1 00:00:02,437 --> 00:00:04,526 [Jughead] This may be the last article I ever write. 2 00:00:04,569 --> 00:00:07,529 Either I might not be here tomorrow or the town might not be, 3 00:00:07,572 --> 00:00:10,097 or both of us might be gone. 4 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:13,013 Our villain's name is Percival Pickens. 5 00:00:13,056 --> 00:00:15,580 He's an immortal, inter-dimensional sorcerer 6 00:00:15,624 --> 00:00:17,930 whose power is growing by the hour. 7 00:00:17,974 --> 00:00:20,455 He wants to claim Riverdale or destroy it, 8 00:00:20,498 --> 00:00:25,460 depending on the outcome of a war that we're literally pre-destined to lose. 9 00:00:25,503 --> 00:00:29,290 In advance of our battle, Percival shut down the town's borders. 10 00:00:29,333 --> 00:00:34,034 to keep people from leaving, yes, but mostly to keep help from arriving... 11 00:00:35,339 --> 00:00:38,299 but the truth was, no one was coming. 12 00:00:38,342 --> 00:00:42,085 No one knew what was happening outside of the town. 13 00:00:42,129 --> 00:00:44,957 Riverdale was a sealed-off ecosystem. 14 00:00:45,001 --> 00:00:46,133 We were on our own. 15 00:00:47,612 --> 00:00:49,788 Not that we were giving up. 16 00:00:49,832 --> 00:00:53,227 We had Archie Andrews who'd served two tours of duty in the US Army, 17 00:00:53,270 --> 00:00:56,143 leading us, planning our counter-offensive. 18 00:00:57,361 --> 00:00:58,971 Step one: 19 00:00:59,015 --> 00:01:00,973 Mitigate the sources of Percival's power. 20 00:01:01,757 --> 00:01:03,280 It turns out, 21 00:01:03,324 --> 00:01:05,152 Pop's had been built over a Hellmouth, 22 00:01:05,195 --> 00:01:07,328 which, ever since we moved the diner, "uncorking it" 23 00:01:07,371 --> 00:01:10,113 has been feeding Percival's strength. 24 00:01:10,157 --> 00:01:12,637 So we had to seal and sanctify the Hellmouth 25 00:01:12,681 --> 00:01:16,119 with, in this case, a sacred object like the Holy Grail 26 00:01:16,163 --> 00:01:18,600 to catch the escaping darkness. 27 00:01:21,124 --> 00:01:23,779 Step two: Raid his outposts. 28 00:01:23,822 --> 00:01:27,130 Though, on this front, Percival was a step ahead of us. 29 00:01:27,174 --> 00:01:30,177 Yeah, he's cleared out his whole shop. 30 00:01:30,220 --> 00:01:34,006 All those weapons he's been collecting, they're gone, Arch. 31 00:01:34,050 --> 00:01:37,140 Probably he's armed his troops with him. 32 00:01:37,184 --> 00:01:39,534 -Yeah, but who are his troops? -No clue. 33 00:01:40,926 --> 00:01:42,319 What do you want us to do? 34 00:01:42,363 --> 00:01:45,627 Burn it down. So he can't use it as a safe house. 35 00:01:46,236 --> 00:01:47,150 Copy. 36 00:01:55,158 --> 00:01:57,334 You're up. Archie says torch it. 37 00:01:57,813 --> 00:01:59,075 With pleasure. 38 00:02:10,217 --> 00:02:12,306 [Jughead] We were preparing for combat as best we could, 39 00:02:12,349 --> 00:02:14,960 given the horrific blow we'd already been dealt. 40 00:02:15,004 --> 00:02:18,747 Tom Keller, Frank Andrews and Alice Cooper had been decapitated 41 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:20,183 as prisoners of war. 42 00:02:20,923 --> 00:02:22,751 That bastard. 43 00:02:22,794 --> 00:02:24,274 He did it out of spite. 44 00:02:24,318 --> 00:02:27,799 To knock us off our heels to win this stupid war of his. 45 00:02:27,843 --> 00:02:29,497 What are we supposed to do now? 46 00:02:29,540 --> 00:02:31,194 I just got you back, 47 00:02:31,238 --> 00:02:32,587 and now he executes Mom? 48 00:02:32,630 --> 00:02:35,242 He chops off her head like a barbarian. 49 00:02:35,285 --> 00:02:36,765 It's horrible, Betty, I know. 50 00:02:36,808 --> 00:02:40,899 -But if it's any comfort, I know-- -Don't. 51 00:02:40,943 --> 00:02:44,425 If you say, "She's in a better place," I swear I will lose it. 52 00:02:44,468 --> 00:02:47,384 [sighs] Okay. I won't say it. 53 00:02:47,428 --> 00:02:49,691 But, Betty, please try not to let this rage consume you-- 54 00:02:49,734 --> 00:02:51,475 All I have is rage! 55 00:02:51,519 --> 00:02:53,173 Polly, I just want Mom back. 56 00:02:53,216 --> 00:02:55,218 Not in heaven or wherever the hell she is. 57 00:02:55,262 --> 00:02:58,090 -Just here! With us! -She will be soon. 58 00:02:58,134 --> 00:03:01,659 Cheryl will be able to resurrect Mom and the others with her Phoenix powers. 59 00:03:01,703 --> 00:03:04,009 How? We don't have their bodies. 60 00:03:04,053 --> 00:03:05,837 She can't do anything without them. 61 00:03:06,490 --> 00:03:08,362 Well, have faith, Betty. 62 00:03:08,405 --> 00:03:10,102 Oh, screw faith. 63 00:03:13,149 --> 00:03:14,716 I... I just can't believe it. 64 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,197 I can't believe my dad... 65 00:03:18,589 --> 00:03:21,331 He was under Percival's control, he didn't deserve-- 66 00:03:21,375 --> 00:03:22,680 Of course not, Kevin. 67 00:03:24,552 --> 00:03:25,857 It's still not over. 68 00:03:25,901 --> 00:03:27,424 [knocking on door] 69 00:03:27,468 --> 00:03:28,817 It's okay. 70 00:03:28,860 --> 00:03:30,253 We thought after everything you've been through, 71 00:03:30,297 --> 00:03:31,820 you could use a little extra support. 72 00:03:34,388 --> 00:03:36,390 -Hey. -Oh. 73 00:03:36,433 --> 00:03:38,827 I slipped back in right before the borders closed. 74 00:03:38,870 --> 00:03:40,307 I'm so sorry, Kev. 75 00:03:43,658 --> 00:03:47,314 Archie, I got your message. 76 00:03:49,054 --> 00:03:51,143 How are you doing? 77 00:03:51,187 --> 00:03:54,364 I couldn't sleep. Can't keep any food down. 78 00:03:54,408 --> 00:03:58,368 I meant, how are you doing about your Uncle Frank? 79 00:04:02,067 --> 00:04:03,330 Frank was a soldier, 80 00:04:04,418 --> 00:04:06,420 he knew the risks of war. 81 00:04:06,463 --> 00:04:10,467 If he were still here, he'd be telling me to focus on the living, the fight. 82 00:04:11,947 --> 00:04:14,993 Okay, then. How can I help? 83 00:04:15,037 --> 00:04:18,258 I've got Cheryl and Heather looking for a spell to block the energy 84 00:04:18,301 --> 00:04:20,303 Percival might be absorbing from the comet. 85 00:04:20,347 --> 00:04:22,697 Percival doesn't need to get any stronger, that's for sure. 86 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:26,396 I sent word to him, and he agreed to a meeting at the Babylonium. 87 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,443 To establish some rules of engagement. 88 00:04:29,486 --> 00:04:32,272 If you're willing, I'd love for you to come with me. 89 00:04:32,315 --> 00:04:33,490 I'm going to need an expert negotiator, 90 00:04:33,534 --> 00:04:35,362 and there is no better dealmaker than you. 91 00:04:35,405 --> 00:04:40,541 [chuckles] Of course, Archie. When do we go? 92 00:04:40,584 --> 00:04:42,107 Right after we meet up with the others. 93 00:04:44,066 --> 00:04:45,807 [Betty] This is a mistake. 94 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:47,374 You're walking into the lion's den. 95 00:04:48,375 --> 00:04:49,941 We have to do it. 96 00:04:49,985 --> 00:04:51,943 We're not just setting parameters for the war. 97 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:54,990 We're trying to get Alice, Frank and Tom back. 98 00:04:55,033 --> 00:04:56,339 Negotiate their return. 99 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:57,862 Would Percival really allow that? 100 00:04:57,906 --> 00:05:00,387 And what crazy demands would he make in return? 101 00:05:00,430 --> 00:05:02,214 -Baby Anthony-- -Hell, no. 102 00:05:02,258 --> 00:05:04,173 We're not going there, Toni. 103 00:05:04,216 --> 00:05:08,177 But there are a few things we should discuss offering him. 104 00:05:08,220 --> 00:05:11,441 Like, maybe... half of Riverdale. 105 00:05:11,485 --> 00:05:12,834 What? 106 00:05:12,877 --> 00:05:14,966 And go back to a Northside and Southside again? No. 107 00:05:15,010 --> 00:05:18,535 At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Percival is but one. 108 00:05:18,579 --> 00:05:20,102 Let me go all super-nova on his ass 109 00:05:20,145 --> 00:05:21,321 and burn him off the face of the earth 110 00:05:21,364 --> 00:05:23,148 like the pimple he is. Please. 111 00:05:23,192 --> 00:05:25,063 It's too risky, Cheryl. 112 00:05:25,107 --> 00:05:26,761 I've seen the future, 113 00:05:26,804 --> 00:05:30,547 a possible future. We are trying to avoid the apocalypse. 114 00:05:30,591 --> 00:05:33,115 You going nuclear on Percival might be the very thing 115 00:05:33,158 --> 00:05:34,464 that destroys Riverdale. 116 00:05:34,508 --> 00:05:36,423 Look, I'll get us the best deal that I can, 117 00:05:36,466 --> 00:05:39,556 but we have to assume that Percival is going to demand 118 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,299 our complete and immediate surrender. 119 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:45,083 Are we willing to go there? 120 00:05:46,389 --> 00:05:49,479 And, if not, are we ready to say goodbye 121 00:05:49,523 --> 00:05:51,873 to those we've lost? For good? 122 00:05:58,793 --> 00:06:00,664 Hey, guys, um... 123 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:05,408 look, I didn't want to say this in front of everyone, but, um, 124 00:06:05,452 --> 00:06:08,150 you know how I saw all of those different scenarios play out 125 00:06:08,193 --> 00:06:10,457 when I was looking for a way to beat Percival? 126 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:14,112 Yeah. Only two out of 1,000 plus were successful, right? 127 00:06:14,156 --> 00:06:16,637 Well, one of them involved the two of you 128 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,378 going to the Babylonium and meeting with Percival. 129 00:06:19,988 --> 00:06:23,731 And what exactly did we do in that scenario? 130 00:06:23,774 --> 00:06:27,430 [Tabitha] Percival's immortal but not invulnerable. 131 00:06:27,474 --> 00:06:31,303 So you shot him point blank. 132 00:06:33,958 --> 00:06:35,133 Twyla Twyst. 133 00:06:37,962 --> 00:06:39,442 I'm confused. 134 00:06:39,486 --> 00:06:43,098 No disrespect but didn't all the Ghoulies die? 135 00:06:43,141 --> 00:06:44,316 Who are these people? 136 00:06:46,580 --> 00:06:48,886 Take a closer look, doll face. 137 00:06:48,930 --> 00:06:50,888 They're your friends and neighbors 138 00:06:50,932 --> 00:06:53,021 under our control. 139 00:06:57,895 --> 00:07:01,421 Maybe you shouldn't have blown up his ghost train, ya think? 140 00:07:03,771 --> 00:07:07,035 Ms. Lodge, you should know that I have filters in my nostrils, 141 00:07:07,078 --> 00:07:09,341 and my body is coated in a special sealant. 142 00:07:09,385 --> 00:07:12,083 So any kind of venomous attack by you will fail. 143 00:07:12,127 --> 00:07:15,478 Luckily, I'm just here to negotiate a way out of this mess. 144 00:07:15,522 --> 00:07:16,871 Hm. 145 00:07:16,914 --> 00:07:20,048 And the first thing we want is... our dead back. 146 00:07:20,091 --> 00:07:21,310 In exchange for what? 147 00:07:24,052 --> 00:07:26,881 Me. I'll be your prisoner. 148 00:07:26,924 --> 00:07:28,230 You can do whatever you want to me. 149 00:07:28,273 --> 00:07:29,840 Starve me. Chain me up. 150 00:07:29,884 --> 00:07:31,668 -Sounds great. -[Archie] Force me out of the final battle. 151 00:07:31,712 --> 00:07:34,541 And need I remind you, Archie's still invulnerable, 152 00:07:34,584 --> 00:07:37,195 so that's got to be worth something to you. 153 00:07:37,239 --> 00:07:39,371 Do you know what this is? 154 00:07:39,415 --> 00:07:43,550 This is a mace forged in the fiery pits of Asgard, 155 00:07:43,593 --> 00:07:47,162 strong enough to break anything, even forged skin. 156 00:07:47,205 --> 00:07:48,424 Like the daggers of Megiddo. 157 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:51,514 I call it my great equalizer. 158 00:07:51,558 --> 00:07:55,475 And it's the reason I don't have to make deals with any of you. 159 00:07:55,518 --> 00:07:58,173 What if we split Riverdale in half, 160 00:07:58,216 --> 00:08:00,436 along the former Northside Southside line? 161 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,090 Mmm. 162 00:08:02,133 --> 00:08:04,353 My dear Ms. Lodge, here's what I want. 163 00:08:04,396 --> 00:08:05,615 It's what I've wanted from the beginning. 164 00:08:06,747 --> 00:08:08,749 My revenge on your friends. 165 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:11,142 And the town of Riverdale under my complete control, 166 00:08:11,186 --> 00:08:12,883 why would I accept anything else? 167 00:08:12,927 --> 00:08:14,494 So, surrender. 168 00:08:14,537 --> 00:08:16,496 Turn over your property, revoke your town's charter 169 00:08:16,539 --> 00:08:19,107 and pledge your undying allegiance to me 170 00:08:19,150 --> 00:08:20,543 on your knees. 171 00:08:20,587 --> 00:08:22,632 Yeah, we talked about that. All of us. 172 00:08:23,415 --> 00:08:24,634 And we are not surrendering. 173 00:08:25,722 --> 00:08:26,941 I tried. 174 00:08:26,984 --> 00:08:29,509 You know, Percival, before you came along, 175 00:08:29,552 --> 00:08:34,470 Riverdale had another great tormentor... my father. 176 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:37,429 He spent years trying to destroy this town, 177 00:08:37,473 --> 00:08:40,302 but ultimately, I put a hit on him. 178 00:08:40,345 --> 00:08:43,348 My only regret is that I didn't kill him myself. 179 00:08:46,090 --> 00:08:48,528 Oops. Hm. 180 00:08:50,181 --> 00:08:54,185 [inhales] The time for negotiation is over. 181 00:08:54,229 --> 00:08:58,407 We shall meet again tonight for the final act. 182 00:08:59,756 --> 00:09:02,629 8:30 at the Chock'lit Shoppe work for you? 183 00:09:02,672 --> 00:09:04,587 Wherever that is these days. 184 00:09:04,631 --> 00:09:08,025 For war or your surrender. But be assured. 185 00:09:08,069 --> 00:09:13,291 If you submit to my authority, I shall be merciful and generous. 186 00:09:14,902 --> 00:09:16,773 To that end, take your dead. 187 00:09:16,817 --> 00:09:18,514 Mourn them, bury them. 188 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:21,082 Perhaps this gesture will prove that not everything 189 00:09:21,125 --> 00:09:23,258 need be bloodshed and destruction. 190 00:09:24,738 --> 00:09:26,740 [Jughead] Confused and suspicious, 191 00:09:26,783 --> 00:09:29,612 Veronica and Archie headed back down to the casino floor... 192 00:09:29,656 --> 00:09:33,485 where, sure enough, three caskets were waiting for them. 193 00:09:35,444 --> 00:09:36,619 Are you getting soft on me, Boss? 194 00:09:38,012 --> 00:09:39,709 Why give them what they want? 195 00:09:39,753 --> 00:09:42,277 Oh, Twyla. How little you know of true warfare. 196 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:47,717 Mr. Andrews and his meddlesome associates scuttled my plans for the dead. 197 00:09:47,761 --> 00:09:49,719 It's only right that I pay them back in kind. 198 00:09:54,550 --> 00:09:57,640 [Jughead] Archie and Veronica brought the dead back to the El Royale... 199 00:09:58,685 --> 00:10:00,338 back to their loved ones. 200 00:10:00,382 --> 00:10:02,123 Cheryl, are you sure this is going to work? 201 00:10:02,776 --> 00:10:04,255 It should. 202 00:10:04,299 --> 00:10:07,563 But I need to conjure my Phoenix powers in the mines. 203 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:11,349 Otherwise, everything here will be toast. 204 00:10:11,393 --> 00:10:12,481 -Guys-- -Wait. 205 00:10:13,961 --> 00:10:15,615 I want to see my mom. 206 00:10:15,658 --> 00:10:17,007 If Cheryl's spell doesn't work, 207 00:10:17,051 --> 00:10:19,531 I want to feel like I at least got to say goodbye. 208 00:10:26,321 --> 00:10:28,323 [tense music playing] 209 00:10:28,366 --> 00:10:29,629 [coffin slams shut] 210 00:10:32,022 --> 00:10:33,763 Bee, what is that? 211 00:10:35,852 --> 00:10:36,810 Is it not her? 212 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:41,728 [gasps] 213 00:10:42,729 --> 00:10:43,773 No, it's her. 214 00:10:43,817 --> 00:10:44,774 What is it then? 215 00:10:45,993 --> 00:10:47,168 Her head's missing. 216 00:10:53,130 --> 00:10:54,305 Oh, my God. 217 00:10:58,745 --> 00:10:59,833 Cheryl... 218 00:11:01,748 --> 00:11:04,664 The bodies need to be whole. 219 00:11:06,404 --> 00:11:08,755 Or the resurrection won't work. 220 00:11:08,798 --> 00:11:12,323 [Jughead] It was psychological warfare at its most diabolical. 221 00:11:12,367 --> 00:11:14,412 Percival was twisting the knife, 222 00:11:14,456 --> 00:11:15,805 making us relive the death 223 00:11:15,849 --> 00:11:18,199 of our loved ones all over again. 224 00:11:28,122 --> 00:11:30,602 Are you sure you don't want one? 225 00:11:31,865 --> 00:11:33,780 Jughead, you need to leave Riverdale. 226 00:11:34,955 --> 00:11:36,783 Like, right now. 227 00:11:36,826 --> 00:11:40,482 You don't survive the final battle or did you forget? 228 00:11:40,525 --> 00:11:41,701 No, I didn't forget. 229 00:11:42,397 --> 00:11:43,964 But as you said, 230 00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:45,792 if there's even an outside chance that we beat Percival, 231 00:11:45,835 --> 00:11:47,968 then my mental abilities are going to be key. 232 00:11:48,011 --> 00:11:50,971 You can open up a portal to literally anywhere. 233 00:11:51,014 --> 00:11:52,320 Tabitha... 234 00:11:54,017 --> 00:11:55,279 I'm not going to leave you 235 00:11:56,106 --> 00:11:57,673 or anyone else. 236 00:11:57,717 --> 00:12:00,763 I came back from the dead for this. 237 00:12:00,807 --> 00:12:03,548 And if it means going up against Percival mano-a-mano, 238 00:12:03,592 --> 00:12:04,941 then I'm going to do it. 239 00:12:09,685 --> 00:12:11,252 I knew you'd say that. 240 00:12:11,295 --> 00:12:13,863 And you said that in every scenario 241 00:12:15,299 --> 00:12:16,605 that I visited. 242 00:12:18,041 --> 00:12:19,173 But I couldn't... 243 00:12:22,219 --> 00:12:24,395 -I had to try. -I know. 244 00:12:27,224 --> 00:12:28,486 That's why I love you. 245 00:12:32,447 --> 00:12:33,578 I love you, too. 246 00:12:36,494 --> 00:12:38,975 [Jughead] Meanwhile, unbeknownst to us, 247 00:12:39,019 --> 00:12:41,848 Percival was preparing to launch a ghoulish stealth attack 248 00:12:41,891 --> 00:12:45,242 in direct violation of his agreed upon terms with Archie. 249 00:12:45,286 --> 00:12:46,853 [chanting in Latin] 250 00:13:00,736 --> 00:13:03,130 So, Arch, what's your plan? 251 00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:05,349 How's this battle going to go down? 252 00:13:05,393 --> 00:13:07,917 Given everything, Reg, I think we should leave the houses. 253 00:13:09,527 --> 00:13:11,355 We're sitting ducks out here. 254 00:13:11,399 --> 00:13:14,271 So you're saying we bail and run? 255 00:13:14,881 --> 00:13:17,971 Not run. Hide. 256 00:13:18,014 --> 00:13:20,974 In Fox Forest. Let Percival and his army come to us. 257 00:13:21,017 --> 00:13:24,412 Will that work? I mean, with how powerful he is. 258 00:13:24,455 --> 00:13:25,848 He's got magic. We've got Cheryl. 259 00:13:25,892 --> 00:13:27,937 He's got telepathy. We've got Jughead. 260 00:13:27,981 --> 00:13:30,026 The rest of us? We get down and dirty. 261 00:13:30,070 --> 00:13:31,636 And we take out his troops. 262 00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:34,335 Smart. 263 00:13:34,378 --> 00:13:36,816 Hey, bro, can you grab me another brewski? 264 00:13:39,209 --> 00:13:40,820 Yeah, sure. I'll be right back. 265 00:13:44,084 --> 00:13:45,825 [ominous music plays] 266 00:13:47,348 --> 00:13:48,958 [dog growling] 267 00:13:53,006 --> 00:13:54,485 I'm sorry, Polly. 268 00:13:54,529 --> 00:13:56,444 I know that you mean well, I just can't... 269 00:13:57,271 --> 00:13:58,925 I just want to be alone, okay? 270 00:14:01,623 --> 00:14:02,885 Yes. I love you too. 271 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:05,757 Okay, bye. 272 00:14:07,672 --> 00:14:08,891 [objects shattering] 273 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:13,896 [knocking on door] 274 00:14:18,292 --> 00:14:19,902 Who's there? 275 00:14:19,946 --> 00:14:22,339 [Abuelita] It's me, mi nieta, tu abuelite... 276 00:14:23,471 --> 00:14:25,299 [in English] Can I please come inside? 277 00:14:29,085 --> 00:14:31,914 Cheryl, I've checked various astronomical texts 278 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:34,264 for any and all references to Bailey's Comet. 279 00:14:34,308 --> 00:14:37,398 And we have been making an incorrect assumption about it. 280 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:40,009 Pray tell, what do you mean? 281 00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:42,403 [Jason] Cher-Cher. Want to play? 282 00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:48,017 Jay-Jay, Heather and I are a little busy right now, 283 00:14:48,061 --> 00:14:49,932 but maybe later? 284 00:14:49,976 --> 00:14:52,761 Why are you always so mean to me? 285 00:14:54,458 --> 00:14:55,851 [Cheryl] Mean to you? 286 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,723 -Jay-Jay-- -Cheryl, something's wrong. 287 00:14:59,550 --> 00:15:00,943 -[groans] -[screaming] 288 00:15:00,987 --> 00:15:02,510 Go, go, go! 289 00:15:06,122 --> 00:15:07,036 [Archie] Reg? 290 00:15:08,037 --> 00:15:09,647 [bottles clinking] 291 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:11,736 Bingo? 292 00:15:11,780 --> 00:15:13,608 [Reggie] You know what, bro? 293 00:15:13,651 --> 00:15:16,611 -[groans] -You're not that smart. 294 00:15:20,006 --> 00:15:23,009 -This is one of Percival's magic daggers. -[gasping] 295 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,925 [groaning] 296 00:15:25,968 --> 00:15:26,969 [rummaging] 297 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:36,936 Hey! 298 00:15:38,111 --> 00:15:38,981 [panting] 299 00:15:40,374 --> 00:15:41,505 Glen? 300 00:15:41,549 --> 00:15:43,725 [whirring] 301 00:15:43,768 --> 00:15:46,423 [woman] Please, mi nieta,let me in. 302 00:15:46,467 --> 00:15:49,165 [Veronica] Abuelita, why didn't you call to say you were coming? 303 00:15:49,209 --> 00:15:51,472 Because I want this to be a surprise. 304 00:15:52,603 --> 00:15:53,778 [gun fires] 305 00:15:59,175 --> 00:16:00,046 [Veronica yelps] 306 00:16:10,273 --> 00:16:12,101 What? What is it? 307 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,017 Something's wrong. 308 00:16:15,061 --> 00:16:17,977 My sense of the divine is tingling. 309 00:16:18,020 --> 00:16:20,109 -What? -It's a heightened awareness. 310 00:16:20,153 --> 00:16:22,024 I'm Riverdale's guardian angel, Jug. 311 00:16:22,068 --> 00:16:24,548 And one of the souls of the town is dying. 312 00:16:25,723 --> 00:16:27,769 [both grunting] 313 00:16:30,859 --> 00:16:32,513 [breathing heavily] 314 00:16:35,559 --> 00:16:38,214 [Abuelita] You killed my son! Murderer! 315 00:16:38,258 --> 00:16:39,520 [gunshot] 316 00:16:40,390 --> 00:16:41,652 [Jason] Marco... 317 00:16:43,785 --> 00:16:45,134 Come on, Cher-Cher. 318 00:16:46,092 --> 00:16:47,006 [Cheryl] Polo. 319 00:16:54,622 --> 00:16:55,971 [sputters] 320 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,059 -[grunts] -[whirring] 321 00:17:06,155 --> 00:17:07,069 Come get some. 322 00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:13,728 [glass shattering] 323 00:17:24,217 --> 00:17:27,524 [Abuelita] You're going to burn in hell for everything that you've done. 324 00:17:33,922 --> 00:17:35,924 Abuelita,I don't know what you've heard, 325 00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:38,753 but before you do anything you regret, let me explain. 326 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,980 I'll start with the neurotoxin I coated the doorknob with. 327 00:17:49,938 --> 00:17:51,113 [exhales] It won't kill you, 328 00:17:52,375 --> 00:17:55,074 but it has paralyzed you. 329 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:58,164 Don't worry, the effects of it should wear off soon. 330 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:00,688 Archie? 331 00:18:01,428 --> 00:18:03,125 [grunting] 332 00:18:10,263 --> 00:18:11,177 [both grunting] 333 00:18:15,268 --> 00:18:17,574 [groaning] 334 00:18:20,534 --> 00:18:21,665 [groans] 335 00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:24,929 [groaning] 336 00:18:30,587 --> 00:18:32,633 -Marco... -[Cheryl] Polo. 337 00:18:34,461 --> 00:18:36,898 Jason, this isn't you. 338 00:18:36,941 --> 00:18:39,292 You're being controlled by an evil sorcerer. 339 00:18:41,032 --> 00:18:42,164 We're playing a game. 340 00:18:42,991 --> 00:18:45,167 [Cheryl] Jay, I'm so sorry. 341 00:18:45,211 --> 00:18:47,300 I never should have brought you back to life. 342 00:18:47,778 --> 00:18:48,953 It was a mistake. 343 00:18:53,393 --> 00:18:54,655 Please forgive me. 344 00:18:56,265 --> 00:18:57,223 [crying] 345 00:18:57,266 --> 00:18:58,615 [screaming] 346 00:19:05,274 --> 00:19:07,146 Archie! Oh, my God. 347 00:19:08,669 --> 00:19:12,020 Tabitha... am I dying again? 348 00:19:12,716 --> 00:19:13,935 Not if we can help it. 349 00:19:25,251 --> 00:19:27,383 I don't know what happened, mi nieta. 350 00:19:28,732 --> 00:19:31,431 I just heard this voice inside that told me 351 00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:35,913 that I should come here and punish you, 352 00:19:35,957 --> 00:19:38,612 for killing Heraldo, your papa. 353 00:19:39,961 --> 00:19:44,313 Then I don't remember what happened after that. 354 00:19:44,357 --> 00:19:46,228 It's not your fault, Abuelita. 355 00:19:47,969 --> 00:19:52,408 I believe a very bad person sent you here to hurt me. 356 00:19:52,452 --> 00:19:55,368 I was getting anxious, so I thought I'd come and check on you. 357 00:19:56,934 --> 00:19:59,981 What... what happened here? 358 00:20:03,419 --> 00:20:05,595 I'm not really sure. 359 00:20:05,639 --> 00:20:09,860 I think it was Percival who launched some kind of crazy stealth attack 360 00:20:09,904 --> 00:20:11,384 using my old boss, Glen 361 00:20:11,427 --> 00:20:15,692 as some stitched-together, patchwork man. 362 00:20:17,346 --> 00:20:20,393 His body parts are twitching in the garage. 363 00:20:23,526 --> 00:20:27,400 Heather, I feel terrible that my brother did this to you. 364 00:20:28,009 --> 00:20:29,532 Sabrina was right. 365 00:20:29,576 --> 00:20:31,099 I shouldn't have resurrected him. 366 00:20:31,795 --> 00:20:33,971 Don't apologize. 367 00:20:34,015 --> 00:20:36,670 Your brother was clearly possessed by Percival. 368 00:20:37,323 --> 00:20:38,324 It wasn't his fault. 369 00:20:40,195 --> 00:20:45,809 Before Jay-Jay pierced you with an arrow, 370 00:20:45,853 --> 00:20:49,900 I believe you were about to tell me something about the comet? 371 00:20:49,944 --> 00:20:54,340 Oh. Merciful Hecate, yes. 372 00:20:54,383 --> 00:20:55,732 [Archie] This is unbelievable. 373 00:20:56,559 --> 00:20:58,561 All my stab wounds are gone. 374 00:20:58,605 --> 00:21:00,520 Or does it make complete sense? 375 00:21:00,563 --> 00:21:02,652 Bingo has healing properties, 376 00:21:02,696 --> 00:21:04,915 as does his saliva, clearly. 377 00:21:04,959 --> 00:21:08,963 Ergo, him licking you regenerated all of that torn tissue. 378 00:21:09,006 --> 00:21:10,878 Healed your wounds. 379 00:21:13,533 --> 00:21:14,577 How ya feeling, Reg? 380 00:21:14,621 --> 00:21:16,318 I'm so sorry, bro. 381 00:21:16,362 --> 00:21:18,364 I don't know what happened. 382 00:21:18,407 --> 00:21:22,106 I was with my dad and suddenly I heard Percival's voice in my head, 383 00:21:22,150 --> 00:21:26,850 telling me to find out what your plan was and to then kill you. 384 00:21:29,810 --> 00:21:31,551 Toni, what's up? 385 00:21:31,594 --> 00:21:33,422 Fangs, Kevin, Moose and I came up with a plan. 386 00:21:34,554 --> 00:21:35,903 A crazy-ass plan. 387 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,084 There's a saying we Serpents have. 388 00:21:43,127 --> 00:21:44,868 Always kill a baby snake in its egg 389 00:21:44,912 --> 00:21:46,522 so it doesn't grow up to bite you. 390 00:21:46,566 --> 00:21:49,177 That's exactly what Percival's trying to do with Baby Anthony. 391 00:21:49,220 --> 00:21:51,222 The only true threat to someone who's immortal 392 00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:53,399 is someone else who's also immortal. 393 00:21:53,442 --> 00:21:57,098 Anthony can hold someone like Percival in checkmate for centuries, if need be. 394 00:21:57,141 --> 00:21:59,056 Even as everyone else dies out around them. 395 00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:00,928 The last man standing is the winner. 396 00:22:00,971 --> 00:22:03,539 Okay, what are you thinking, Toni? 397 00:22:03,583 --> 00:22:05,715 Simple. We kick some Ghoulie ass. 398 00:22:05,759 --> 00:22:08,849 The Serpents and I break into the Babylonium with Baby Anthony, 399 00:22:08,892 --> 00:22:11,678 who Percival is terrified of. 400 00:22:11,721 --> 00:22:13,332 We bust up his army. 401 00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:14,898 And then we look for those missing heads. 402 00:22:14,942 --> 00:22:17,161 I mean, we know they've got to be in there somewhere. 403 00:22:17,205 --> 00:22:19,250 And then Baby Anthony can take out Percival. 404 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:22,384 I... hear you. 405 00:22:22,428 --> 00:22:24,908 But Toni, Anthony's a baby. 406 00:22:24,952 --> 00:22:26,780 Right now he is. 407 00:22:26,823 --> 00:22:30,218 But we've had the privilege of seeing Baby Anthony in the future, 408 00:22:30,261 --> 00:22:32,394 and he's a warrior, Archie. 409 00:22:32,438 --> 00:22:35,179 So what if Tabitha speeds up time? 410 00:22:35,223 --> 00:22:37,051 Just for Baby Anthony? 411 00:22:37,094 --> 00:22:38,095 Ages him up. 412 00:22:38,139 --> 00:22:39,575 We would miss his childhood, 413 00:22:39,619 --> 00:22:42,404 but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. 414 00:22:42,448 --> 00:22:44,145 Percival would never see him coming. 415 00:22:44,188 --> 00:22:47,627 Damn, that's some Looperlevel crap. 416 00:22:47,670 --> 00:22:49,977 In Rivervale, I created a time-loop. 417 00:22:50,020 --> 00:22:52,414 I might be able to create a time-bubble around Baby Anthony, 418 00:22:52,458 --> 00:22:55,983 in which I accelerate his and only his aging. 419 00:22:56,026 --> 00:22:58,377 I mean, it could actually work. 420 00:23:01,945 --> 00:23:04,295 [electrical buzzing] 421 00:23:14,915 --> 00:23:16,046 Did it work? 422 00:23:18,484 --> 00:23:20,224 It did. 423 00:23:20,268 --> 00:23:23,837 Anthony... are you in there, son? 424 00:23:25,621 --> 00:23:28,058 Yeah... I'm here. 425 00:23:30,496 --> 00:23:32,933 So are we kicking Percival's ass, or what? 426 00:23:36,458 --> 00:23:37,285 Yeah. 427 00:23:38,286 --> 00:23:39,592 I got the weapon for it. 428 00:23:41,376 --> 00:23:43,509 Percival's dagger. If it'll hurt me, it'll hurt him. 429 00:23:45,511 --> 00:23:47,469 [Fangs] Serpents, remember, 430 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:51,255 we're not trying to kill the Ghoulies, just subdue them. 431 00:23:51,299 --> 00:23:53,475 They're our neighbors. They're being mind-controlled. 432 00:23:53,519 --> 00:23:57,044 We seize command of the casino and clear a path to Percival. 433 00:23:57,087 --> 00:23:59,133 -Got it? -[all] Yeah! 434 00:23:59,176 --> 00:24:01,135 [Jughead] You've seen all the scenarios play out, Tabitha. 435 00:24:01,178 --> 00:24:04,921 Do you really think this Serpent surprise attack is gonna work? 436 00:24:04,965 --> 00:24:08,490 I mean, the Battle of the Babylonium is one of two possible ways 437 00:24:08,534 --> 00:24:09,796 we beat Percival. 438 00:24:09,839 --> 00:24:12,886 So maybe, maybe not. 439 00:24:12,929 --> 00:24:15,584 Like they say, hope for the best, 440 00:24:15,628 --> 00:24:17,456 prepare for the worst. 441 00:24:17,499 --> 00:24:19,980 Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about that. 442 00:24:21,721 --> 00:24:26,595 Whatever happens to me, don't mourn, okay? 443 00:24:26,639 --> 00:24:29,468 I want you to chase your dreams. Live your life. 444 00:24:29,511 --> 00:24:32,514 Jughead, how can you be so casual about this? 445 00:24:32,558 --> 00:24:35,212 I am choosing to look at it like this. 446 00:24:35,256 --> 00:24:37,388 I've lived a wonderful life. 447 00:24:37,432 --> 00:24:40,827 I've fallen in love. I published a book. 448 00:24:40,870 --> 00:24:42,350 I've gone to an alternate universe 449 00:24:42,393 --> 00:24:44,570 and met other versions of myself. 450 00:24:44,613 --> 00:24:46,528 There's not many people that can say that they've done that. 451 00:24:46,572 --> 00:24:48,356 Alternate universes... 452 00:24:48,399 --> 00:24:50,010 Oh, my God, I don't believe this. 453 00:24:50,053 --> 00:24:52,229 Jughead, you need to open up another portal. To Rivervale. 454 00:24:52,273 --> 00:24:54,493 -Like, right now. -Back to River-- Why? 455 00:24:54,536 --> 00:24:58,192 Yes. All of those scenarios in which we lost against Percival, 456 00:24:58,235 --> 00:25:00,542 those happened in Riverdale, 457 00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:04,111 but we have access to an alternate universe now. 458 00:25:04,154 --> 00:25:06,766 I have some maje tea to spill about Bailey's Comet, Archie. 459 00:25:06,809 --> 00:25:10,073 Did you find a spell to keep Percival from absorbing more power from it? 460 00:25:10,117 --> 00:25:12,554 No, but that may be moot at this point. 461 00:25:12,598 --> 00:25:14,774 Turns out Bailey's Comet isn't arriving tonight. 462 00:25:14,817 --> 00:25:16,993 It's passing over Riverdale tomorrow night. 463 00:25:17,037 --> 00:25:18,952 What? Percival's been talking about, 464 00:25:18,995 --> 00:25:21,650 how this comet will give him the ultimate advantage. 465 00:25:21,694 --> 00:25:23,652 Well, we've set up Nana's telescope, 466 00:25:23,696 --> 00:25:26,612 so once it's dark out, we'll be able to track its progress in real time. 467 00:25:27,264 --> 00:25:28,657 Okay, cool. 468 00:25:28,701 --> 00:25:30,441 And with any luck, Toni and the Serpents 469 00:25:30,485 --> 00:25:32,661 will have ended things before the zero hour. 470 00:25:32,705 --> 00:25:33,532 Yep. 471 00:25:43,237 --> 00:25:45,369 [indistinct chatter] 472 00:25:45,413 --> 00:25:47,763 I'm worried about the army, Boss. 473 00:25:47,807 --> 00:25:48,938 What is that, my dear? 474 00:25:48,982 --> 00:25:50,070 You're controlling them. 475 00:25:50,940 --> 00:25:52,202 But they're newbies. 476 00:25:52,246 --> 00:25:53,987 Oh, Twyla. 477 00:25:54,030 --> 00:25:57,381 As if my victory hinges on those feeble misfits down there. 478 00:25:57,425 --> 00:26:02,125 That band of Ghoulie-surrogates are simply shields to be shattered. 479 00:26:02,169 --> 00:26:04,563 Cannon fodder. Pawns to be sacrificed. 480 00:26:05,433 --> 00:26:06,608 As are you, for that matter. 481 00:26:08,349 --> 00:26:10,046 You're really messed up in the head, you know that? 482 00:26:10,090 --> 00:26:11,570 [banging on door] 483 00:26:13,702 --> 00:26:16,662 Why don't you go and investigate that, Twyla, my love? 484 00:26:16,705 --> 00:26:19,926 See what Big Bad Wolf is banging on my door? 485 00:26:19,969 --> 00:26:21,318 [banging continues] 486 00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:29,022 Don't open that door! 487 00:26:31,111 --> 00:26:33,200 [all clamoring] 488 00:26:35,942 --> 00:26:37,160 Topaz... 489 00:26:38,684 --> 00:26:40,337 Don't even try it, bitch! 490 00:26:41,991 --> 00:26:43,471 [screaming] 491 00:26:52,132 --> 00:26:53,394 [gun cocking] 492 00:26:54,090 --> 00:26:55,265 -[gun fires] -[groans] 493 00:26:57,790 --> 00:26:58,747 And who are you supposed to be? 494 00:27:00,357 --> 00:27:02,098 I'm your match. 495 00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:03,665 I'm the guy that kills you. 496 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:04,666 I don't think so. 497 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:05,711 [gun fires] 498 00:27:09,062 --> 00:27:11,673 [scoffing] Now do you know who I am? 499 00:27:13,849 --> 00:27:16,417 -Anthony. -That's right. 500 00:27:16,460 --> 00:27:18,724 Like you, that gun won't kill me. 501 00:27:18,767 --> 00:27:20,682 But this blade will hurt you plenty. 502 00:27:29,082 --> 00:27:31,127 [speaking Latin] 503 00:27:43,966 --> 00:27:46,229 I just got word from inside the Babylonium. 504 00:27:46,273 --> 00:27:50,277 The good news is, Toni and the Serpents took the Ghoulies off the board. 505 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,105 Bracing for the other shoe... 506 00:27:52,148 --> 00:27:54,890 Percival escaped and trapped them inside the building 507 00:27:54,934 --> 00:27:57,153 with some kind of sealing spell. 508 00:27:57,197 --> 00:27:58,851 [sighs] And there she drops. 509 00:27:58,894 --> 00:28:00,287 My God, is everyone okay? 510 00:28:00,330 --> 00:28:01,767 [Archie] Kevin's injured, 511 00:28:01,810 --> 00:28:03,769 but they think they've got the bleeding under control. 512 00:28:03,812 --> 00:28:07,686 And any sign of the missing craniums? 513 00:28:07,729 --> 00:28:11,080 Not yet, but they're turning the place upside down. 514 00:28:11,124 --> 00:28:12,299 [footsteps approaching] 515 00:28:14,214 --> 00:28:15,563 Where the hell have you guys been? 516 00:28:16,303 --> 00:28:17,565 Our parallel universe. 517 00:28:18,871 --> 00:28:21,438 And we have a plan. 518 00:28:21,482 --> 00:28:23,571 So Jughead opened up a portal to Rivervale, 519 00:28:23,614 --> 00:28:28,402 and I went through and started exploring different future scenarios. 520 00:28:28,445 --> 00:28:30,752 -Did we win in those? -Our odds were better. 521 00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:33,363 In Rivervale, we had a fighting chance, at least. 522 00:28:33,407 --> 00:28:37,541 Okay, not that I want to hear the answer, but why is that, exactly? 523 00:28:37,585 --> 00:28:39,500 The energies are different there. 524 00:28:39,543 --> 00:28:42,024 The supernatural exists there. 525 00:28:42,068 --> 00:28:45,375 These different variables affect all probable outcomes. 526 00:28:45,419 --> 00:28:47,160 I knew I shouldn't have asked. 527 00:28:47,203 --> 00:28:50,554 We have an idea, though, that might beat Percival. It's a long-shot. 528 00:28:50,598 --> 00:28:51,860 But for it to work, 529 00:28:51,904 --> 00:28:54,471 the final battle has to take place at Pop's... 530 00:28:54,515 --> 00:28:56,647 at the diner's original location. 531 00:28:56,691 --> 00:28:58,258 How would that happen? 532 00:28:58,301 --> 00:28:59,825 Well, we'd need to move the diner back to where it was. 533 00:28:59,868 --> 00:29:01,261 That would take days. 534 00:29:01,304 --> 00:29:03,306 We have two hours until this battle. 535 00:29:03,350 --> 00:29:06,745 Well, the same way I was able to speed up time for Baby Anthony, 536 00:29:06,788 --> 00:29:10,052 I might be able to speed up us moving Pop's. 537 00:29:12,881 --> 00:29:14,491 [Jughead] Which is what Tabitha did. 538 00:29:15,275 --> 00:29:16,755 She formed a time bubble 539 00:29:16,798 --> 00:29:19,453 around all of us at the El Royale. 540 00:29:19,496 --> 00:29:22,935 While some of us loaded out the gym, the diner was rebuilt, 541 00:29:22,978 --> 00:29:25,546 matching the original exactly. 542 00:29:25,589 --> 00:29:27,896 Then everything was moved back into place, 543 00:29:27,940 --> 00:29:30,856 brick by brick, piece by piece. 544 00:29:30,899 --> 00:29:34,990 Man, even in hyper-speed, moving blows. 545 00:29:35,034 --> 00:29:37,253 [Jughead] Once everything was back where it belonged, 546 00:29:37,297 --> 00:29:42,781 we all went to our respective houses to rest, regroup and recharge. 547 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,827 And then, it was the appointed hour. 548 00:29:45,871 --> 00:29:47,698 Time for our final stand. 549 00:29:48,177 --> 00:29:49,918 [crackling] 550 00:29:52,051 --> 00:29:53,922 [Percival] What an interesting choice of weapon. 551 00:29:56,055 --> 00:29:58,927 Oh. And you brought reinforcements. 552 00:29:58,971 --> 00:30:00,537 Good. 553 00:30:00,581 --> 00:30:03,236 I always knew it would come down to you and your cohorts. 554 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:04,411 Where's your back-up? 555 00:30:05,238 --> 00:30:07,066 Comet's a day away. 556 00:30:07,109 --> 00:30:10,373 Yeah, but it's been bolstering me for weeks. 557 00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:13,376 [both grunting] 558 00:30:27,564 --> 00:30:29,479 [grunting continues] 559 00:30:31,090 --> 00:30:32,918 First the end of Archie Andrews. 560 00:30:32,961 --> 00:30:35,921 Then the end of Riverdale, as you've known it. 561 00:30:35,964 --> 00:30:37,792 And I'm so glad your friends will... 562 00:30:38,967 --> 00:30:39,968 Wait, where's... 563 00:30:41,970 --> 00:30:42,971 Where did they go? 564 00:30:43,015 --> 00:30:43,972 [groans] 565 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:49,978 As far as this being the end of Riverdale, I wouldn't hold your breath. 566 00:31:08,170 --> 00:31:09,650 This is our town, bitch. 567 00:31:12,958 --> 00:31:15,961 You're outnumbered, Percival. You've lost. 568 00:31:18,311 --> 00:31:21,705 Now... will you surrender? 569 00:31:22,532 --> 00:31:23,925 [Percival laughs maliciously] 570 00:31:26,188 --> 00:31:27,059 Never. 571 00:31:27,102 --> 00:31:28,887 I never surrender. 572 00:31:28,930 --> 00:31:31,063 I'm a magic man, Mr. Andrews. 573 00:31:31,106 --> 00:31:34,414 And I've always got another trick up my sleeve. 574 00:31:34,457 --> 00:31:36,895 And I'll be bathing in your blood by morning. 575 00:31:37,808 --> 00:31:40,768 [chanting in Latin] 576 00:31:50,952 --> 00:31:52,954 [Jughead] Percival turned our powers against us. 577 00:31:53,737 --> 00:31:55,043 He poisoned Veronica. 578 00:31:55,087 --> 00:31:55,957 Excuse me. 579 00:31:56,001 --> 00:31:57,437 [Betty] Archie? 580 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:58,655 -[Jughead] He blinded Betty. -[Cheryl] Veronica? 581 00:31:58,699 --> 00:32:00,527 [Jughead] He froze Cheryl. 582 00:32:00,570 --> 00:32:02,094 [laughs wickedly] 583 00:32:02,137 --> 00:32:03,704 [Jughead] He turned Archie into an iron statue, 584 00:32:03,747 --> 00:32:05,924 and Reggie into a life-size dummy. 585 00:32:07,273 --> 00:32:08,404 Where are you guys? 586 00:32:11,103 --> 00:32:13,409 [Jughead] And then, it was just me. 587 00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:14,628 [Betty] Guys? 588 00:32:19,546 --> 00:32:20,851 [bell chiming] 589 00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:27,902 Ah. 590 00:32:29,077 --> 00:32:30,078 Mr. Jones. 591 00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:34,909 The last line of defense. 592 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,564 [Jughead] And our ghosts are here to bear witness. 593 00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:43,657 Good of you to dress for the occasion. 594 00:32:47,487 --> 00:32:49,576 And what do we have here? 595 00:32:49,619 --> 00:32:51,099 I was thinking, let's play a game. 596 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:56,104 Winner... takes the soul of Riverdale. 597 00:32:57,018 --> 00:33:01,501 And the loser... gets lobotomized. 598 00:33:01,544 --> 00:33:02,981 You know, I've been looking forward to this. 599 00:33:04,504 --> 00:33:07,420 A test of our mental prowess. 600 00:33:08,464 --> 00:33:10,945 I must say, I admire your hubris. 601 00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:13,643 And while your psychic abilities have been impressive, 602 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,386 you'll never break into my mind. 603 00:33:17,430 --> 00:33:18,518 We'll see about that. 604 00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:21,825 I'm a believer in beginner's luck. 605 00:33:23,262 --> 00:33:25,090 May the best man win. 606 00:33:25,133 --> 00:33:27,788 And may the other's memories and cognitive abilities 607 00:33:27,831 --> 00:33:30,008 be shredded like so much cabbage. 608 00:33:35,752 --> 00:33:37,015 [thunderclap] 609 00:34:03,171 --> 00:34:04,825 [lock clicks open] 610 00:34:04,868 --> 00:34:06,087 [ominous music playing] 611 00:34:10,352 --> 00:34:11,614 [music increases in tempo] 612 00:34:30,546 --> 00:34:33,158 Damn. That was easy for you, wasn't it? 613 00:34:33,201 --> 00:34:38,293 Well, I have broken into your mind before, if you remember. 614 00:34:38,337 --> 00:34:41,122 Oh, I remember. That's how we came up with this plan. 615 00:34:43,342 --> 00:34:44,691 Plan? 616 00:34:44,734 --> 00:34:47,128 Well, "plan." "Trick." "Trap." Take your pick. 617 00:34:48,695 --> 00:34:50,305 We beat you. 618 00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:52,090 While you were in here inside my mind, 619 00:34:52,133 --> 00:34:54,222 you left your body vulnerable to my friends. 620 00:34:54,266 --> 00:34:57,269 [scoffs] Mr. Jones. 621 00:34:57,312 --> 00:34:59,749 All of your friends are incapacitated. 622 00:35:00,576 --> 00:35:02,274 And didn't Ms. Tate tell you, 623 00:35:02,317 --> 00:35:05,146 you cannot and will not beat me in Riverdale... 624 00:35:05,538 --> 00:35:06,713 ever. 625 00:35:06,756 --> 00:35:08,149 I know. 626 00:35:08,193 --> 00:35:10,369 But these are different friends. 627 00:35:10,412 --> 00:35:12,980 And you're not in Riverdale anymore, Percy. 628 00:35:21,249 --> 00:35:25,035 So, how do those stab wounds feel? 629 00:35:25,514 --> 00:35:27,864 Hm. [groans] 630 00:35:40,355 --> 00:35:41,356 How? 631 00:35:42,618 --> 00:35:44,664 I defeated them already. 632 00:35:44,707 --> 00:35:47,188 Oh, no, these are different friends. 633 00:35:47,232 --> 00:35:49,277 These are my Rivervale friends. 634 00:35:49,321 --> 00:35:52,324 It's confusing, I know, but when you stepped through the doors of Pop's, 635 00:35:52,367 --> 00:35:54,195 you walked through one of my portals 636 00:35:55,414 --> 00:35:57,329 into Rivervale's Pop's. 637 00:35:57,372 --> 00:35:59,592 [breathing weakly] Doesn't matter. 638 00:35:59,635 --> 00:36:04,074 Doesn't matter who they are, or where I am, you can't kill me. 639 00:36:05,815 --> 00:36:06,903 I'm immortal. 640 00:36:07,948 --> 00:36:09,819 Right now you are. 641 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:14,041 But 440 years ago, before you made your deal with the Devil, 642 00:36:15,260 --> 00:36:19,438 -you were very, very mortal. -[chuckles softly] 643 00:36:19,481 --> 00:36:20,308 [Tabitha] Mm! 644 00:36:23,398 --> 00:36:24,356 [bell chiming] 645 00:36:25,748 --> 00:36:26,880 [grunts] 646 00:36:26,923 --> 00:36:28,925 [Tabitha] Welcome back to 1580. 647 00:36:28,969 --> 00:36:30,318 [Mr. Cypher] Ms. Tate... 648 00:36:30,362 --> 00:36:32,102 what have you brought me this fine evening? 649 00:36:32,146 --> 00:36:34,017 [Tabitha] Mr. Cypher, an old friend. 650 00:36:34,061 --> 00:36:38,892 We softened him up a bit, but he's still dying to reconnect with you. 651 00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:45,333 If I'm not immortal, then I haven't sold you my soul yet, have I? 652 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:51,557 In fact, this contract, which exists in perpetuity, 653 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:55,387 in all continuities, into the past as well as the future, 654 00:36:56,126 --> 00:36:57,345 suggests otherwise. 655 00:36:59,869 --> 00:37:01,175 Oh, don't look at me. 656 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:03,351 I'm terrible with time paradoxes. 657 00:37:03,395 --> 00:37:06,702 But maybe, that's just how things roll in Rivervale. 658 00:37:08,008 --> 00:37:10,271 If I can't have Riverdale, then no one will. 659 00:37:10,315 --> 00:37:11,316 Okay. 660 00:37:12,534 --> 00:37:15,233 [muttering in Latin] 661 00:37:15,276 --> 00:37:18,018 Mr. Cypher, get him the hell out of here. 662 00:37:18,888 --> 00:37:20,150 You know, I believe I will. 663 00:37:25,330 --> 00:37:26,287 [chuckles softly] 664 00:37:32,380 --> 00:37:33,381 [bell chiming] 665 00:37:40,736 --> 00:37:42,999 So... it's over? 666 00:37:44,349 --> 00:37:46,002 It's over. 667 00:37:46,046 --> 00:37:48,353 We did it. We... we beat him. 668 00:37:54,359 --> 00:37:56,186 [laughing] 669 00:37:58,667 --> 00:38:00,365 [indistinct shouting] 670 00:38:04,499 --> 00:38:07,807 [Jughead] But there was still important work to be done. 671 00:38:07,850 --> 00:38:10,766 After Percival's death, the casino was no longer sealed. 672 00:38:12,072 --> 00:38:13,508 More good news... 673 00:38:13,552 --> 00:38:15,293 Toni and Fangs found the missing heads. 674 00:38:15,336 --> 00:38:18,339 They were, naturally, in a fridge 675 00:38:18,383 --> 00:38:20,036 in the Babylonium's kitchen. 676 00:38:23,736 --> 00:38:25,825 Betty supervised Dr. Curdle 677 00:38:25,868 --> 00:38:28,349 as he re-attached the heads to the corpses' respective bodies. 678 00:38:30,003 --> 00:38:33,485 At which point, Cheryl brought our loved ones back to life. 679 00:38:33,528 --> 00:38:36,270 And then she returned to Thornhill. 680 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:38,316 There was one last surprise waiting for her. 681 00:38:39,665 --> 00:38:40,840 Heather. 682 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:45,235 Oh, no. 683 00:38:46,193 --> 00:38:47,629 What's the matter? 684 00:38:47,673 --> 00:38:49,762 There's something very, very wrong. 685 00:38:50,806 --> 00:38:51,981 It's the comet. 686 00:38:52,025 --> 00:38:54,375 It's fine. No, it's fine. 687 00:38:55,202 --> 00:38:56,682 Percival is toast, 688 00:38:56,725 --> 00:38:59,467 and the comet is going to pass over Riverdale, no biggie. 689 00:38:59,511 --> 00:39:01,164 But that's just it, Cheryl. 690 00:39:02,383 --> 00:39:03,471 You'd better see for yourself. 691 00:39:17,137 --> 00:39:18,312 [Tabitha] How are you feeling? 692 00:39:19,182 --> 00:39:20,314 A little foggy. 693 00:39:21,663 --> 00:39:23,230 Truthfully, just relieved. 694 00:39:24,449 --> 00:39:25,754 [sighs] 695 00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:27,321 Uh, I am confused, though. 696 00:39:28,191 --> 00:39:29,671 You saw what happened to me 697 00:39:29,715 --> 00:39:33,153 in every one of your time-traveling scenarios, right? 698 00:39:33,196 --> 00:39:35,547 I died. It was a fixed point. 699 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:39,812 Why am I still here? 700 00:39:41,117 --> 00:39:42,945 I'm not sure. 701 00:39:42,989 --> 00:39:45,600 I know that's not a great answer, Jug, 702 00:39:45,644 --> 00:39:51,476 but I was only exploring scenarios in Riverdale, not Rivervale. 703 00:39:52,651 --> 00:39:56,394 Maybe something shifted between universes. 704 00:39:57,482 --> 00:39:59,135 Yeah, I guess we'll never know. 705 00:40:01,616 --> 00:40:03,531 [Jughead] Similar scenes were playing out across town. 706 00:40:05,707 --> 00:40:07,448 Everything was a jumble of emotions. 707 00:40:07,492 --> 00:40:10,190 Shock and gratitude that we'd survived. 708 00:40:11,670 --> 00:40:14,063 But with so many questions hanging in the air. 709 00:40:15,282 --> 00:40:17,066 Like, what happens now? 710 00:40:19,504 --> 00:40:21,244 How do we rebuild? 711 00:40:21,288 --> 00:40:22,420 How do we start over? 712 00:40:24,813 --> 00:40:27,033 Would our powers last forever? 713 00:40:27,076 --> 00:40:29,165 Would the dead remain alive? 714 00:40:29,209 --> 00:40:32,560 Was the threat really, truly over? 715 00:40:32,604 --> 00:40:33,605 [Cheryl] Archie? 716 00:40:34,910 --> 00:40:37,522 Cheryl? What now? 717 00:40:37,565 --> 00:40:39,480 Rally the troops tout-suite. 718 00:40:39,524 --> 00:40:41,526 Turns out, it's not over yet. 719 00:40:44,442 --> 00:40:47,270 Riverdaliens, we have one last cataclysm to face. 720 00:40:47,314 --> 00:40:51,449 Bailey's Comet is not simply going to pass over Riverdale tomorrow night. 721 00:40:51,492 --> 00:40:53,494 We think Percival did something to it 722 00:40:53,538 --> 00:40:56,454 because now the comet is headed straight for us. 723 00:40:57,977 --> 00:41:01,763 [muttering in Latin] 724 00:41:01,807 --> 00:41:04,026 [Cheryl] Based on Heather's latest calculations, 725 00:41:04,070 --> 00:41:06,681 Bailey's Comet is going to crash into Riverdale in less than 24 hours. 726 00:41:06,725 --> 00:41:09,162 And it is going to be an extinction-level event, 727 00:41:09,205 --> 00:41:10,946 killing everyone and everything. 728 00:41:13,079 --> 00:41:14,515 Oh, my God. 729 00:41:14,559 --> 00:41:17,344 If I can't have Riverdale, then no one will. 730 00:41:17,387 --> 00:41:19,607 That's the destruction I saw in the future. 731 00:41:22,697 --> 00:41:25,352 Not fallout from the war with Percival... 732 00:41:26,788 --> 00:41:29,269 from... the comet.