IfRiverdalewere ever to host any jot down of convention, it should be a gathering of serial killer fans.
That’s precisely what we get in this week’s episode.
(The hope is that the con will lure TBK out of the shadows.)
Casey Cott on ‘Riverdale’.Colin Bentley/The CW
“I don’t want any more dead bodies on my property,” Veronica tells Charles.
“We love our fans.
And he succeeds, but not without his nose starting to bleed.
And as anyone who’s ever watched a show with witches knows, nosebleeds are never good.
But even magic can’t compete with … the power of music!
Archie, Toni, and Tabitha sing a song to the workers to remind them of their families.
Don’t ask me how it works, but it does.
It will drive a wedge between them.
I have to say, Cheryl drops “for all eternity” pretty casually when casting that spell.
Seems like perhaps she should’ve given it more thought.
Fate decides that the wedge should be a sick baby, so the spell gives poor Anthony colic.
Thankfully, Heather is there to fix Cheryl’s mistake.
The two of them then attend Toni’s bachelorette party and decide to move forward with their relationship.
“You’re my hero, Betty Cooper,” he tells her.
“You’re practically one of them.”
Imagine saying that to an FBI agent!
Betty has him escorted out, but day one is still a bust.
TBK doesn’t show, and then Agent Drake confesses her love to Betty.
After Betty has a dream about Agent Drake, she tells Veronica about everything.
“With Drake I don’t feel the need to censor myself,” she says.
But Veronica is not a fan of this love triangle.
She tells Betty to talk to Archie and then proceeds to tell Drake to back off.
During Betty’s big one-on-one panel which is just an interview with her mother TBK calls in.
According to TBK, this isn’t how their story ends.
Rather, it ends with “you and me and a kiss in the dark.”
After Toni’s bachelorette dance party, Betty decides to talk to Archie.
“We’re all dark in Riverdale.
Archie’s a big boy,” Veronica tells her in what is my favorite story of the episode.
I love the fact that Veronica is mature enough to root for her best friend and her ex.
(Yeah that will always be awkward.)
However, singing does give Betty a bit of clarity.
But speaking of TBK, he’s waiting for her when she gets home.
He even made Betty her own duct tape mask!
Hey, at least the guy knows not to show up empty handed.
As he tells her that she’s one of “us,” she finally fights back.
People have told her that for years, and you know what?
It’s not true!
Betty might see darkness, but Archie sees someone who continues to fight despite everything she’s been through.
And the fact that she’s worried about her darkness shows what’s in her heart.
The two end the episode with a kiss.
