1 00:00:02,872 --> 00:00:04,743 [alarm ringing] 2 00:00:04,787 --> 00:00:06,223 [Jughead] This is the story of two teenage boys 3 00:00:06,267 --> 00:00:08,704 living under the same roof. 4 00:00:08,747 --> 00:00:10,097 They go to the same school. 5 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:11,272 They think about the same things, 6 00:00:11,315 --> 00:00:12,882 mostly cars and girls. 7 00:00:12,925 --> 00:00:14,623 But very different passions drive them. 8 00:00:16,277 --> 00:00:17,713 On a normal typical morning, 9 00:00:17,756 --> 00:00:19,236 the first thing these two boys do 10 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,631 is go for a run through the still-asleep town. 11 00:00:22,674 --> 00:00:24,720 For Reggie, a run is a warm-up, 12 00:00:24,763 --> 00:00:27,027 before he turns to his true love, basketball. 13 00:00:29,159 --> 00:00:30,639 For Archie, 14 00:00:30,682 --> 00:00:31,944 it's a different kind of warm-up, 15 00:00:31,988 --> 00:00:34,556 before putting pencil to paper. 16 00:00:34,599 --> 00:00:38,386 Mind you, today isn't a normal, typical morning. 17 00:00:38,429 --> 00:00:40,040 It's the day after Halloween, 18 00:00:40,083 --> 00:00:41,737 when a car full of Bulldogs 19 00:00:41,780 --> 00:00:44,305 drove off a bridge and into Sweetwater River. 20 00:00:46,568 --> 00:00:49,353 Team captain Julian Blossom had been behind the wheel. 21 00:00:49,397 --> 00:00:52,791 All the Bulldogs most likely would have drowned if not for Reggie, 22 00:00:52,835 --> 00:00:55,055 who pulled them from the water one by one. 23 00:00:56,621 --> 00:00:58,754 But Julian Blossom was unconscious, 24 00:00:58,797 --> 00:01:01,931 hovering between life and death. 25 00:01:01,974 --> 00:01:03,759 Even as Frank Andrews was doing his best 26 00:01:03,802 --> 00:01:06,762 to calm down an enraged Clifford Blossom. 27 00:01:06,805 --> 00:01:09,939 I knew bringing that punk in was a bad idea. 28 00:01:09,982 --> 00:01:11,593 It's his fault, it had to have been. 29 00:01:11,636 --> 00:01:13,638 And I want him off my team. 30 00:01:13,682 --> 00:01:15,118 Mayor Blossom, we're still 31 00:01:15,162 --> 00:01:16,424 piecing together what happened, 32 00:01:16,467 --> 00:01:17,686 but it's my understanding 33 00:01:17,729 --> 00:01:20,428 that it was Julian behind the wheel. 34 00:01:20,471 --> 00:01:22,212 You know what I do know? 35 00:01:22,256 --> 00:01:25,259 That that thug has been trouble since the day he got here 36 00:01:25,301 --> 00:01:27,478 and I want him gone. 37 00:01:27,521 --> 00:01:28,827 Mister Mayor, you shouldn't 38 00:01:28,871 --> 00:01:30,176 be thinking about the team right now. 39 00:01:30,220 --> 00:01:31,961 You should be focusing on your son. 40 00:01:32,003 --> 00:01:35,007 Everything else can be sorted out later. 41 00:01:35,051 --> 00:01:38,315 [Jughead] And the Bulldogs weren't the only Halloween tragedy that night. 42 00:01:38,359 --> 00:01:41,362 The milkman had tried to murder my bud, Ethel Muggs. 43 00:01:41,405 --> 00:01:45,888 It's the same milkman that I saw 44 00:01:45,931 --> 00:01:49,848 leaving my house after he killed my parents, Sheriff. 45 00:01:49,892 --> 00:01:53,722 But I wrestled the knife out of his hand 46 00:01:53,765 --> 00:01:58,814 -and then... -It was self-defense, Sheriff. 47 00:01:58,857 --> 00:02:01,599 In case you're getting any funny ideas. 48 00:02:01,643 --> 00:02:04,472 Well, at least all our questions have finally been answered. 49 00:02:05,516 --> 00:02:06,387 Are you joshing us? 50 00:02:07,910 --> 00:02:09,824 Now I have even more questions. 51 00:02:09,868 --> 00:02:13,045 Should I go to the station and make a statement? 52 00:02:13,089 --> 00:02:15,309 No, uh, that won't be necessary. 53 00:02:15,352 --> 00:02:18,355 It strikes me as a open-and-shut case. 54 00:02:18,399 --> 00:02:20,270 Open and shut? 55 00:02:20,314 --> 00:02:24,405 Sheriff, whoever this maniac is, killed Ethel's parents, 56 00:02:24,448 --> 00:02:27,321 killed Mr. Rayberry and tried to bump off Ethel. 57 00:02:27,364 --> 00:02:28,844 If you have all the answers, who is he? 58 00:02:30,715 --> 00:02:31,716 Huh? 59 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,022 Who is the milkman? 60 00:02:33,065 --> 00:02:34,719 I will get to that. 61 00:02:34,763 --> 00:02:37,505 Maybe his fingerprints are on file at the office, 62 00:02:37,548 --> 00:02:38,941 but in the meantime, 63 00:02:38,984 --> 00:02:40,769 we need to get Ethel back to the Sisters. 64 00:02:40,812 --> 00:02:42,771 -No! -[Jughead] No, no, no. 65 00:02:42,814 --> 00:02:44,338 The Sisters were abusing Ethel. 66 00:02:44,381 --> 00:02:46,035 She'll come with me. 67 00:02:46,078 --> 00:02:48,037 She needs to be in the care of an adult, Jughead. 68 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:53,042 Well, that may be so, but not the Sisters. 69 00:02:54,043 --> 00:02:55,566 [phone ringing] 70 00:02:55,610 --> 00:02:57,220 Frank, Archie, do you have any news? 71 00:02:58,569 --> 00:03:00,832 Wait. Jughead, slow down. 72 00:03:00,876 --> 00:03:02,094 What is this about Ethel? 73 00:03:10,625 --> 00:03:12,801 Ethel, dear. 74 00:03:12,844 --> 00:03:14,890 Mary and I have been discussing everything, 75 00:03:14,933 --> 00:03:16,718 and we've made a decision. 76 00:03:16,761 --> 00:03:19,373 [sighs] Given everything that's been going on, 77 00:03:19,416 --> 00:03:21,375 we both think that it might be best 78 00:03:21,418 --> 00:03:22,724 if you stay with the Coopers. 79 00:03:23,420 --> 00:03:24,987 What, again? 80 00:03:25,030 --> 00:03:27,728 No, the last time that I stayed with Mrs. Cooper, 81 00:03:27,772 --> 00:03:29,600 she sent me away to that horrible place. 82 00:03:29,644 --> 00:03:31,646 Oh. Honestly, Ethel, 83 00:03:31,689 --> 00:03:35,650 sending you to the Sisters was more Mr. Cooper's idea. 84 00:03:35,692 --> 00:03:38,087 So let's get you settled in my sewing room. 85 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:41,221 Come along, dear. 86 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:52,841 If you hadn't been there, 87 00:03:52,884 --> 00:03:54,495 those Bulldogs would've drowned. 88 00:03:56,975 --> 00:03:59,021 You saved their lives, Reg, even Julian. 89 00:03:59,064 --> 00:04:00,936 -You're a hero. -I'm no hero. 90 00:04:03,286 --> 00:04:05,636 When I realized I was the only one 91 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,335 who'd gotten free from the car and kicked to the surface, 92 00:04:08,378 --> 00:04:12,252 I knew that I had to dive back down there 93 00:04:13,818 --> 00:04:15,864 and get everyone out. 94 00:04:15,907 --> 00:04:19,476 Even in that moment, I knew that if any of those guys died, 95 00:04:22,349 --> 00:04:26,614 especially Blossom, that I'd be blamed for it. 96 00:04:26,657 --> 00:04:28,877 They would have locked me up for the rest of my life. 97 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,444 Or done worse than locked me up. 98 00:04:43,979 --> 00:04:44,980 [cutlery clinking] 99 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,377 Good morning. 100 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:51,639 I'm heading to school now, Ethel, 101 00:04:51,682 --> 00:04:53,249 if you wanted to walk with me? 102 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:55,991 -Sure. -Don't be ridiculous, Elizabeth. 103 00:04:56,034 --> 00:04:58,167 I'll be driving Ethel to school this morning. 104 00:05:03,999 --> 00:05:04,826 [scoffs] 105 00:05:07,872 --> 00:05:10,440 My mom is such a phony-baloney. 106 00:05:10,484 --> 00:05:12,834 She sent Ethel away to The Sisters of Quiet Mercy, 107 00:05:12,877 --> 00:05:14,270 and now she's playing nice with her 108 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:19,014 and treating me like I'm some unwanted guest? 109 00:05:19,057 --> 00:05:22,017 Yeah, I tell you, Vee, I have half a mind to run away from home. 110 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:25,629 You don't have to sell me on the pain of phony parents. 111 00:05:25,673 --> 00:05:28,676 And I'd invite you to stay with me at the Pembrooke, 112 00:05:28,719 --> 00:05:33,550 but, truth be told, I've been living at the Babylonium 113 00:05:33,594 --> 00:05:36,553 ever since my parents locked me out of our apartment. 114 00:05:36,597 --> 00:05:40,034 What? You're living at the movie theater? 115 00:05:40,078 --> 00:05:42,254 Veronica Lodge is nothing more 116 00:05:42,298 --> 00:05:43,865 than a common squatter. 117 00:05:43,908 --> 00:05:46,911 Let me ask you, have you tried breaking back in? 118 00:05:49,566 --> 00:05:52,743 I know that this is a difficult time, 119 00:05:52,787 --> 00:05:55,224 but I did want to share aloud 120 00:05:55,267 --> 00:05:57,748 a poem that one of you turned in last week. 121 00:06:00,403 --> 00:06:02,753 It's titled "Phantom." 122 00:06:07,584 --> 00:06:09,064 "They tell me I'm solid. 123 00:06:10,021 --> 00:06:12,241 They pat me on the back. 124 00:06:12,284 --> 00:06:16,550 They see a son, student, a team player. 125 00:06:18,247 --> 00:06:19,901 They see a boy like any other. 126 00:06:21,337 --> 00:06:22,643 But I look in the mirror, 127 00:06:24,253 --> 00:06:26,429 and there's no one there. 128 00:06:26,473 --> 00:06:28,082 Just smoke and mirrors, 129 00:06:29,606 --> 00:06:31,739 and I do not know how to be solid." 130 00:06:36,483 --> 00:06:37,919 Any thoughts, class? 131 00:06:39,659 --> 00:06:40,443 It was beautiful. 132 00:06:41,618 --> 00:06:43,272 [Kevin] Yeah. 133 00:06:43,315 --> 00:06:44,404 That was incredible, Clay. 134 00:06:45,709 --> 00:06:48,843 I agree, but I didn't write it. 135 00:06:48,886 --> 00:06:52,281 No. It was not Mr. Walker's poem. 136 00:06:53,543 --> 00:06:54,979 It was Mr. Andrew's work. 137 00:06:55,023 --> 00:06:56,503 [students murmuring] 138 00:06:59,593 --> 00:07:02,030 I wish you'd speak up more in class, Archie. 139 00:07:02,073 --> 00:07:04,032 Based on this poem, it's clear. 140 00:07:04,075 --> 00:07:05,599 You have a lot to say. 141 00:07:08,166 --> 00:07:10,952 All right, fellas, listen up. 142 00:07:10,995 --> 00:07:12,475 Now, we're scheduled for our big game 143 00:07:12,519 --> 00:07:14,956 against Stonewall Prep this Friday night, 144 00:07:14,999 --> 00:07:17,698 but after recent events, 145 00:07:19,090 --> 00:07:20,657 we've decided to name a new captain 146 00:07:20,701 --> 00:07:23,138 while Julian, God willing, recovers. 147 00:07:24,008 --> 00:07:24,966 And that captain... 148 00:07:26,707 --> 00:07:27,621 will be Archie. 149 00:07:29,492 --> 00:07:30,319 [all murmuring] 150 00:07:33,322 --> 00:07:36,020 Now, let's all take a knee, 151 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:38,370 say a prayer for our Bulldog brother in distress. 152 00:07:41,548 --> 00:07:44,464 We're so happy to have you back with us, Ethel. 153 00:07:44,507 --> 00:07:46,988 Yes, I admit, it's quite the reversal, 154 00:07:47,031 --> 00:07:49,991 but you proved your sanity 155 00:07:50,034 --> 00:07:54,691 by single handedly dispatching that, uh, drifter. 156 00:07:54,735 --> 00:07:58,173 A drifter? Who said that the milkman was a drifter? 157 00:07:58,216 --> 00:08:00,915 Sheriff Keller, if I'm not mistaken. 158 00:08:00,958 --> 00:08:03,178 It's obvious what happened, this drifter. 159 00:08:03,221 --> 00:08:07,399 His mind was poisoned by the dreck Pep Comics publishes, 160 00:08:07,443 --> 00:08:10,533 and he was inspired to go on a murderous rampage, 161 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:14,189 much like the original comic book. 162 00:08:14,232 --> 00:08:15,756 And then he must have stolen 163 00:08:15,799 --> 00:08:18,498 a milkman's uniform and begun killing 164 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,109 to satisfy some insane bloodlust. 165 00:08:23,894 --> 00:08:26,506 [whistles] Well, that does make perfect sense. 166 00:08:28,290 --> 00:08:31,598 Except why would he kill Ethel's parents 167 00:08:31,641 --> 00:08:33,121 and then Brad Rayberry, 168 00:08:33,164 --> 00:08:36,907 and then tried to get Ethel herself? 169 00:08:36,951 --> 00:08:39,126 Do you really think that a drifter would do that? 170 00:08:39,169 --> 00:08:43,217 Yes. Don't drifters usually move on? 171 00:08:43,784 --> 00:08:44,567 Drift. 172 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:50,442 Neither of you are in a position to theorize. 173 00:08:50,486 --> 00:08:52,532 We have told you exactly what happened. 174 00:08:54,577 --> 00:08:57,275 Now, I hope that you both 175 00:08:57,319 --> 00:09:00,888 finally see the very real danger 176 00:09:02,585 --> 00:09:05,066 in what comic books pose to society. 177 00:09:14,466 --> 00:09:17,078 -Uncle Frank? -Hey, Archie. 178 00:09:20,864 --> 00:09:23,998 [sighs] I, uh... I'm honored 179 00:09:24,041 --> 00:09:26,174 to be named captain of this team, 180 00:09:26,217 --> 00:09:28,916 but shouldn't it be Reggie? 181 00:09:28,959 --> 00:09:31,962 He's our strongest player, by a mile. 182 00:09:32,006 --> 00:09:36,576 Well, that may be so, Archie, but this wasn't my call. 183 00:09:36,619 --> 00:09:38,795 Clifford Blossom wanted you to step up. 184 00:09:38,839 --> 00:09:40,928 And given the fact that he sponsors the Bulldogs, 185 00:09:40,971 --> 00:09:43,104 I thought it would be best to respect his wishes. 186 00:09:43,147 --> 00:09:45,454 Clifford Blossom's had it out for Reggie since day one. 187 00:09:45,497 --> 00:09:47,630 The Bulldogs are the mayor's pride and joy, Archie. 188 00:09:47,674 --> 00:09:51,634 My strong advice, leave this one alone. 189 00:09:55,029 --> 00:09:56,290 But I'm glad you came to see me. 190 00:09:57,814 --> 00:09:58,946 There's something I want to give you. 191 00:10:05,692 --> 00:10:07,781 -Is that... -Your dad's captain's patch. 192 00:10:09,826 --> 00:10:11,045 I know he'd want you wearing it 193 00:10:11,088 --> 00:10:12,568 for your first game as team captain. 194 00:10:18,356 --> 00:10:19,314 Okay, Uncle Frank. 195 00:10:25,189 --> 00:10:26,582 I'm leaving. 196 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:28,540 I'm going to stay with my friend, Veronica. 197 00:10:28,584 --> 00:10:29,977 It'll just be the two of us 198 00:10:30,020 --> 00:10:31,152 in her apartment doing whatever we want. 199 00:10:32,501 --> 00:10:34,329 When have you not, Elizabeth? 200 00:10:34,372 --> 00:10:35,591 [pop music playing] 201 00:10:42,076 --> 00:10:43,991 Where did you learn how to do that? 202 00:10:44,034 --> 00:10:46,167 Pick a lock with a bobby pin. 203 00:10:46,210 --> 00:10:50,911 Don't laugh, but my Tracy True Teen Detective Handbook. 204 00:10:50,954 --> 00:10:52,347 Laugh? 205 00:10:52,390 --> 00:10:54,305 Betty, I love those books. 206 00:10:54,349 --> 00:10:56,090 Okay, question. 207 00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:59,571 How quiet do we have to be in here so as not to alert... 208 00:10:59,615 --> 00:11:00,877 His name is Smithers, 209 00:11:00,921 --> 00:11:03,010 and we can be as loud as we want 210 00:11:03,053 --> 00:11:04,881 when we're in the apartment. 211 00:11:04,925 --> 00:11:06,578 It's just when we're going up and down the back staircase 212 00:11:06,622 --> 00:11:07,667 that we have to be mindful, 213 00:11:08,537 --> 00:11:09,843 I told the boys that too. 214 00:11:10,626 --> 00:11:12,497 What boys? 215 00:11:12,541 --> 00:11:14,586 -Archie and Reggie? -God, no. 216 00:11:14,630 --> 00:11:16,676 I actually want to have some fun. 217 00:11:16,719 --> 00:11:18,895 So I invited Kevin and Clay 218 00:11:18,939 --> 00:11:21,376 to come over after closing up at the Babylonium. 219 00:11:23,204 --> 00:11:24,031 [giggles] 220 00:11:26,555 --> 00:11:27,861 Father. 221 00:11:27,904 --> 00:11:29,689 I just got back from the hospital. 222 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:30,864 Please tell me the rumors 223 00:11:30,907 --> 00:11:32,387 about basketball season continuing 224 00:11:32,430 --> 00:11:35,129 whilst Julian languishes are just that, rumors. 225 00:11:35,172 --> 00:11:36,478 [chuckles softly] 226 00:11:36,521 --> 00:11:38,785 Your brother's always been a dunce. 227 00:11:38,828 --> 00:11:40,438 He made his bed, let him lay in it. 228 00:11:40,482 --> 00:11:41,309 [scoffs] 229 00:11:42,963 --> 00:11:44,442 As for the season, 230 00:11:44,486 --> 00:11:46,706 yes, Cheryl, it will continue as scheduled. 231 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:48,708 It must. 232 00:11:48,751 --> 00:11:50,231 Are you truly so desperate 233 00:11:50,274 --> 00:11:52,407 to relive your glory days as a Bulldog 234 00:11:52,450 --> 00:11:54,191 that you would forsake your own son? 235 00:11:54,235 --> 00:11:55,976 Yes. 236 00:11:56,019 --> 00:11:57,064 I was a Bulldog... 237 00:11:59,980 --> 00:12:02,417 and I'd do anything to go back to those days again. 238 00:12:05,463 --> 00:12:07,727 When I first realized that a winning team 239 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:08,902 can unite a town. 240 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,818 [scoffs] 241 00:12:11,861 --> 00:12:13,689 You give the people that, they'll follow you anywhere. 242 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,517 I certainly won't be shaking my pom-poms 243 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:19,434 while my brother hovers between life and death. 244 00:12:19,477 --> 00:12:20,827 -Oh, yes, you will. -[scoffs] 245 00:12:25,962 --> 00:12:27,834 You will put on your little happy face 246 00:12:27,877 --> 00:12:30,358 and you will cheer your little heart out 247 00:12:30,401 --> 00:12:33,535 until your spoiled pink lungs bleed, 248 00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:35,755 or you'll suffer a fate worse than Julian's. 249 00:12:37,147 --> 00:12:40,281 -[gasps] -Do I make myself clear? 250 00:12:44,459 --> 00:12:46,504 [jazz music playing] 251 00:12:49,377 --> 00:12:52,206 ♪ I'm gonna wash that man Right out of my hair ♪ 252 00:12:52,249 --> 00:12:55,078 ♪ I'm gonna wash that man Right outta my hair ♪ 253 00:12:55,122 --> 00:12:58,473 ♪ I'm gonna wave that man Right outta my arms ♪ 254 00:12:58,516 --> 00:13:01,302 ♪ And send him on his way ♪ 255 00:13:02,825 --> 00:13:04,305 ♪ Don't try to patch it up ♪ 256 00:13:04,348 --> 00:13:05,741 [all] ♪ Tear it up, tear it up ♪ 257 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:07,308 ♪ Wash him out, dry him out ♪ 258 00:13:07,351 --> 00:13:08,700 [all] ♪ Push him out, fly him out ♪ 259 00:13:08,744 --> 00:13:12,313 ♪ Cancel him and let him go ♪ 260 00:13:12,356 --> 00:13:13,967 ♪ Yea, sister ♪ 261 00:13:15,011 --> 00:13:17,013 Sing it, Betty. 262 00:13:17,057 --> 00:13:19,973 ♪ If the man don't Understand you ♪ 263 00:13:20,016 --> 00:13:23,498 ♪ If you fly on Separate beams ♪ 264 00:13:23,541 --> 00:13:26,501 ♪ Waste no time Make a change ♪ 265 00:13:26,544 --> 00:13:29,591 ♪ Ride that man Right off your range ♪ 266 00:13:29,634 --> 00:13:32,507 ♪ Rub him out Of the roll call ♪ 267 00:13:32,550 --> 00:13:35,466 ♪ And drum him Out of your dreams ♪ 268 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:38,513 [all] ♪ Oh-ho! ♪ 269 00:13:38,556 --> 00:13:41,342 ♪ If you laugh At different comics ♪ 270 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:44,998 ♪ If you root for Different teams ♪ 271 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,044 ♪ Waste no time Weep no more ♪ 272 00:13:48,088 --> 00:13:51,352 ♪ Show him what The door is for ♪ 273 00:13:51,395 --> 00:13:54,268 ♪ Rub him out Of the roll call ♪ 274 00:13:54,311 --> 00:13:57,358 ♪ And drum him out Of your dreams ♪ 275 00:13:57,401 --> 00:14:00,056 [all] ♪ Oh-ho! ♪ 276 00:14:00,100 --> 00:14:05,714 ♪ Oh-ho! ♪ 277 00:14:05,757 --> 00:14:08,586 ♪ We went and washed That man right outta our hair ♪ 278 00:14:08,630 --> 00:14:11,546 ♪ We went and washed That man right outta our hair ♪ 279 00:14:11,589 --> 00:14:14,636 ♪ We went and washed That man right outta our hair ♪ 280 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,509 ♪ And sent him On his way ♪ 281 00:14:18,553 --> 00:14:20,729 [all laughing, cheering] 282 00:14:22,774 --> 00:14:24,254 -[Veronica] Care for a top-off? -[Betty] Yes, please. 283 00:14:24,298 --> 00:14:27,214 Thank you, Vee. This rum is so sweet and yummy. 284 00:14:27,257 --> 00:14:29,781 Isn't it? I'll say this about my parents, 285 00:14:29,825 --> 00:14:32,219 they keep their liquor cabinet well-stocked. 286 00:14:32,262 --> 00:14:34,395 Mm. Kev, this is so much more of a kick 287 00:14:34,438 --> 00:14:36,266 than when you and I were going steady. 288 00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:38,312 Oh, I agree. 289 00:14:38,355 --> 00:14:39,922 And speaking of dating, 290 00:14:39,966 --> 00:14:42,055 how was your Halloween with Archie and Reggie? 291 00:14:42,098 --> 00:14:44,100 With everything that happened, I forgot to ask. 292 00:14:44,144 --> 00:14:45,754 Ah... [sighs] 293 00:14:45,797 --> 00:14:49,540 It seemed like something was percolating with Archie 294 00:14:49,584 --> 00:14:51,891 and we did kiss, 295 00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:53,066 but then... 296 00:14:56,678 --> 00:15:00,073 I'll be honest. I thought you and Reggie might've 297 00:15:00,116 --> 00:15:01,726 made a love connection. 298 00:15:01,770 --> 00:15:03,598 [Betty] Mm. 299 00:15:03,641 --> 00:15:06,775 Well, now that we're talking about both Archie and Reggie, 300 00:15:07,776 --> 00:15:10,300 Kevin, Clay, 301 00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:13,434 you fellas are always in the boys' locker room together. 302 00:15:13,477 --> 00:15:16,480 Tell us. Who's packing the most heat? 303 00:15:16,524 --> 00:15:19,092 -Veronica! -[chuckles] 304 00:15:19,135 --> 00:15:20,354 -Uh... -Hard to tell. 305 00:15:20,397 --> 00:15:22,747 Oh, come off it. We all know how it goes. 306 00:15:22,791 --> 00:15:24,575 It's after gym class. 307 00:15:24,619 --> 00:15:25,576 You're having a steam. 308 00:15:25,620 --> 00:15:27,970 You're snapping towels. 309 00:15:28,014 --> 00:15:30,146 Are you seriously telling us that neither of you 310 00:15:30,190 --> 00:15:32,888 has ever cast an eyeball their way? 311 00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:36,022 I will say that both Archie and Reggie 312 00:15:36,065 --> 00:15:37,458 both have a lot to be really proud of. 313 00:15:37,501 --> 00:15:39,155 I am not surprised. 314 00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:42,028 -I felt as much with Reggie. -[Clay] Okay, 315 00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:44,508 but, uh, the real story 316 00:15:44,552 --> 00:15:46,162 -coming out of the boys' locker room. -Oh. 317 00:15:46,206 --> 00:15:48,773 -Yes. Julian Blossom? -No. 318 00:15:48,817 --> 00:15:50,471 -Fangs Fogarty? -[both] No. 319 00:15:52,081 --> 00:15:53,822 Dilton Doiley. 320 00:15:54,910 --> 00:15:55,955 [both scream] 321 00:15:55,998 --> 00:15:57,565 -No! -[chuckles] 322 00:15:57,608 --> 00:15:58,958 It's always the little ones. 323 00:16:00,350 --> 00:16:02,352 Well, to Dilton Doiley 324 00:16:02,396 --> 00:16:04,398 and all the boys of Riverdale High. 325 00:16:04,441 --> 00:16:06,400 [all] To all the boys. 326 00:16:10,099 --> 00:16:11,753 [crowd applauding, cheering] 327 00:16:37,344 --> 00:16:39,040 [Cheryl] And now that you've met our starting lineup, 328 00:16:39,085 --> 00:16:40,782 please give a big Riverdale welcome 329 00:16:40,825 --> 00:16:42,349 to the man who's going to lead us 330 00:16:42,392 --> 00:16:45,221 to certain victory against the Stonewall Stallions, 331 00:16:45,265 --> 00:16:47,223 and our new team captain... 332 00:16:49,747 --> 00:16:51,010 Archie Andrews! 333 00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:53,186 [crowd cheering] 334 00:17:01,237 --> 00:17:02,021 Are you okay, Cheryl? 335 00:17:03,065 --> 00:17:04,284 I'm fine. 336 00:17:04,327 --> 00:17:06,068 Just doing as is demanded of me. 337 00:17:07,242 --> 00:17:08,940 Captain Andrews, 338 00:17:08,983 --> 00:17:12,074 will you please say a few words to your loyal fans? 339 00:17:12,117 --> 00:17:14,468 -[boy] Yeah, take us to victory, Archie! -[girl] All right! 340 00:17:15,904 --> 00:17:16,948 Um... [clears throat] 341 00:17:16,992 --> 00:17:19,038 [feedback squeals] 342 00:17:22,258 --> 00:17:26,219 Uh, the fact is, I'm not really great with words, 343 00:17:27,785 --> 00:17:30,397 -but, uh... -[feedback squeals] 344 00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:40,407 It was nice, what you said in the gym. 345 00:17:41,495 --> 00:17:42,539 Come on, Mrs. Thornton. 346 00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:44,280 I was awful. 347 00:17:44,324 --> 00:17:46,935 Well, it might not have been the Gettysburg Address, 348 00:17:46,978 --> 00:17:50,808 but it's hard to speak off the cuff like that. 349 00:17:50,852 --> 00:17:54,769 However, when you write, you do so with passion, 350 00:17:55,509 --> 00:17:57,206 clarity, heart. 351 00:17:57,250 --> 00:17:59,121 Well, that's swell of you to say, Mrs. Thornton, 352 00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:01,428 but we both know that I'm not-- 353 00:18:01,471 --> 00:18:03,473 No, no. Stop right there. 354 00:18:05,519 --> 00:18:10,263 I know putting pencil to paper is not as exciting 355 00:18:10,306 --> 00:18:13,788 as... as being captain of a sports team, 356 00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:16,878 but I assure you it can be. 357 00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:19,794 And I hope you'll think about 358 00:18:19,837 --> 00:18:22,449 putting as much energy into your writing 359 00:18:22,492 --> 00:18:24,712 as you do into basketball someday. 360 00:18:30,021 --> 00:18:32,676 Holy hell, freckles. 361 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,375 Well, from what I've been hearing, you survived those crazy nuns, 362 00:18:35,418 --> 00:18:38,508 took out a killer and cleared your name. 363 00:18:38,552 --> 00:18:40,119 That's not bad for a teeny bopper. 364 00:18:40,162 --> 00:18:41,816 Not bad at all. 365 00:18:41,859 --> 00:18:43,470 Thank you, Mr. Fieldstone. 366 00:18:43,513 --> 00:18:45,907 I'm really just jazzed to be back. 367 00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:49,563 Well, let's get you drawing another story ASAP. Hmm? 368 00:18:49,606 --> 00:18:51,478 Jughead here will write a script for you. 369 00:18:51,521 --> 00:18:53,306 -Oh, golly, we'd love that. -[Fieldstone chuckles] 370 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:57,571 I am looking at the dream team. 371 00:18:57,614 --> 00:19:00,051 So, pitch me. Sky's the limit. 372 00:19:00,095 --> 00:19:02,010 Name it. Anything you want to do. 373 00:19:02,053 --> 00:19:04,926 Well, in that case, I would love to do a sequel 374 00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:07,015 to the "Milkman Cometh" story. 375 00:19:07,058 --> 00:19:09,148 I think that we could really just make something-- 376 00:19:09,191 --> 00:19:10,758 Anything but that. 377 00:19:10,801 --> 00:19:12,890 Forget about the milkman. The milkman is dead. 378 00:19:12,934 --> 00:19:15,110 I mean, literally, you killed him. 379 00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:18,853 -He's old news. -Well, Ethel and I were discussing that. 380 00:19:18,896 --> 00:19:20,594 Uh, "The Milkman Cometh" is still 381 00:19:20,637 --> 00:19:23,249 one of your best-selling issues of all time. 382 00:19:23,292 --> 00:19:24,902 With everything that's happened recently, 383 00:19:24,946 --> 00:19:26,339 why not capitalize upon it? 384 00:19:26,382 --> 00:19:29,080 Because the heat's on us right now. 385 00:19:29,124 --> 00:19:31,518 Everybody's talking about the latest editorial 386 00:19:31,561 --> 00:19:32,867 that quack Werthers wrote. 387 00:19:32,910 --> 00:19:34,216 Hell, even the AP picked it up. 388 00:19:35,391 --> 00:19:38,394 We gotta be circumspect. 389 00:19:38,438 --> 00:19:40,222 For a little while, at least. 390 00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:44,357 So give me a story about a zombie or a goblin. 391 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,360 Anything but a milkman, capisce? 392 00:19:47,403 --> 00:19:51,146 From now on, consider me lactose intolerant. 393 00:19:56,238 --> 00:19:58,762 As Coco Chanel allegedly said, 394 00:19:58,806 --> 00:20:01,069 "The best cure for a hangover 395 00:20:01,112 --> 00:20:03,245 -is spending money on new clothes." -Hmm. 396 00:20:03,289 --> 00:20:07,380 It sounds better in French, but the point still stands. 397 00:20:07,423 --> 00:20:10,383 Are you girls finding everything all right? 398 00:20:10,426 --> 00:20:13,386 Mrs. Andrews, these pieces are stunning. 399 00:20:13,429 --> 00:20:15,301 Your taste is tres magnifique. 400 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:16,954 [Mary] Thank you. 401 00:20:16,998 --> 00:20:18,652 Could you please have these two dresses boxed up 402 00:20:18,695 --> 00:20:19,914 and sent over to the Pembrooke? 403 00:20:21,002 --> 00:20:23,091 Of course. 404 00:20:23,134 --> 00:20:25,224 -And yours too, Betty? -Yes, please. 405 00:20:26,964 --> 00:20:28,096 You're staying there as well? 406 00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:30,751 Yes, ma'am. 407 00:20:30,794 --> 00:20:32,796 But don't worry, my mother is copasetic with it. 408 00:20:37,801 --> 00:20:38,889 "Copasetic." 409 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:40,151 [tires spinning] 410 00:20:41,501 --> 00:20:42,980 What the hell? They've got Peppy! 411 00:20:43,024 --> 00:20:44,068 Give our mascot back. 412 00:20:44,112 --> 00:20:46,288 Hey, simmer down, Red. 413 00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:49,030 You'll get your chance to win him back on the court. 414 00:20:49,073 --> 00:20:51,206 Of course, Mantle there, he's a choker. 415 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,469 Yeah, you put him under pressure and he cracks. 416 00:20:53,513 --> 00:20:56,298 That's how it was when he played for us at Stonewall. 417 00:20:56,342 --> 00:20:58,518 And dollars to donuts, 418 00:20:58,561 --> 00:21:00,302 he's gonna fold like a sheet again this weekend. 419 00:21:02,870 --> 00:21:05,133 Shut your mouth 420 00:21:05,176 --> 00:21:08,049 -before I give you a freaking knuckle sandwich-- -Save it for the game. 421 00:21:08,092 --> 00:21:09,920 You know, we're real sorry to hear about Julian. 422 00:21:09,964 --> 00:21:12,183 It was such a tragedy. 423 00:21:12,227 --> 00:21:13,968 But, hey, you know, we were, um, 424 00:21:14,011 --> 00:21:15,535 we're thinking of getting a wager going with you chumps 425 00:21:15,578 --> 00:21:19,626 but, uh, Stonewall doesn't play for food stamps. 426 00:21:21,541 --> 00:21:24,283 -[engine revving] -[boys laughing] 427 00:21:25,327 --> 00:21:26,676 [boy whoops] 428 00:21:27,547 --> 00:21:28,330 Come on. 429 00:21:31,681 --> 00:21:33,248 I know these turkeys. 430 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:36,164 I played with them, so I know how to beat 'em. 431 00:21:36,207 --> 00:21:39,385 First up, Weston Wallis has legitimate skills 432 00:21:39,428 --> 00:21:42,083 but can't sink a shot from outside the key. 433 00:21:42,126 --> 00:21:44,694 Fangs, it's your job to keep him there. 434 00:21:44,738 --> 00:21:47,654 That way, he'll be tossing up air balls all night. 435 00:21:47,697 --> 00:21:50,744 Nothing I dig more than humiliating a rich boy. 436 00:21:50,787 --> 00:21:51,658 Consider it done. 437 00:21:51,701 --> 00:21:54,878 Good man. Next up, Tank. 438 00:21:54,922 --> 00:21:58,229 Looks like Boris Karloff, but panics when you crowd him. 439 00:21:58,273 --> 00:22:00,014 Archie, that's your target. 440 00:22:00,057 --> 00:22:01,755 Stay on him like the paint on the side of a barn. 441 00:22:04,061 --> 00:22:06,020 Andrews, you with us? 442 00:22:07,978 --> 00:22:09,676 He's a barn, I'm paint. Got it. 443 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:11,504 Righteous. 444 00:22:14,898 --> 00:22:16,596 What's eating you? 445 00:22:16,639 --> 00:22:19,294 Is it because Peppy got dognapped? 446 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:22,036 Don't worry. We'll get him back, guaranteed. 447 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:23,907 It's not that. 448 00:22:24,734 --> 00:22:26,083 It's... 449 00:22:27,824 --> 00:22:29,217 I feel like an imposter. 450 00:22:30,740 --> 00:22:33,047 I shouldn't be the captain of this team, Reg. 451 00:22:33,090 --> 00:22:33,961 You should be the captain. 452 00:22:35,571 --> 00:22:37,181 I mean, you're made for it. 453 00:22:37,225 --> 00:22:40,446 Heck, it's your dream. 454 00:22:40,489 --> 00:22:41,882 I don't think about that kind of stuff. 455 00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:45,015 As far as dreams, I don't have any. 456 00:22:45,059 --> 00:22:46,974 I have a plan. 457 00:22:47,017 --> 00:22:48,541 To win the game this Friday night 458 00:22:48,584 --> 00:22:50,238 and then the game after that, 459 00:22:50,281 --> 00:22:52,240 and to keep on winning until I go pro. 460 00:22:55,330 --> 00:22:57,811 You got your eyes on the prize 461 00:22:57,854 --> 00:22:59,290 and you know what to do to get it. 462 00:22:59,334 --> 00:23:00,596 I wish I could say the same about myself. 463 00:23:02,772 --> 00:23:03,904 Can't you, Captain? 464 00:23:11,433 --> 00:23:13,740 I play basketball 465 00:23:13,783 --> 00:23:16,090 because it's a way for me to feel close to my dad. 466 00:23:18,179 --> 00:23:20,094 Not because it's my passion. 467 00:23:20,137 --> 00:23:21,095 So what's your passion? 468 00:23:21,965 --> 00:23:24,577 Cars? Girls? 469 00:23:26,970 --> 00:23:28,407 You wouldn't believe it if I told you. 470 00:23:46,729 --> 00:23:48,644 Hey, we talked about this. 471 00:23:48,688 --> 00:23:50,777 Didn't you hear what Mr. Fieldstone said? 472 00:23:50,820 --> 00:23:52,605 We got an ixnay on the ilkman-may. 473 00:23:52,648 --> 00:23:53,606 I can't. 474 00:23:55,651 --> 00:23:56,826 I can't, Jughead. 475 00:23:58,132 --> 00:23:59,176 Well, what gives? 476 00:24:01,004 --> 00:24:04,181 Is it really so important to do another milkman story? 477 00:24:04,225 --> 00:24:05,835 You know, since this whole thing started, 478 00:24:06,662 --> 00:24:07,489 no one but you 479 00:24:08,403 --> 00:24:09,970 has believed me. 480 00:24:10,013 --> 00:24:13,321 People were telling me that I was delusional 481 00:24:13,364 --> 00:24:16,716 or that I flipped a lid or that I killed my parents, 482 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:20,807 to the point where I... I I started to doubt my sanity. 483 00:24:20,850 --> 00:24:22,199 And now, the milkman is dead... 484 00:24:27,204 --> 00:24:30,469 and everybody is still trying to tell me 485 00:24:30,512 --> 00:24:32,688 what happened and how it happened. 486 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:34,908 Why, I don't know. 487 00:24:38,215 --> 00:24:43,830 But I do know that I am so tired, 488 00:24:43,873 --> 00:24:47,050 of people telling me what I went through 489 00:24:47,094 --> 00:24:48,878 and what I experienced. 490 00:24:52,578 --> 00:24:54,362 I want to tell my story. 491 00:24:56,277 --> 00:24:58,105 Or at least a version of it. 492 00:25:02,065 --> 00:25:04,024 Even if it's just in a comic book. 493 00:25:05,460 --> 00:25:08,419 Well, hey, that makes a lot of sense. 494 00:25:09,986 --> 00:25:11,379 And you'll draw the heck out of it. 495 00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:15,470 We just have to figure out 496 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:16,602 a creative way to have our cake and eat it. 497 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:20,693 Without a glass of milk, of course. [chuckles] 498 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:24,784 [sighs] 499 00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:28,091 This particular shade of pink is Grace Kelly's favorite. 500 00:25:29,353 --> 00:25:31,094 It's from the most fantabulous 501 00:25:31,138 --> 00:25:34,228 makeup shop on Larchmont Boulevard. 502 00:25:34,271 --> 00:25:37,318 My mom used to take me and we'd do exactly this. 503 00:25:38,798 --> 00:25:40,539 She'd paint my nails right before bedtime. 504 00:25:41,801 --> 00:25:43,280 My mom stopped tucking me in 505 00:25:43,324 --> 00:25:47,676 after I got my "gift" from Mother Nature. 506 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:51,419 She said that I was now a woman and didn't need to be coddled. 507 00:25:53,334 --> 00:25:54,553 It's funny. 508 00:25:54,596 --> 00:25:55,902 I practically ran away from home, 509 00:25:55,945 --> 00:26:01,168 and she... doesn't seem to care. 510 00:26:03,953 --> 00:26:05,302 Will you look at us? 511 00:26:06,260 --> 00:26:07,914 Sixteen years old, 512 00:26:07,957 --> 00:26:11,178 living without our mothers, effectively orphans. 513 00:26:13,136 --> 00:26:15,748 -Can I tell you something, Vee? -Of course, Bee. 514 00:26:15,791 --> 00:26:17,445 Anything. 515 00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:20,317 I feel so different from everyone else in my family. 516 00:26:20,361 --> 00:26:24,365 Sometimes I wonder if I was adopted. 517 00:26:24,408 --> 00:26:27,194 Is it just you and your parents? 518 00:26:27,237 --> 00:26:29,675 I have an older sister, Polly. 519 00:26:29,718 --> 00:26:32,503 But she left Riverdale as soon as she turned 18. 520 00:26:32,547 --> 00:26:34,593 Do you ever talk to her about how you feel? 521 00:26:35,681 --> 00:26:36,595 She's so busy. 522 00:26:38,031 --> 00:26:39,598 Well, if you were adopted, 523 00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:42,339 your family is the luckiest on Earth 524 00:26:42,383 --> 00:26:45,299 because you, Betty Cooper, are aces. 525 00:26:47,388 --> 00:26:50,565 Not to mention, beautiful to boot. 526 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:55,526 You know, if we're divulging our deepest, darkest secrets, 527 00:26:55,570 --> 00:26:58,529 I've always had this paralyzing fear that... 528 00:26:59,835 --> 00:27:01,141 That I was a mistake, 529 00:27:02,925 --> 00:27:06,146 unplanned, and that my mother and father 530 00:27:06,189 --> 00:27:08,888 never stopped resenting me for that. 531 00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:10,977 I mean, they were fine having me around 532 00:27:11,020 --> 00:27:12,500 when I was a little doll 533 00:27:12,543 --> 00:27:14,589 they could dress up however they wanted, 534 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:16,765 but when I finally became old enough 535 00:27:16,809 --> 00:27:18,898 to have my own mind with my own thoughts... 536 00:27:21,117 --> 00:27:22,597 It was bye-bye, Veronica. 537 00:27:25,252 --> 00:27:26,209 Let's make a pact. 538 00:27:28,211 --> 00:27:31,519 To never grow up to be anything like our parents. 539 00:27:34,870 --> 00:27:35,654 [kisses] 540 00:27:36,916 --> 00:27:38,178 You know who I do think 541 00:27:38,221 --> 00:27:39,614 are a happy and healthy couple? 542 00:27:40,963 --> 00:27:42,704 -Kevin and Clay. -[sighs] Ah. 543 00:27:42,748 --> 00:27:44,532 -Aren't they the dreamiest? -[chuckles softly] 544 00:27:44,575 --> 00:27:47,491 I'm so happy for them. 545 00:27:47,535 --> 00:27:48,536 Me too. 546 00:27:50,886 --> 00:27:52,409 I'm also slightly jealous. 547 00:27:54,542 --> 00:27:56,370 On some level, 548 00:27:56,413 --> 00:28:01,941 it must be easier for two boys to date than a boy and a girl. 549 00:28:01,984 --> 00:28:05,422 None of that "battle of the sexes" stuff to navigate. 550 00:28:05,466 --> 00:28:06,902 Fun fact, 551 00:28:06,946 --> 00:28:08,687 I read in Dr. Kingsley's book 552 00:28:08,730 --> 00:28:11,211 that 81% of girls experiment 553 00:28:11,254 --> 00:28:13,648 with other girls before they turn 18. 554 00:28:15,302 --> 00:28:16,607 Isn't that shocking? 555 00:28:16,651 --> 00:28:18,435 Sounds about right to me. 556 00:28:18,479 --> 00:28:22,396 I mean, I've... I've kissed a girl before. 557 00:28:22,439 --> 00:28:26,182 [chuckles] I won't say who, but you would know her. 558 00:28:26,226 --> 00:28:27,270 [both chuckle] 559 00:28:27,314 --> 00:28:29,533 Oh, my gosh. 560 00:28:29,577 --> 00:28:30,578 Have you ever? 561 00:28:34,495 --> 00:28:35,452 No, I haven't. 562 00:28:38,107 --> 00:28:39,413 But I've thought about it. 563 00:28:40,675 --> 00:28:41,589 It's only natural. 564 00:28:43,939 --> 00:28:44,810 With who? 565 00:28:45,941 --> 00:28:46,812 With you. 566 00:28:49,858 --> 00:28:51,904 Is it okay that I said that? 567 00:28:51,947 --> 00:28:53,296 I'm glad you did. 568 00:28:54,036 --> 00:28:54,820 [chuckles softly] 569 00:28:56,038 --> 00:28:57,083 Do you... 570 00:28:58,432 --> 00:28:59,433 Do you want to try it? 571 00:29:02,784 --> 00:29:03,654 Me too. 572 00:29:17,059 --> 00:29:18,539 [knock on door] 573 00:29:18,582 --> 00:29:19,366 [Smithers] Miss Veronica, we're coming in. 574 00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:22,456 Smithers. 575 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:24,763 I stand corrected, Mrs. Andrews, 576 00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:27,287 You were right about the squatters. 577 00:29:27,330 --> 00:29:29,158 A mother's intuition always is. 578 00:29:30,899 --> 00:29:33,510 Okay, girls. You need to tell me everything. 579 00:29:37,123 --> 00:29:39,168 Julian. 580 00:29:39,212 --> 00:29:42,650 I know we don't always get along, but... 581 00:29:44,521 --> 00:29:45,392 I love you. 582 00:29:47,698 --> 00:29:50,179 [chuckles] Call me crazy, but I... 583 00:29:51,354 --> 00:29:53,617 I miss your grating voice, 584 00:29:53,661 --> 00:29:56,011 I miss your horsey laugh. 585 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:58,187 Brother, dear... 586 00:29:59,710 --> 00:30:01,147 [sobbing] Please come back to me. 587 00:30:02,757 --> 00:30:04,541 If not for your own sake, 588 00:30:04,585 --> 00:30:07,153 then for mine. 589 00:30:09,242 --> 00:30:10,896 I beg of you. 590 00:30:10,939 --> 00:30:14,247 Oh, jeez. Would you stop it with the waterworks, sis? 591 00:30:14,290 --> 00:30:17,337 -You're embarrassing both of us. -[chuckles] Julian? 592 00:30:17,380 --> 00:30:20,209 Told a guy in a coma he has a horsey laugh. 593 00:30:20,253 --> 00:30:21,558 [laughs] 594 00:30:21,602 --> 00:30:22,777 I'm gonna remember that. 595 00:30:26,868 --> 00:30:28,391 Alice told you what? 596 00:30:29,697 --> 00:30:31,090 "I'm not your mother anymore." 597 00:30:31,786 --> 00:30:33,701 Unspeakable. 598 00:30:33,744 --> 00:30:37,183 A mother disowning her own child. 599 00:30:37,226 --> 00:30:40,229 And Veronica, your parents evicted you? 600 00:30:41,665 --> 00:30:43,885 Via telegram, via Smithers. 601 00:30:43,929 --> 00:30:46,453 [gasps] You poor things. 602 00:30:47,497 --> 00:30:48,716 I knew something was wrong. 603 00:30:49,804 --> 00:30:51,284 But don't worry. 604 00:30:51,327 --> 00:30:53,982 I'm going to fix everything. 605 00:30:54,026 --> 00:30:56,028 [Featherhead] Are we worried that the Mantles may try 606 00:30:56,071 --> 00:30:57,290 to take legal action 607 00:30:57,333 --> 00:30:59,074 against us or the school board? 608 00:30:59,118 --> 00:31:01,120 [Clifford] Oh, don't be daffy, man. 609 00:31:01,163 --> 00:31:02,556 Oh, they'd never be able to find a lawyer 610 00:31:02,599 --> 00:31:04,645 to represent them in a case like that. 611 00:31:04,688 --> 00:31:06,429 And even if they did, they wouldn't be able to afford the fees. 612 00:31:06,473 --> 00:31:08,518 [Featherhead] Of course you're right, Mr. Mayor. 613 00:31:08,562 --> 00:31:10,564 [Clifford] Yeah, well, in any case, uh, tell me a little bit more 614 00:31:10,607 --> 00:31:12,783 about the Mantle boy's replacement. 615 00:31:12,827 --> 00:31:15,308 Difficult keeping it all hush hush, Mr. Mayor, 616 00:31:15,351 --> 00:31:17,745 but we just finalized the papers. 617 00:31:17,788 --> 00:31:20,748 Your new ringer from Boston, KO Kelly, 618 00:31:20,791 --> 00:31:23,098 will transfer to Riverdale High as soon as next week. 619 00:31:23,142 --> 00:31:25,318 Once Mantle gets us that win against Stonewall, 620 00:31:25,361 --> 00:31:26,972 we'll just swap him out 621 00:31:27,015 --> 00:31:30,410 for a normal, red-blooded American lad, a real one. 622 00:31:30,453 --> 00:31:33,282 One that's just as good a player, but more like us. 623 00:31:33,326 --> 00:31:36,068 Then I will send that Mantle packing. 624 00:31:38,635 --> 00:31:42,074 Of all the no-good rotten things in this world. 625 00:31:42,117 --> 00:31:44,990 What kind of mother disowns their own child? 626 00:31:45,033 --> 00:31:46,426 When you have a child, 627 00:31:46,469 --> 00:31:48,471 do you know what your middle name becomes? 628 00:31:48,515 --> 00:31:50,473 -Sacrifice. -[scoffs] 629 00:31:50,517 --> 00:31:53,172 I mean, we mothers were put on this planet 630 00:31:53,215 --> 00:31:55,435 to nurture our children. 631 00:31:55,478 --> 00:31:58,003 And here I thought Penelope Blossom was bad. 632 00:31:58,046 --> 00:31:59,613 And you can bet your bottom dollar 633 00:31:59,656 --> 00:32:01,789 that I said the same thing to Hermione Lodge. 634 00:32:01,832 --> 00:32:04,357 That you should both do everything in your power 635 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,141 to write these horrific wrongs 636 00:32:06,185 --> 00:32:08,100 and to regain your moral footing. 637 00:32:09,666 --> 00:32:11,451 And you had best pray 638 00:32:11,494 --> 00:32:13,366 that you can repair the damage that you've done. 639 00:32:15,194 --> 00:32:17,283 Here you go, sweetie. 640 00:32:17,326 --> 00:32:20,112 Oh, so am I your daughter again? 641 00:32:20,155 --> 00:32:21,809 [scoffs] Of course. 642 00:32:21,852 --> 00:32:22,941 You and Ethel are. 643 00:32:30,644 --> 00:32:31,688 [Cheryl] Archie. 644 00:32:33,473 --> 00:32:35,170 Cheryl. 645 00:32:35,214 --> 00:32:37,042 I heard the good word from the bird about Julian. 646 00:32:37,085 --> 00:32:38,869 It is truly a miracle, 647 00:32:38,913 --> 00:32:41,350 but I need to talk to you about something else. 648 00:32:41,394 --> 00:32:45,572 Namely, Reggie, and my father's nefarious plans for him. 649 00:32:47,617 --> 00:32:48,836 [Reggie] They're planning what? 650 00:32:52,013 --> 00:32:53,536 After we play Stonewall, 651 00:32:53,580 --> 00:32:55,408 Clifford Blossom's gonna cut you from the team 652 00:32:55,451 --> 00:32:56,975 and bring in some goofball ringer 653 00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:58,367 from Boston named KO Kelly. 654 00:32:59,716 --> 00:33:01,196 How much you want to wager 655 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:02,502 the new ringer is a few shades lighter than me? 656 00:33:06,245 --> 00:33:08,247 Look, I'm in knots about this, Reg. 657 00:33:08,290 --> 00:33:09,944 What do you want to do? 658 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:11,424 I want to finish what I was brought here to do. 659 00:33:12,773 --> 00:33:14,166 I want to lead the Bulldogs 660 00:33:14,209 --> 00:33:15,732 to their first championship in a decade. 661 00:33:18,387 --> 00:33:20,041 And I want to do it as Captain. 662 00:33:20,085 --> 00:33:21,782 Well, that's what I want too. 663 00:33:21,825 --> 00:33:24,132 Same with all the guys on the team. 664 00:33:24,176 --> 00:33:26,091 So let's see if we can make it happen for you. 665 00:33:33,228 --> 00:33:34,751 What do you think, Mr. Fieldstone? 666 00:33:34,795 --> 00:33:37,232 It's not about a milkman. It's about a mailman. 667 00:33:37,276 --> 00:33:39,234 -In case that wasn't obvious enough. -Hmm. 668 00:33:40,105 --> 00:33:41,019 It's subversive. 669 00:33:42,977 --> 00:33:46,067 But, uh, it's kinda cheeky and I like that. 670 00:33:46,111 --> 00:33:47,851 Says something without being ham-fisted. 671 00:33:47,895 --> 00:33:50,071 It's... 672 00:33:50,115 --> 00:33:51,638 Well, kiddos, I don't know how to tell you this, 673 00:33:51,681 --> 00:33:55,772 but, uh, I think it's brilliant. [laughs] 674 00:33:55,816 --> 00:33:58,079 Oh, gee, thanks, Mr. Fieldstone. 675 00:33:58,123 --> 00:33:59,733 We tried other things. 676 00:33:59,776 --> 00:34:01,561 We just kept circling back to, uh... 677 00:34:01,604 --> 00:34:03,084 The mailman. Yeah, I get it. 678 00:34:03,128 --> 00:34:05,913 That's a pretty neat workaround, I must admit. 679 00:34:05,956 --> 00:34:07,828 But Werthers and the powers that be 680 00:34:07,871 --> 00:34:10,396 will not be as tickled as I am. 681 00:34:10,438 --> 00:34:12,005 You know, if we publish this, it's... [chuckles] 682 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:13,746 It's gonna thicken the storm that's coming, 683 00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:16,141 and believe me, a storm is coming. 684 00:34:16,184 --> 00:34:19,621 Like the wrath of God, a storm is coming. 685 00:34:19,666 --> 00:34:21,929 Well, the way I see it is we have two options. 686 00:34:21,972 --> 00:34:23,626 We either bury our heads in the sand 687 00:34:23,670 --> 00:34:26,107 and pray that the storm will pass over us. 688 00:34:26,150 --> 00:34:28,936 But, like you, I don't really see that happening. 689 00:34:28,978 --> 00:34:32,157 Or, we run headlong into the thunder 690 00:34:32,199 --> 00:34:33,592 and thumb our noses at it. 691 00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:39,425 Jughead, you are wise beyond your years, 692 00:34:39,467 --> 00:34:41,862 -you know that? -Shucks. [chuckles] 693 00:34:41,905 --> 00:34:42,949 Well, what do you think, girl genius? 694 00:34:44,386 --> 00:34:46,693 I vote we thicken this milkshake. 695 00:34:48,303 --> 00:34:50,175 Ah, to hell with it! 696 00:34:50,217 --> 00:34:52,612 I've always been a thumb my nose at the world kind of guy. 697 00:34:52,655 --> 00:34:54,440 Bernie, call the printers! 698 00:34:55,831 --> 00:34:58,226 We got a comic book to publish. 699 00:34:58,270 --> 00:35:00,663 Shouldn't you be resting up before the big game, boys? 700 00:35:01,534 --> 00:35:02,622 I want you at your best. 701 00:35:04,754 --> 00:35:07,105 We know what you have planned, sir. 702 00:35:07,148 --> 00:35:09,324 We're here to give it to you straight. 703 00:35:09,368 --> 00:35:11,979 We're not letting you replace Reggie with another player. 704 00:35:12,022 --> 00:35:14,373 In fact, I'm turning over my captainship to him. 705 00:35:14,416 --> 00:35:16,026 It's what he deserves. 706 00:35:16,070 --> 00:35:17,898 You don't have the authority to do that, Andrews. 707 00:35:17,941 --> 00:35:19,813 Not even your uncle does, only I do. 708 00:35:21,815 --> 00:35:23,121 Well, in that case, 709 00:35:23,164 --> 00:35:25,166 if you don't make Reggie captain 710 00:35:25,210 --> 00:35:27,473 for the rest of the season, then I walk. 711 00:35:27,516 --> 00:35:28,648 Me too. 712 00:35:28,691 --> 00:35:30,650 And if Archie and Reggie walk, 713 00:35:30,693 --> 00:35:33,131 we all walk. We're a team. 714 00:35:33,174 --> 00:35:34,132 We stand together. 715 00:35:34,175 --> 00:35:35,524 [boys agreeing] 716 00:35:37,613 --> 00:35:39,137 I'm guessing it'd be pretty embarrassing 717 00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:40,355 for the mayor of Riverdale 718 00:35:40,399 --> 00:35:42,401 to derail a championship season 719 00:35:42,444 --> 00:35:44,098 out of what, spite? 720 00:35:46,448 --> 00:35:49,669 Well, let me make one thing abundantly clear to you boys. 721 00:35:49,712 --> 00:35:55,588 I do not take kindly to threats. 722 00:35:55,631 --> 00:35:56,850 This isn't a threat, Mr. Mayor. 723 00:35:57,894 --> 00:35:59,853 Just laying out your options. 724 00:36:03,465 --> 00:36:05,032 So what will it be, sir? 725 00:36:10,733 --> 00:36:11,908 [crickets chirping] 726 00:36:20,569 --> 00:36:21,701 [phone rings] 727 00:36:22,963 --> 00:36:27,228 -Hello? -Phew, it's you. 728 00:36:27,272 --> 00:36:28,882 I was so worried your mom was going to pick up. 729 00:36:28,925 --> 00:36:30,710 Veronica. 730 00:36:30,753 --> 00:36:33,452 That is so strange, I was just about to call you. 731 00:36:33,495 --> 00:36:35,541 Well, I was only calling to say good night, 732 00:36:36,585 --> 00:36:40,415 and that I miss you. 733 00:36:40,459 --> 00:36:41,677 What were you calling about? 734 00:36:41,721 --> 00:36:42,548 Same. 735 00:36:43,897 --> 00:36:45,115 Great minds. 736 00:36:48,597 --> 00:36:49,598 I love you, Bee. 737 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:53,472 I love you too, Vee. 738 00:36:57,954 --> 00:36:59,739 Say, 739 00:36:59,782 --> 00:37:02,002 were you gonna go to the big game tomorrow? 740 00:37:03,177 --> 00:37:04,396 Against Stonewall. 741 00:37:04,439 --> 00:37:07,094 I almost forgot, I guess I am. You? 742 00:37:08,095 --> 00:37:09,139 I suppose so. 743 00:37:10,184 --> 00:37:12,099 You want to sit together? 744 00:37:12,142 --> 00:37:14,928 That way, you can explain all the esoteric rules to me. 745 00:37:14,971 --> 00:37:17,626 The few I picked up as a River Vixen? 746 00:37:17,670 --> 00:37:19,019 [chuckles] Fab. 747 00:37:20,629 --> 00:37:22,240 What should we wear, do you think? 748 00:37:27,984 --> 00:37:29,812 [indistinct chatter] 749 00:37:29,856 --> 00:37:31,074 Before we head out, 750 00:37:31,118 --> 00:37:32,989 is there anything you'd like to say, Captain? 751 00:37:41,824 --> 00:37:43,304 Just thank you. 752 00:37:43,348 --> 00:37:44,523 I know the only reason 753 00:37:44,566 --> 00:37:46,133 Mayor Blossom rubber-stamped me 754 00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:48,614 is 'cause of the way you fellas supported me. 755 00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:53,140 No one's ever done that for me before. 756 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,275 Also, um... 757 00:37:59,712 --> 00:38:01,627 my folks made the trip from Duck Creek 758 00:38:03,846 --> 00:38:05,805 to watch my first game as captain. 759 00:38:09,548 --> 00:38:10,984 So... 760 00:38:12,681 --> 00:38:14,204 So let's win this for Reggie's folks. 761 00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:15,554 [players agreeing] 762 00:38:15,597 --> 00:38:16,729 And for Peppy! 763 00:38:16,772 --> 00:38:18,034 [all] For Peppy! 764 00:38:18,078 --> 00:38:19,993 [players grunting and whooping] 765 00:38:22,387 --> 00:38:23,213 Hey. 766 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,174 Don't even give 'em a second to breathe. 767 00:38:27,217 --> 00:38:28,175 Count on that. 768 00:38:32,092 --> 00:38:33,485 [crowd whistling and applauding] 769 00:39:11,479 --> 00:39:12,915 [announcer] From the opening tip-off, 770 00:39:12,959 --> 00:39:14,352 the Riverdale Bulldogs, 771 00:39:14,395 --> 00:39:16,049 led by team captain Reggie Mantle, 772 00:39:16,092 --> 00:39:17,703 dominated the Stonewall Stallions, 773 00:39:19,095 --> 00:39:20,532 who broke school records 774 00:39:20,575 --> 00:39:23,230 in points, rebounds and assists. 775 00:39:23,273 --> 00:39:26,189 Indeed, all the Bulldogs treated friends, 776 00:39:26,233 --> 00:39:27,582 family and neighbors 777 00:39:27,626 --> 00:39:29,715 to a night they won't soon forget. 778 00:39:29,758 --> 00:39:32,239 Playing bravely in honor of their teammate, 779 00:39:32,282 --> 00:39:36,112 Julian Blossom, who, as we understand it, is on the mend. 780 00:39:36,156 --> 00:39:38,898 While proving beyond any shadow of a doubt 781 00:39:38,941 --> 00:39:42,728 that this was the team, led by Mantle the Magnificent, 782 00:39:42,771 --> 00:39:44,294 that could take Riverdale 783 00:39:44,338 --> 00:39:46,949 all the way to the state championship. 784 00:39:46,993 --> 00:39:48,342 At the final buzzer, 785 00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:50,431 in a show of good sportsmanship, 786 00:39:50,475 --> 00:39:52,564 the defeated Stallions shook hands 787 00:39:52,607 --> 00:39:54,566 with their victors at center court 788 00:39:54,609 --> 00:39:56,394 before returning the statue 789 00:39:56,437 --> 00:39:59,266 of Riverdale's beloved mascot, Peppy. 790 00:40:00,485 --> 00:40:01,311 So how's it feel? 791 00:40:02,487 --> 00:40:04,924 MVP and record breaker? [scoffs] 792 00:40:04,967 --> 00:40:06,752 [exhales] I'm not gonna lie. 793 00:40:06,795 --> 00:40:08,623 I'm happy my parents got to see me win tonight. 794 00:40:08,667 --> 00:40:10,146 Oh, they were so proud of you, Reg. 795 00:40:10,190 --> 00:40:11,191 They were on cloud nine. 796 00:40:12,366 --> 00:40:13,280 You earned it. 797 00:40:14,977 --> 00:40:18,111 Which is why I, uh, I wanted to give you something. 798 00:40:30,123 --> 00:40:32,038 Your dad's captain patch? 799 00:40:32,081 --> 00:40:34,432 Archie, I... I can't. 800 00:40:34,475 --> 00:40:36,085 I want you to, Reg. 801 00:40:36,129 --> 00:40:37,652 It'd mean a lot to me. 802 00:40:37,696 --> 00:40:38,827 And to him. 803 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:47,793 I'll honor him, I promise. 804 00:40:49,011 --> 00:40:51,013 And then, I'll give it back to you 805 00:40:51,057 --> 00:40:52,014 at the end of the season. 806 00:40:57,150 --> 00:40:58,499 So are you, uh, 807 00:40:58,543 --> 00:41:00,327 sticking around on the team or what? 808 00:41:01,502 --> 00:41:03,112 Well, I guess. 809 00:41:03,156 --> 00:41:04,244 Maybe for a little while. 810 00:41:05,158 --> 00:41:06,638 I gotta watch your back. 811 00:41:07,595 --> 00:41:10,032 What about writing poems? 812 00:41:10,076 --> 00:41:12,165 That's what you love to do, right? 813 00:41:12,208 --> 00:41:14,776 That's your passion, isn't it? 814 00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:16,822 Maybe. 815 00:41:16,865 --> 00:41:18,476 I don't know. I'm not sure the world's ready 816 00:41:18,519 --> 00:41:22,044 for, uh, Archie Andrews, beatnik poet. 817 00:41:22,088 --> 00:41:23,437 -[chuckles] -Maybe. 818 00:41:25,526 --> 00:41:27,833 Ha, maybe not. 819 00:41:27,876 --> 00:41:28,660 [chuckles softly] 820 00:41:31,619 --> 00:41:33,012 [Jughead] For a brief moment, 821 00:41:33,055 --> 00:41:35,188 they were two teenage boys... 822 00:41:35,231 --> 00:41:37,059 friends, practically brothers, 823 00:41:37,103 --> 00:41:40,367 on the cusp of pursuing very different dreams. 824 00:41:40,410 --> 00:41:41,847 Unaware that a storm was coming, 825 00:41:41,890 --> 00:41:43,588 as Mr. Fieldstone said. 826 00:41:43,631 --> 00:41:45,024 [thunder rumbling] 827 00:41:45,067 --> 00:41:48,027 Like the wrath of God, it was coming, 828 00:41:48,070 --> 00:41:50,203 and that all of us would be smashed to pieces by it.