you have been tried and you have done your time." Betty was on the verge of tears. Veronica smiled. "As for your other crime," Betty frowned. What other crime ? "I mean your feelings for Archie, Betty." "Oh. That." Betty swallowed. "They cannot be held against you, B. Love is a crime that already comes with a pardon. Because we can't control our feelings. You cannot be blamed and you cannot blame yourself for loving him. It’s something bigger than us all. You’re only human, Betty - you don’t need to be the perfect girl next door all the time. You’re allowed to screw up once in a while. You’re allowed to love." V offered her a huge grin. "But if you fool around with Reggie, I will never forgive you, understood ?" Betty nodded profusely and took her best friend in her arms to plant a huge kiss on her cheek, which ended up on her lips instead, due to the amount of booze previously ingested. Betty pulled away instantly. "Oh my Gosh, I’m so sorryyy, I swear that was not on purpose !" "Heyyyyy, come on. What’d I just tell you, B ? How am I gonna tell Reggie noww-" They laughed in childlike manner. Betty looked at her friend. "Thank you so much, V." Veronica nodded. "Anytime." They decided to restart their screening of Footloose, only to fall asleep less than half an hour later.

Ronnie went home the next morning, proud of her job. It’s up to you now, Betty. Betty was so happy. What should I give Veronica for her birthday ? I gotta get her something real special. I’ll think about it later. Betty was so excited to see Archie that she was about ready to go to his place in her pajamas and everything. She was smiling like a little baby. That is, until she looked at herself in the mirror. When was the last time I moisturized ? Or even showered ? God, my hair looks gross ! How the hell did my armpits end up smelling like my drink ? She knew Archie wouldn’t care about any of that, but she also knew that she needed a shower. I mean, maybe I could go and have my shower over there… Betty ! Stop it, you perv ! She washed her hair, showered, shaved and moisturized. She put on a white tee underneath her rompers and reached for some white sneakers. She started to comb her hair in a ponytail and suddenly stopped. She let her hair down and tied a red knot-flower printed headband around it instead. It felt a bit wild. It felt free. Just like she did. She put on her deodorant and pink perfume and rushed out the door. Archie.

She headed over to Archie’s - more like ran - and pressed on the door bell. She was so over the moon that she forgot her cellphone. Archie could be practicing his music in the garage so he wouldn’t hear her. When she started debating whether or not to go home and fetch her digital counterpart, Archie yelled "Coming !" Betty fidgeted as she waited for him. She was so nervous. She was wondering whether or not she should have told him beforehand. Maybe it was rude. Maybe… When Archie finally opened the door (after the longest minute of Betty's existence), Betty smiled. Archie was mesmerized. And confused. And mesmerized. She is so beautiful. Betty took a step towards him. "Hi, Arch." He smiled. "Hey, Betts." Betty looked up to him. "I… I’m sorry." "Sorry ? What do you have to be sorry about ?" Is she gonna dump me ? We haven’t even started dating ! "I’m sorry it took me so long to come talk to you. I’m sorry I ignored you this past month. I’m sorry I felt so guilty about us. I’m sorry it took me this long to figure it all out." Archie breathed again. He smiled tenderly. "Do you want to come in ?" She nodded. Archie made way for her and closed the door. He grabbed her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. "You don’t have to be sorry about any of that. You care so much, about everyone around you. It’s one of the reasons… It’s one of the reasons I love you." Ba-dump, ba-dump. Betty's heart skipped a beat, as Archie raised his right hand to caress her cheek. She wasn't breathing. But her eyes shone.

She tilted her head so as to fit his calloused hand perfectly and smiled softly. Archie leaned in for a kiss, unsure, slowly bringing their mouths together. As his lips pressed hers, Betty opened her mouth to make way for his. He smiled before changing the location of his hands on her body. Archie seized her neck gently with his left hand. Her loose hair fell softly over it, just as he slipped his right one firmly around her waist, in between her tee-shirt and her romper. Betty moved both her hands to his upper body, slowly studying his abs, chest and strong shoulders. She threw one of her arms over his back and her other one went to caress his hair. She was standing on her tiptoes now. Their mouths moved together perfectly, no adjustments needed. His tongue circled hers slowly. Their kiss deepened even more. They started to breathe heavily. Betty’s back was backed up against the staircase. Betty clung strongly to Archie’s hair now. He, in turn, placed her leg around him. Before he knew it, Betty pulled herself up and wrapped her second one around him as well. He propped her up fast, desperately even. He started to carry her towards the stairs. Betty pulled an inch away from him, still panting. She whispered into his mouth. "Arch ?" "Yeah ?" "I love you too." Archie smiled, relieved, both appalled and marveled by the syllables that had just escaped her mouth. He stared at her now. Her eyes were still closed. He kissed her strongly. She smiled and hugged him tight as he proceeded in carrying her up the stairs.

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beesmygod · 5 years

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this is what riverdale is about (part 4)

part 1

part 2

part 3

i’m back, to continue from where we left off. obnoxiously, i’m going to take a minute to plug my patreon, which is primarily for my webcomic but i also do movie reviews and talk about bad books i find so if you like these posts, you’ll probably like those as well. all i ask....is one dollar a month.

anyway fuck that let’s get back into this.

images are from the riverdale wiki

SEASON ONE (PART 2):

the last picture show: immediately this show reveals that our beloved jughead has been living in a nearly abandoned drive-in that he also works at. too bad for him, because it’s closing down. hilariously, literally nobody in his circle of friends cares and call his make-shift house a crack den. owned. its revealed an anonymous buyer purchased it from the town and the mayor decided to sell it to whoever.

archie brings flowers to his teacher-girlfriend’s recital and when he and grundy (and his dad) head to pop’s for a good ol malt or whatever, betty confronts him about his relationship. betty is hurt when he says grundy believed in him when no one else did and goes home with renewed purpose: take grundy down.

veronica’s mom is caught having a heated argument with a member of the southside serpents gang next to a dumpster by cheryl who, as she delights in misery and disaster, captures it all on camera. she shows veronica, who confronts her mother who brushes her off.

betty lures grundy into a fake interview for her school paper instead of going to the police. betty seems to be determining all of this based on the fact that she didnt have any social media until a year ago, which really makes me question betty’s journalistic bonefides. its framed like this means she didn’t exist before she got a twitter or whatever. its really weird. more relevant is that the only record of a geraldine grundy.....WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO DIED 7 YEARS AGO!!!!! she takes this information to archie as well, who doesn’t care at all. he’s way too horny to care.

betty breaks into grundy’s vw bug and finds a gun and her real i.d. with her real name. archie is still too horny to care, even though betty (again, really overstepping her journalistic bounds) says that grundy might have killed jason (BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OF A GUN BETTY!!! COME ON). archie finally asks grundy straight up what the fuck is going on and she cops to trying to escape from an abusive husband, hence the gun and fake names.

jughead finds out that archie’s dad’s construction company won the bid to destroy the drive-in. its a bad time to be jughead. he tries to ask archie’s dad not to tear down the drive-in. through this convo we learn that jughead’s dad was fired from andrews construction several years ago for theft. a scene after this reveals that veronica’s mom is facilitating the purchase of the drive-in with the mayor pn behalf of her incarcerated husband.

i’m so glad the wiki reminded me of this line, word for word: everyone (and i mean literally everyone in town) goes to the drive-in for one last hurrah, where the southside serpents are guffawing up a storm. veronica somehow silences them by saying “You know what happens to a snake when a Louboutin heel steps on it? Shut the hell up or you’ll find out.“ it sucks so bad. veronica then witnesses her mother having an encounter with the same gang member who she is revealed to be paying to drive down the value of the drive-in property so hiram lodge can buy it for cheap.

archie and grundy are caught in a passionate embrace after betty’s mom reads her diary and goes on the warpath, rightfully telling her to get the fuck out of town or she’ll reveal her to be a child molester. grundy agrees to leave and archie is heartbroken. the last show of geraldine this season is her ogling two teen boys. horrible. leave, woman.

jughead leaves his shitty home and on his way out is accosted by the same gang member who was talking to hermoine lodge and is revealed to be....JUGHEADS DAD!!!!!!!!!! whatever.

heart of darkness: the town is abuzz with jason’s upcoming funeral and the teens of riverdale are fighting over who gets to take the dead kids spot as captain of the football team in a really normal and not at all super ghoulish way. archie is working his heart out now that his favorite teacher/pedophile has fled town. he has his time wasted by a member of the pussycats, valerie, who nets him a meeting with a music songwriter who tells archie he doesn’t have time for his shit. its a weird and totally pointless scene in the long run. it doesnt matter because archie’s music thing never comes to anything. the guy tells archie later, when he returns with sheet music, that his songs suck shit and he hates his music and to get out of his office.

jason and polly’s (betty’s sister) relationship seems to be at the center of whatever happened to jason, so betty starts asking around town about her sister, by using dates as a cover to ask probing questions to members of the football team. she also tries asking her father, who explains that polly and jason had a fight, polly tried to kill herself and so was shipped off to a mental institution. learning about jason’s death fucked her up again so they shan’t be exposing her to more sordid info about the events. the only information they get is that jason was selling drugs to raise money to leave town.

betty and jughead trace this thread to find out why jason would want to leave town but veronica is already finding out firsthand after she is invited to the blossom mansion for the world’s worst sleepover before the memorial (cool timing): the blossoms are all insane. they make their money on maple syrup, using the funds to build riverdale as we know it. veronica and cheryl bond over their awful parents and versonic encourages cheryl to act out at jason’s memorial FOR SOME REASON. KNOWING FULL WELL WHO CHERYL IS.

demonstrating extremely normal judgement, betty and jughead plan to raid jason’s room during the memorial to find clues. cheryl goes full hamlet, throwing herself on the coffin and weeping during her eulogy. they use this as cover to sneak away and go commit the worst social faux-pax you truly can do. however, they are interrupted by cherly’s senile grandmother, nana rose, who mistakes her for polly and reveals polly and jason were engaged.

betty takes this information to her father who reveals he already knows but forbid the arrangement because the blossoms and the coopers have been trying to kill each other for decades over the whole maple syrup empire thing. betty and jughead later suspect her dad broke into the sheriff's office to steal his files related to uhhh everything i guess; a hunch which turns out to be correct.

meanwhile veronica’s mom is sent a live snake by the serpent gang, calls big strong fred andrews to come save her and then asks him for a job.

faster pussycats! kill! kill!: first of all fuck, the name of this ep.

archie, for some reason because i guess he doesn’t know what embarrassment is, decides he’s going to play an original song he wrote for the school talent show. he immediately gets stage fright at the try-outs and wusses out. veronica goes behind his back to sign him up anyway. thanks, asshole!

valerie, from the last ep, quits the pussycats because josie is slightly more stressed than usual about uhhh the talent show. also because she has a crush on archie for some reason.

hermoine, while acting as fred andrews’ new secretary, realizes he’s fucking BROKE. why’d he hire her? who knows. too late now. she suggests firing some people (for example............her, maybe, fred) but fred cant bear it...and is hoping to be saved by the newest construction job he doesn’t know that hermoine is manipulating under the table. much like his son, fred is now too horny to care and they make out while veronica watches awkwardly.

the remaining pussycats try to figure out what to do about their missing member problem. josie’s mom helpfully lays out that they need a strong woman of color, but not one prettier or more talented than josie. enter...VERONICA!!! who is miffed because archie replaced her with valerie in the talent show duet. veronica is now scientifically less pretty and talented than josie by show standards, which just rules because i love thinking that there are teen power rankings in riverdale.

betty and jughead make their way to visit polly at The Sisters Of Quiet Mercy which is literally the best name for a goth cover band in the world. surprise! polly is pregnant with jason’s baby. polly reveals she and jason planned to run away together, but she was caught by her parents and sent away. she then awkwardly asks how jason is and someone has to break the news to her.

josie’s dad makes a brief appearance, which i absolutely do not remember at all. i thought he only showed up in season 3 which makes mayor mccoys character arc way more awkward. anyway, the mccoy family, the andrews and the lodges all have dinner together to discuss business and its awkward as all hell. no one at the table likes the andrews.

betty straight up asks her dad if he killed jason and her mom laughs her ass off at the idea of betty’s soft white suburban ham shank looking dad being able to kill a weed much less a human. keep that in mind.

veronica’s mom forges veronica signature on a form allowing andrews construction to move ahead with the job.

jughead and betty kiss after talking about how they arent their parents. keep that in mind. anyway, betty takes jughead to a car polly mentioned that full of EVIDENCE. they take picture of it and leave the car to go tell the sheriff because i guess suddenly no one has cellphones. jughead and betty return with the sheriff later to find the car has been light up by an unknown person. almost immediately after, bughead tries to rescue polly at the institution only to find she’s already bailed. welp.

josie and valerie make up and all four pussycats perform. josie’s dad walks out on her performance? harsh. cool dad moves.

archie sings and the crowd loves it. who gives a shit.

a kid died, guys. come on.

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10 Forgotten TV Spinoffs That Were Actually Good | ScreenRant

There are some spin-offs that go on to be just as popular (if not more so) than their predecessors. Spin-offs like Frasier, with 37 Emmy wins and eleven seasons, proved even more popular than Cheers. Family Matters certainly became must-see TV with the hilarious Steve Erkel, even though he never featured in the series it was based off, Perfect Strangers. Then there's all the wildly acclaimed Star Trek spin-offs from the original series, each with its own niche audience.

But what about all those spin-offs that people rarely talk about, that were wildly successful at the time and actually decent? Do audiences even remember that they carried the torch for their respective franchises even after their parent shows went off the air? Without further ado, presenting the 10 forgotten spin-offs that were actually good.

10 MAUDE

Though most fans of Bea Arthur know her as the sardonic high school teacher Dorothy from The Golden Girls, serving withering asides like they're slices of cheesecake, she was the star of a spin-off that featured an even more scathing character.

Maude was a spin-off of All in the Family, and featured Edith Bunker's liberal minded Maude (Bea Arthur) confront all sorts of timely issues, from race politics to civil rights and labor disputes. Maude lived with her fourth husband and adult children in the suburbs of Tuckahoe, NY, and had a sassy comment for everything.

9 MORK AND MINDY

In the fifth season of the popular series Happy Days, Richie Cunningham sees a UFO, and then later the extra-terrestrial inside it, Mork (Robin Williams). While it may have made for a strange episode, audiences liked the character of Mork enough to be curious about his origins.

Fantasy as a genre was popular to mashup with the torpor of everyday domestic sit-coms, such as Bewitched or I Dream of Jeannie. Adding a science fiction element proved a new twist, and it became one of Robin Williams' most beloved characters.

RELATED: I Dream Of Jeannie: 10 Hidden Details Everyone Completely Missed

8 TORCHWOOD

While Torchwood may very well be in the minds and hearts of Doctor Who fans, many viewers may not realize its origins. It began in the mid '00s after the Doctor Who reboot saw great interest, and followed a secret agency called the Torchwood Institute.

Led by their leader Captain Jack Harkness (who guest starred on Doctor Who), the Torchwood team investigated strange extra-terrestrial events all over England (and occasionally further). It combined the whimsical fun of Doctor Who with its own brand of adventure and excitement.

7 THE GOLDEN PALACE

After the huge success of The Golden Girls, and Dorothy was married and left the series, the rest of the girls weren't finished sharing their misadventures on television. In 1992 The Golden Palace premiered, and featured Blanche, Rose, and Sophia purchasing a Miami hotel recently lacking in luster.

The series didn't have the same tone of four ladies gathered around a coffee table eating cheesecake and talking about their sex lives, but the additional cast members added a different comedic charm. Don Cheadle as the concierge and Cheech Marin as the chef were particularly amusing.

6 THE CLEVELAND SHOW

After the extreme success of Family Guy, Seth McFarlane tried to capture lightning in a bottle twice with The Cleveland Show. Initially, it relied heavily on Family Guy style humor, until it settled into its own rhythm and decided to embrace its differences.

The Cleveland show wasn't for everyone. It wasn't the animated version of Family Matters. It was gloriously odd, having more in common with American Dad than its predecessor. Cleveland Brown and his family interacted with a family of talking bears, a British family stuck in the 19th century, and tried not to kill each other. Once you embrace its eccentricities, it grows on you.

5 STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES

When news spread that Gene Roddenberry's science fiction series Star Trek was being taken off the air in 1970, he tried to think of ways to have it live on. He ultimately decided that the crew of the USS Enterprise would have their adventures chronicled in animated form.

Star Trek: The Animated Series has been called both a spin-off and a sequel - it involves many, but not all of the characters from the original series, and is often regarded as a continuation of its storyline. The animated format allowed for the creative team to do a lot more without the budget constraints of the live show.

RELATED: 10 Star Trek Spin-Off Series That CBS Should Make

4 KENAN AND KEL

All That, the immensely popular sketch and variety series on Nickelodeon, produced several spin-offs, including The Amanda Show and Kenan and Kel. These days, you can watch Kenan Thompson on Saturday Night Live, but back in the '90s, him and Kel got up to all sorts of shenanigans on their own showh.

The show was set in Chicago, and followed Kenan the humble grocery clerk and Kel, his orange-soda-addicted buddy from high school as they tried to come up with a variety of schemes and dreams to get them rich and popular. It features some truly side-splitting skits from the dynamic duo, especially for such a kid-friendly comedy.

3 SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH

Though Sabrina the Teenage Witch is getting some newfound love thanks to the dark and spooky reboot of the series on Netflix, the original series starred teen star Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina, a teenage girl that had to balance learning how to be a witch with learning how to have a normal life.

What some viewers may not have realized, is that the series was actually spin-off from the Archie Animated Series, which features a Sabrina that actually looks a lot more like the one featured on Netflix currently. She also received her own comic, but the '90s series followed a very different path loosely based on her appearance in Riverdale.

2 DARIA

Though there have been talks of a Daria reboot almost ever since the incredibly nihilistic animated series went off the air, it seems that it's endured long enough on streaming platforms to feel fresh in the mind of a whole new cynical generation.

What new viewers may not realize is that it was actually a spin-off from another animated series, Beevis and Butthead. Daria, the jaded high school student who just wanted to survive small town American high school, was the pairs' neighbor, and her lack of personality ended up ironically enthralling to Gen Xers steeped in peak irony.

1 SAVED BY THE BELL

Saved by the Bell may get a bad rep for taking a squeaky clean approach to the rigors of high school, but no one can deny that as far as programming went for teens of the '90s, it set the trends and knocked them down with its ridiculously good looking cast of youngsters.

What viewers of today may not realize, is that it was actually a spin-off of Good Morning, Miss Bliss, a series about a school teacher (Hayley Mills) that only lasted for one season in 1988 but featured all of the same cast (including Mr. Belding).

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