00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.COM 1 00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:05,736 Our story is about a town, a small town, 2 00:00:05,761 --> 00:00:08,595 and the people who live in the town. 3 00:00:09,060 --> 00:00:11,474 From a distance, it presents itself 4 00:00:11,476 --> 00:00:14,844 like so many other small towns all over the world... 5 00:00:14,846 --> 00:00:16,046 Safe. 6 00:00:16,048 --> 00:00:17,180 Decent. 7 00:00:17,182 --> 00:00:18,682 Innocent. 8 00:00:18,881 --> 00:00:20,884 Get closer, though, 9 00:00:20,886 --> 00:00:24,054 and you start seeing the shadows underneath. 10 00:00:24,856 --> 00:00:28,058 The name of our town is Riverdale. 11 00:00:38,587 --> 00:00:40,670 And our story begins, I guess, 12 00:00:40,672 --> 00:00:43,206 with what the Blossom twins did this summer. 13 00:00:49,302 --> 00:00:51,805 On the Fourth of July, just after dawn, 14 00:00:51,830 --> 00:00:54,417 Jason and Cheryl Blossom drove out to Sweetwater River 15 00:00:54,419 --> 00:00:56,786 for an early morning boat ride. 16 00:00:57,226 --> 00:00:58,625 Are you scared, Jason? 17 00:01:09,039 --> 00:01:11,468 The next thing we know happened for sure 18 00:01:11,470 --> 00:01:12,802 is that Dilton Doiley, 19 00:01:12,804 --> 00:01:14,637 who was leading Riverdale's Boy Scout Troop 20 00:01:14,639 --> 00:01:16,573 on a bird watching expedition, 21 00:01:16,575 --> 00:01:19,509 came upon Cheryl by the river's edge. 22 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:23,829 Jason... 23 00:01:32,491 --> 00:01:36,126 Riverdale Police dragged Sweetwater River for Jason's body, 24 00:01:36,128 --> 00:01:37,927 but never found it. 25 00:01:37,929 --> 00:01:39,529 If he is dead, Hal, 26 00:01:40,632 --> 00:01:43,032 I hope in those last moments he suffered. 27 00:01:44,035 --> 00:01:47,837 May Jason Blossom burn in hell. 28 00:01:49,213 --> 00:01:50,880 So a week later, 29 00:01:51,597 --> 00:01:54,844 the Blossom family buried an empty casket 30 00:01:54,846 --> 00:01:57,947 and Jason's death was ruled an accident, 31 00:01:57,972 --> 00:02:00,682 as the story that Cheryl told made the rounds. 32 00:02:01,787 --> 00:02:04,387 That Cheryl dropped a glove in the water, 33 00:02:04,389 --> 00:02:07,056 and Jason reached down to get it, 34 00:02:07,058 --> 00:02:09,058 and accidentally tipped the boat, 35 00:02:09,060 --> 00:02:11,461 and panicked, and drowned. 36 00:02:12,551 --> 00:02:16,432 As for us, we were still talking about the "July Fourth tragedy" 37 00:02:16,434 --> 00:02:18,334 on the last day of summer vacation, 38 00:02:18,336 --> 00:02:21,471 when a new mystery rolled into town. 39 00:02:28,003 --> 00:02:31,047 Now brace yourself. The apartment's small, a pied-a-terre, 40 00:02:31,049 --> 00:02:34,384 - but "quality, always." - "Quality, always." 41 00:02:34,386 --> 00:02:37,120 Plus, it's the only piece of property in my name 42 00:02:37,122 --> 00:02:38,421 and not your father's. 43 00:02:43,195 --> 00:02:45,061 Ms. Hermione! 44 00:02:45,063 --> 00:02:46,729 - Welcome home! - Smithers! 45 00:02:46,731 --> 00:02:48,832 Oh, you are a sight for sore eyes. 46 00:02:48,857 --> 00:02:51,768 - How was the ride? - No traffic, thank God. 47 00:02:51,770 --> 00:02:53,670 Smithers, I'd like to introduce you 48 00:02:53,672 --> 00:02:55,505 to my daughter, Veronica. 49 00:02:56,241 --> 00:02:58,141 - It's a pleasure, miss. - Hi. 50 00:02:58,143 --> 00:03:00,210 - I'll get the bags. - Would you? 51 00:03:00,212 --> 00:03:02,412 Oh, and would you like some menus, ma'am, so you can order in? 52 00:03:02,414 --> 00:03:04,147 Oh, no. I have been craving 53 00:03:04,149 --> 00:03:06,149 one of Pop Tate's cheeseburgers since noon. 54 00:03:06,151 --> 00:03:07,717 Is his Chock'lit Shoppe still open? 55 00:03:07,742 --> 00:03:11,512 What is a Chock'lit Shoppe and why does it sell burgers? 56 00:03:23,721 --> 00:03:25,922 Are you excited? Nervous? 57 00:03:27,072 --> 00:03:30,340 Both. I haven't seen him all summer. 58 00:03:30,342 --> 00:03:32,408 Which is why nerves are acceptable, 59 00:03:32,410 --> 00:03:34,677 but we agreed, Betty... It's time. 60 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:37,447 You like him, he likes you. 61 00:03:37,449 --> 00:03:39,515 Well, then why, Kevin, 62 00:03:39,517 --> 00:03:41,351 hasn't he ever said or done anything? 63 00:03:41,376 --> 00:03:44,220 Because Archie's swell, 64 00:03:44,222 --> 00:03:46,189 but like most millennial straight guys, 65 00:03:46,191 --> 00:03:47,490 he needs to be told what he wants. 66 00:03:47,492 --> 00:03:49,459 So tell him, finally. 67 00:03:49,461 --> 00:03:51,127 Well, we'll see. I mean, it depends. 68 00:03:51,129 --> 00:03:53,162 Oh, my God! 69 00:03:53,465 --> 00:03:54,664 What? 70 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,597 Game-changer. Archie got hot! 71 00:03:59,631 --> 00:04:01,064 He's got abs now. 72 00:04:01,980 --> 00:04:06,576 Six more reasons for you to take that ginger bull by the horns tonight. 73 00:04:07,176 --> 00:04:08,772 So, what was the highlight? 74 00:04:08,797 --> 00:04:10,346 Of my internship? 75 00:04:10,348 --> 00:04:13,883 The Toni Morrison book release party I organized, by far. 76 00:04:13,885 --> 00:04:15,385 At the end of the night, Toni Morrison, 77 00:04:15,387 --> 00:04:16,920 who is, as you know, 78 00:04:16,922 --> 00:04:19,622 - my literary hero, says to me... - Yes. Yes. 79 00:04:19,647 --> 00:04:21,724 "Don't rush this time, Betty. 80 00:04:21,726 --> 00:04:24,627 "It goes by so fast at your age. 81 00:04:24,629 --> 00:04:26,896 "One summer can change everything." 82 00:04:28,034 --> 00:04:31,301 Wow. That's so true. 83 00:04:31,303 --> 00:04:32,568 How was working for your dad? 84 00:04:32,570 --> 00:04:35,405 It was... Pouring concrete, 85 00:04:35,407 --> 00:04:37,340 every day, all day long. 86 00:04:38,610 --> 00:04:41,544 To pass time, I would start composing 87 00:04:41,546 --> 00:04:43,079 these poems, in my head. 88 00:04:43,081 --> 00:04:44,514 And at night, I'd go home, I'd write them down... 89 00:04:44,516 --> 00:04:46,015 You don't even like reading poetry. 90 00:04:46,017 --> 00:04:49,585 They weren't poems, they were song lyrics. 91 00:04:51,420 --> 00:04:54,434 And working on them made me feel like... 92 00:04:54,459 --> 00:04:56,092 What, Archie? 93 00:04:56,094 --> 00:04:57,694 It made me feel like 94 00:04:57,696 --> 00:04:59,729 I'd finally broken through to something real. 95 00:04:59,754 --> 00:05:01,731 About my life 96 00:05:01,733 --> 00:05:03,373 and what I should be trying to do with it. 97 00:05:04,302 --> 00:05:05,468 Music. 98 00:05:05,493 --> 00:05:08,104 Starting this year, tomorrow. 99 00:05:08,106 --> 00:05:09,605 Amazing. 100 00:05:10,608 --> 00:05:12,642 Will you ask Ms. Grundy to tutor you? 101 00:05:12,667 --> 00:05:14,777 - I'm not sure, maybe. - What about football? 102 00:05:14,779 --> 00:05:16,612 - Can you do both? - I'll try out, at least. 103 00:05:16,614 --> 00:05:18,915 - Well, have you told your dad? - No. 104 00:05:18,917 --> 00:05:20,216 Until I've got things more figured out, 105 00:05:20,218 --> 00:05:21,818 you're the only person I'm telling, okay? 106 00:05:23,722 --> 00:05:25,922 Well, I'd love to hear them sometime. 107 00:05:25,924 --> 00:05:27,156 Your songs. 108 00:05:27,158 --> 00:05:28,424 - Yeah? - Yes. 109 00:05:28,426 --> 00:05:30,126 Yeah, I'm finishing a couple of demos tonight. 110 00:05:30,128 --> 00:05:33,563 Great. Also... 111 00:05:33,565 --> 00:05:35,665 I've been thinking 112 00:05:35,667 --> 00:05:37,967 about us, Archie, 113 00:05:37,969 --> 00:05:41,804 and our friendship, and how it's time we... 114 00:05:56,404 --> 00:05:58,821 I called in an order, for Lodge? 115 00:05:58,823 --> 00:06:00,423 Two burgers, yeah, almost ready, 116 00:06:00,425 --> 00:06:02,158 but you gotta wait. 117 00:06:03,094 --> 00:06:04,660 - Hi. - Hey. 118 00:06:05,684 --> 00:06:07,217 How are the onion rings here? 119 00:06:07,242 --> 00:06:08,664 So good. 120 00:06:08,689 --> 00:06:10,608 Can we get some onion rings, too, please? 121 00:06:10,633 --> 00:06:11,832 - Yeah. - Thanks. 122 00:06:12,272 --> 00:06:14,270 My mom and I just moved here, so... 123 00:06:14,272 --> 00:06:15,972 - From where? - New York. 124 00:06:15,997 --> 00:06:17,273 Wow. 125 00:06:18,376 --> 00:06:20,176 Do you guys go to Riverdale? 126 00:06:20,201 --> 00:06:22,311 - We do. Both of us. Together. - We're sophomores. 127 00:06:22,313 --> 00:06:23,780 Me too. 128 00:06:23,805 --> 00:06:26,482 - I'm filled with dread. - Why is that? 129 00:06:26,507 --> 00:06:29,619 Are you familiar with the works of Truman Capote? 130 00:06:30,588 --> 00:06:31,988 I'm Breakfast at Tiffany's, 131 00:06:31,990 --> 00:06:33,990 but this place is strictly In Cold Blood. 132 00:06:36,951 --> 00:06:38,294 Veronica Lodge. 133 00:06:38,319 --> 00:06:39,695 Archie Andrews. 134 00:06:41,054 --> 00:06:42,353 Uh, this is Betty Cooper. 135 00:06:43,001 --> 00:06:45,001 Wait, are you... 136 00:06:45,026 --> 00:06:47,972 Supposed to give you your tour tomorrow? Yes. 137 00:06:48,973 --> 00:06:50,440 I'm your peer mentor. 138 00:06:50,442 --> 00:06:51,607 Do you want to join us? 139 00:06:51,632 --> 00:06:54,077 Hey, maybe we can un-fill you with dread. 140 00:06:54,102 --> 00:06:55,745 My mom's waiting for me. 141 00:06:56,314 --> 00:06:58,281 But, to be continued. 142 00:06:58,283 --> 00:06:59,449 Yeah. 143 00:07:03,021 --> 00:07:05,354 - What were you saying? - Nothing. 144 00:07:07,892 --> 00:07:11,127 Hey, Dad. First day of school and I'm already late. 145 00:07:11,152 --> 00:07:13,266 Hey, Vegas. 146 00:07:14,748 --> 00:07:16,782 Hey, you, uh, you stopping by the site later? 147 00:07:16,807 --> 00:07:18,434 Dad, it's my first day. 148 00:07:18,459 --> 00:07:20,236 Oh, we got to get you going in the office, 149 00:07:20,238 --> 00:07:22,071 so next summer you're not on the crew. 150 00:07:23,341 --> 00:07:25,260 Well, I can't. I've got football tryouts. 151 00:07:26,978 --> 00:07:28,277 Or is that not okay? 152 00:07:28,279 --> 00:07:31,948 No, it's, uh... It's okay. Good luck. 153 00:07:34,586 --> 00:07:35,751 Hmm. 154 00:07:37,155 --> 00:07:40,523 Betty. This coming year is critical for colleges. 155 00:07:40,525 --> 00:07:42,024 Grades are important, 156 00:07:42,026 --> 00:07:43,960 extracurriculars, athletics. 157 00:07:43,962 --> 00:07:46,062 Maintaining a decent character 158 00:07:46,064 --> 00:07:48,731 is hugely important, they do look at that. 159 00:07:48,733 --> 00:07:50,166 Mom, I'm a sophomore. 160 00:07:50,168 --> 00:07:52,168 You've accomplished so much, 161 00:07:52,170 --> 00:07:54,670 I don't want anything jeopardizing that. 162 00:07:56,103 --> 00:07:58,503 I mean, just think of your poor sister. 163 00:07:58,528 --> 00:08:00,409 She was such a shining star 164 00:08:00,411 --> 00:08:02,078 before she let that Blossom boy ruin her. 165 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:03,579 Mom, I'm not Polly. 166 00:08:04,249 --> 00:08:05,648 You missed curfew last night. 167 00:08:05,650 --> 00:08:07,350 By seven minutes. 168 00:08:07,352 --> 00:08:09,652 I was with Archie, who has red hair, yes, 169 00:08:09,654 --> 00:08:12,188 but is nothing like Jason Blossom. 170 00:08:12,213 --> 00:08:15,458 Oh, but sweetie, all boys are like Jason Blossom. 171 00:08:16,461 --> 00:08:19,028 I love you so much, Elizabeth. 172 00:08:20,599 --> 00:08:23,200 I just need you to be smart, okay? 173 00:08:24,754 --> 00:08:26,220 And stay... 174 00:08:27,071 --> 00:08:28,304 Focused. 175 00:08:29,478 --> 00:08:31,244 I refilled your Adderall. 176 00:08:32,372 --> 00:08:34,714 Seems you forgot to pick up your prescription. 177 00:08:48,993 --> 00:08:51,460 Bro, you are ready for football. 178 00:08:51,462 --> 00:08:52,995 I'm not kidding you, dude. You got ripped. 179 00:08:52,997 --> 00:08:54,830 Dude, you're a beast. Look at this arm, it's diesel! 180 00:08:54,832 --> 00:08:56,866 How much are you benching, like 220? 225? 181 00:08:56,868 --> 00:08:58,267 You got to give me some tips, man. 182 00:08:58,269 --> 00:09:01,037 Romanian deadlifts, right? Taking some T? 183 00:09:01,039 --> 00:09:02,939 Ginseng? 184 00:09:02,941 --> 00:09:04,874 Maca root? 185 00:09:04,876 --> 00:09:06,042 Tribulus terrestris? 186 00:09:06,044 --> 00:09:07,577 It's from working construction, Reg. 187 00:09:07,579 --> 00:09:09,579 Oh, yeah, yeah, that's right. Yo, Moose. 188 00:09:09,604 --> 00:09:11,681 - Look who grew up over the summer. - Hey! 189 00:09:11,683 --> 00:09:13,049 Yo, be honest with me. 190 00:09:13,051 --> 00:09:15,551 You work on any houses? Any private homes? 191 00:09:15,553 --> 00:09:16,586 Yeah, a couple. 192 00:09:16,588 --> 00:09:19,655 Did you tap some cougar ass this summer? 193 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:21,424 You know what, I think that's more a fantasy 194 00:09:21,426 --> 00:09:23,292 from your wank-bank, Reggie. 195 00:09:23,294 --> 00:09:25,528 - I'll catch you guys soon. - Peace out, brother. 196 00:09:25,530 --> 00:09:27,563 - Totally did it, bro. - He totally did it. 197 00:09:28,433 --> 00:09:30,366 So, I usually start off my tours 198 00:09:30,368 --> 00:09:33,002 with a little history and context. 199 00:09:33,004 --> 00:09:35,905 Riverdale High first opened its doors in 1941 and... 200 00:09:35,907 --> 00:09:38,507 And hasn't been redecorated since, apparently. 201 00:09:38,532 --> 00:09:40,576 Honestly, I feel like I'm wandering 202 00:09:40,578 --> 00:09:42,941 through the lost epilogue of Our Town. 203 00:09:42,966 --> 00:09:44,814 Uh-huh. 204 00:09:44,816 --> 00:09:47,183 So what's the social scene like here? Any night clubs? 205 00:09:47,208 --> 00:09:49,151 A strip club called the Ho Zone 206 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:51,554 and a tragic gay bar called Innuendo. 207 00:09:51,556 --> 00:09:52,755 Friday nights, football games 208 00:09:52,757 --> 00:09:54,877 and then tailgate parties at the Mallmart parking lot. 209 00:09:54,902 --> 00:09:56,726 Saturday night is movie night, 210 00:09:56,728 --> 00:09:57,793 regardless of what's playing at the Bijou, 211 00:09:57,795 --> 00:09:59,061 and you better get there early, 212 00:09:59,063 --> 00:10:00,730 because we don't have reserved seating in Riverdale. 213 00:10:00,732 --> 00:10:04,000 And Sunday nights... Thank God for HBO. 214 00:10:04,025 --> 00:10:06,569 Veronica Lodge, Kevin Keller. 215 00:10:06,571 --> 00:10:08,971 - Veronica's new here. Kevin is... - ...gay, thank God. 216 00:10:08,973 --> 00:10:10,273 Let's be best friends. 217 00:10:10,275 --> 00:10:11,941 Is it true what they say about your dad? 218 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:16,106 That he's the devil incarnate? 219 00:10:17,135 --> 00:10:18,501 I stand by my father. 220 00:10:19,384 --> 00:10:20,950 Does everyone here know? 221 00:10:24,188 --> 00:10:26,255 Wonderful. Ten minutes in and I'm already 222 00:10:26,257 --> 00:10:27,957 the Blue Jasmine of Riverdale High. 223 00:10:28,797 --> 00:10:29,963 What? 224 00:10:50,248 --> 00:10:51,466 Mm-mm. 225 00:10:51,837 --> 00:10:54,731 Excuse me, this is a closed rehearsal. 226 00:10:54,756 --> 00:10:56,589 I'm sorry, I... 227 00:10:57,290 --> 00:10:58,656 Josie, right? 228 00:10:59,322 --> 00:11:00,823 I was hoping I could talk to you 229 00:11:00,825 --> 00:11:02,085 about some songs that I wrote? 230 00:11:02,110 --> 00:11:04,572 Let me just stop you right there. 231 00:11:04,907 --> 00:11:06,829 You're staring at our pussycat ears, 232 00:11:06,831 --> 00:11:08,197 which is rude, 233 00:11:08,199 --> 00:11:11,400 but let me break it, and them, down for you. 234 00:11:11,402 --> 00:11:13,903 The Pussycats are building a brand, 235 00:11:13,905 --> 00:11:18,140 creating a signature look, okay? We're telling a story. 236 00:11:18,142 --> 00:11:21,410 Last year, we won Rockland County's Battle of the Bands. 237 00:11:21,412 --> 00:11:22,578 That we did. 238 00:11:22,580 --> 00:11:26,015 This year, we'd like to build on that success, 239 00:11:26,017 --> 00:11:28,884 continue telling our story 240 00:11:28,886 --> 00:11:30,986 with songs we write. 241 00:11:31,011 --> 00:11:33,289 I get that. It's just... 242 00:11:33,291 --> 00:11:35,925 Read my glossed lips, 243 00:11:35,927 --> 00:11:37,493 Justin Gingerlake. 244 00:11:37,518 --> 00:11:39,572 Not... 245 00:11:39,597 --> 00:11:41,097 Gonna... 246 00:11:41,099 --> 00:11:42,631 Happen. 247 00:11:44,544 --> 00:11:46,535 Oh, and of course there's the Back-to-School 248 00:11:46,537 --> 00:11:48,738 - semiformal dance this weekend. - Oh! 249 00:11:48,740 --> 00:11:50,420 There's the hottie we were with last night. 250 00:11:50,445 --> 00:11:52,871 The red-headed Ansel Elgort. 251 00:11:52,896 --> 00:11:54,543 Is he your boyfriend? 252 00:11:54,545 --> 00:11:56,412 - No, he's straight. - No, we're just friends. 253 00:11:57,548 --> 00:11:59,749 In that case, mind putting in a word? 254 00:11:59,774 --> 00:12:02,184 I've tried every flavor of boy but orange. 255 00:12:02,186 --> 00:12:03,986 Actually, to clarify... 256 00:12:03,988 --> 00:12:05,821 Betty and Archie aren't dating, 257 00:12:05,823 --> 00:12:07,456 but they are endgame. 258 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:10,400 You should ask him to the semiformal then. 259 00:12:10,425 --> 00:12:12,957 She should, but I heard it might be getting canceled. 260 00:12:12,982 --> 00:12:14,769 Because of what happened to Jason. 261 00:12:14,794 --> 00:12:16,565 They're gonna tell us at the assembly. 262 00:12:16,567 --> 00:12:18,634 Who's Jason and what happened to him? 263 00:12:19,465 --> 00:12:21,771 Thank you for that moment of silence. 264 00:12:21,773 --> 00:12:23,372 Many of you were lucky enough 265 00:12:23,374 --> 00:12:25,474 to have known my brother personally. 266 00:12:25,499 --> 00:12:29,431 Each and every one of you meant the world to Jason. 267 00:12:29,456 --> 00:12:31,614 I loved my brother. 268 00:12:31,616 --> 00:12:34,650 He was and always will be my soulmate. 269 00:12:35,386 --> 00:12:36,685 So I speak with the confidence 270 00:12:36,687 --> 00:12:38,480 only a twin could have... 271 00:12:38,505 --> 00:12:42,091 Jason wouldn't want us to spend the year mourning. 272 00:12:42,798 --> 00:12:46,724 Jason would want us to move on with our lives. 273 00:12:46,749 --> 00:12:48,431 Which is why I've asked the School Board 274 00:12:48,433 --> 00:12:50,566 not to cancel the Back-to-School semiformal. 275 00:12:52,103 --> 00:12:53,305 But rather, to let us use it 276 00:12:53,330 --> 00:12:56,172 as a way to heal, collectively, 277 00:12:56,174 --> 00:13:00,109 and celebrate my brother's too, too short life on this mortal coil. 278 00:13:01,045 --> 00:13:02,511 Thank you all. 279 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:11,128 - Ms. Grundy? Hey. - Archie. 280 00:13:11,715 --> 00:13:14,133 What are you doing walking in this heat? 281 00:13:14,158 --> 00:13:15,658 Um... Building character? 282 00:13:18,196 --> 00:13:19,395 Do you want a ride? 283 00:13:36,973 --> 00:13:42,077 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.MY-SUBS.com -- 284 00:13:46,910 --> 00:13:49,678 Ms. Grundy. Ms. Grundy. 285 00:13:51,648 --> 00:13:52,948 Geraldine. 286 00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:56,952 What can I do for you, Mr. Andrews? 287 00:13:57,888 --> 00:14:00,278 Can we talk, Ms. Grundy, please? 288 00:14:00,303 --> 00:14:03,348 It depends. About what? 289 00:14:04,695 --> 00:14:06,261 Music. 290 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:08,473 You're the music teacher. Can we talk about music? 291 00:14:08,498 --> 00:14:09,965 Of course. 292 00:14:11,068 --> 00:14:12,661 Make an appointment. 293 00:14:13,105 --> 00:14:15,505 During my office hours, my official office hours. 294 00:14:23,580 --> 00:14:25,380 Hermione Lodge. 295 00:14:26,772 --> 00:14:30,285 Well, my day just got a lot more interesting. 296 00:14:30,287 --> 00:14:32,064 Hello, Fred. 297 00:14:32,089 --> 00:14:33,421 How are you? 298 00:14:33,446 --> 00:14:34,990 Surprised. 299 00:14:36,660 --> 00:14:39,037 Can I get you anything? Would you like a water? 300 00:14:39,062 --> 00:14:40,462 A job. 301 00:14:41,231 --> 00:14:42,330 I saw on your website 302 00:14:42,332 --> 00:14:45,367 that you are looking for a seasonal hire, 303 00:14:45,369 --> 00:14:46,735 someone to help with the books? 304 00:14:46,737 --> 00:14:49,604 Yeah, my guy's on paternity leave. 305 00:14:49,629 --> 00:14:52,040 You know, I think my daughter's going to school 306 00:14:52,042 --> 00:14:55,341 with your son, isn't that funny? 307 00:14:56,013 --> 00:14:57,893 We'll have to tell them that we knew each other, 308 00:14:57,918 --> 00:14:59,748 that we even dated, for a little while... 309 00:15:00,851 --> 00:15:03,151 - Well, at least until I... - ...chose the rich kid. 310 00:15:03,832 --> 00:15:05,886 And now, a reversal of fortune. 311 00:15:08,516 --> 00:15:10,068 How's Mary doing? 312 00:15:10,093 --> 00:15:11,993 She's in Chicago. 313 00:15:11,995 --> 00:15:14,262 We split up. We're civil. 314 00:15:14,264 --> 00:15:15,563 How about you? 315 00:15:16,237 --> 00:15:18,604 How are you holding up? Really? 316 00:15:20,564 --> 00:15:21,997 I have a little money saved. 317 00:15:22,873 --> 00:15:26,341 I was praying that someone in Riverdale, 318 00:15:27,144 --> 00:15:29,177 maybe an old friend, 319 00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:31,857 would be willing to give me the benefit of the doubt. 320 00:15:31,882 --> 00:15:33,648 If it were up to me. 321 00:15:33,650 --> 00:15:37,580 Isn't it up to you? It's your company. 322 00:15:37,605 --> 00:15:40,073 Well, I have clients. 323 00:15:40,098 --> 00:15:41,990 I can't very well have Hermione Lodge, 324 00:15:41,992 --> 00:15:43,491 the wife of Hiram Lodge, 325 00:15:43,493 --> 00:15:45,427 on trial for fraud and embezzlement, 326 00:15:45,452 --> 00:15:47,572 balancing my books. 327 00:15:47,597 --> 00:15:49,164 Can I? 328 00:15:49,189 --> 00:15:50,909 No. 329 00:15:52,737 --> 00:15:54,537 I suppose you can't. 330 00:16:15,258 --> 00:16:16,391 Can I join? 331 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:18,393 Yeah. 332 00:16:18,418 --> 00:16:20,128 What are we doing? 333 00:16:20,130 --> 00:16:21,830 Listening to one of Archie's songs. 334 00:16:21,832 --> 00:16:23,531 I thought we were going to have to pretend 335 00:16:23,533 --> 00:16:26,234 to like it, but it's actually really good. 336 00:16:26,236 --> 00:16:28,370 Wait, that was you singing? 337 00:16:28,372 --> 00:16:30,505 - Something you wrote? - It's rough. 338 00:16:30,507 --> 00:16:31,773 No, it's great. 339 00:16:31,775 --> 00:16:34,576 It's incredible, actually, the little snippet I heard. 340 00:16:34,578 --> 00:16:36,878 Is that your thing? Music? 341 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,057 Are you doing something with that? 342 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,615 Yeah, that's the plan. 343 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,851 So how's your first day going? Good? 344 00:16:42,876 --> 00:16:44,819 Not to be a complete narcissist, 345 00:16:44,821 --> 00:16:46,421 but I thought people would be more... 346 00:16:46,423 --> 00:16:48,123 Obsessed with you? 347 00:16:48,148 --> 00:16:50,325 Any other year, you'd be trending number one, for sure. 348 00:16:50,327 --> 00:16:52,227 This year, though, it's all about Cheryl 349 00:16:52,229 --> 00:16:54,195 trying to win the Best Supporting Psycho Oscar 350 00:16:54,197 --> 00:16:57,332 for her role as Riverdale High's bereaved Red Widow. 351 00:16:57,334 --> 00:16:59,267 Hey, I should go. I got that meeting with Grundy 352 00:16:59,269 --> 00:17:00,469 and then football tryouts, so. 353 00:17:00,494 --> 00:17:03,371 You play football, too? What don't you do? 354 00:17:04,908 --> 00:17:06,408 Before you ask, Blue Jasmine, no, 355 00:17:06,410 --> 00:17:07,909 she has not invited him to the dance yet... 356 00:17:07,911 --> 00:17:09,477 Not yet, and don't talk about Archie. 357 00:17:09,479 --> 00:17:12,614 Veronica Lodge, I'd heard whisperings. 358 00:17:12,616 --> 00:17:14,649 I'm Cheryl Blossom, may I sit? 359 00:17:14,674 --> 00:17:16,284 Betty, would you mind? 360 00:17:19,498 --> 00:17:22,700 So, what are you three hens gossiping about? 361 00:17:22,725 --> 00:17:25,860 Archie's Efron-esque emergence from the chrysalis of puberty? 362 00:17:27,431 --> 00:17:29,297 Extracurriculars. 363 00:17:29,299 --> 00:17:31,510 Weatherbee wants me to sign up for a few. 364 00:17:31,535 --> 00:17:33,568 Cheerleading. You must. 365 00:17:33,570 --> 00:17:35,603 I'm senior captain of the River Vixens. 366 00:17:35,628 --> 00:17:37,473 Is cheerleading still a thing? 367 00:17:37,498 --> 00:17:39,921 Is being the Gay Best Friend still a thing? 368 00:17:41,077 --> 00:17:45,079 Some people say it's retro, I say it's eternal and iconic. 369 00:17:45,081 --> 00:17:47,682 At Spence, I sat at the top of the Elites' pyramid. 370 00:17:47,684 --> 00:17:49,173 I'm in. 371 00:17:49,198 --> 00:17:50,753 Betty, you're trying out, too. 372 00:17:50,778 --> 00:17:54,022 Of course, anyone's welcome to try out, 373 00:17:54,024 --> 00:17:55,757 but Betty's already got so much 374 00:17:55,759 --> 00:17:57,192 on her plate right now 375 00:17:57,217 --> 00:17:59,427 and being a Vixen is kind of a full-time thing. 376 00:17:59,429 --> 00:18:01,529 But open to all! 377 00:18:02,670 --> 00:18:04,470 Follow me on Twitter and I'll do the same. 378 00:18:05,139 --> 00:18:07,239 My handle is @cherylbombshell. 379 00:18:09,372 --> 00:18:11,606 Okay. Go ahead and hate on cheerleading, 380 00:18:11,608 --> 00:18:12,974 but if Hipster Prince Harry... 381 00:18:12,976 --> 00:18:15,743 I'd love to be a cheerleader. 382 00:18:15,768 --> 00:18:18,179 It would look great on my college applications. 383 00:18:18,181 --> 00:18:20,415 But last year, when I tried out, 384 00:18:20,417 --> 00:18:22,016 Cheryl said I was too fat. 385 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:23,585 "Too season 5 Betty Draper." 386 00:18:23,587 --> 00:18:25,119 It was a great line, 387 00:18:25,121 --> 00:18:27,233 but not at all true. 388 00:18:27,258 --> 00:18:30,391 Well, you're a total smoke show now. 389 00:18:30,393 --> 00:18:31,526 I mean it. 390 00:18:31,528 --> 00:18:34,729 As hot and as smart as you are, 391 00:18:34,731 --> 00:18:37,704 you should be the Queen Bey of this drab hive. 392 00:18:38,335 --> 00:18:41,002 Look, if you want to be a River Vixen, 393 00:18:41,004 --> 00:18:43,137 I'll help you prep. I have moves. 394 00:18:45,045 --> 00:18:48,813 Okay. You know what? Show me your moves. 395 00:18:59,016 --> 00:19:00,315 They're... 396 00:19:01,376 --> 00:19:02,642 Very real, 397 00:19:03,838 --> 00:19:05,171 very personal. 398 00:19:05,196 --> 00:19:07,158 I took your advice and wrote them down. 399 00:19:07,183 --> 00:19:09,116 Polished them. 400 00:19:09,141 --> 00:19:11,305 But I was wondering maybe if you could help me... 401 00:19:11,330 --> 00:19:13,587 With what, Archie? 402 00:19:13,612 --> 00:19:15,436 You went to Juilliard, Ms. Grundy. 403 00:19:15,438 --> 00:19:17,338 There is no one else in Riverdale I can take lessons from. 404 00:19:17,340 --> 00:19:18,907 Believe me, I've looked. 405 00:19:18,909 --> 00:19:21,509 Well, I don't think that's a good idea. 406 00:19:23,747 --> 00:19:26,112 I don't think we should be alone together. 407 00:19:28,260 --> 00:19:32,620 If this is you trying to restart something 408 00:19:32,622 --> 00:19:35,089 that never should've started in the first... 409 00:19:35,091 --> 00:19:38,192 No, it's not. It is about the music. 410 00:19:41,164 --> 00:19:42,697 But it's also... 411 00:19:45,702 --> 00:19:46,868 Come on, I need to be able 412 00:19:46,870 --> 00:19:48,503 to talk about what happened with someone. 413 00:19:48,528 --> 00:19:50,271 We heard what we heard 414 00:19:50,273 --> 00:19:52,006 and afterwards, we didn't do anything. 415 00:19:52,031 --> 00:19:53,745 We didn't say anything. 416 00:20:00,934 --> 00:20:03,835 We heard fireworks. 417 00:20:03,860 --> 00:20:06,634 Who's lighting fireworks at 6:00 in the morning? 418 00:20:06,659 --> 00:20:09,557 How would we explain why we were together 419 00:20:09,559 --> 00:20:11,949 at Sweetwater River at 6:00 a.m. on the Fourth of July? 420 00:20:13,229 --> 00:20:15,530 And you're right. 421 00:20:15,532 --> 00:20:17,332 We didn't say anything. 422 00:20:19,669 --> 00:20:21,970 We're both going to have to live with that choice. 423 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,073 Do you understand? 424 00:20:26,919 --> 00:20:28,985 I think you should pursue your music, 425 00:20:30,013 --> 00:20:31,379 but not with me. 426 00:20:37,263 --> 00:20:39,392 We're blue! And go! 427 00:20:39,417 --> 00:20:41,494 We're dynamite! 428 00:20:41,519 --> 00:20:43,830 We'll take you down, 429 00:20:43,855 --> 00:20:46,132 and fight the fight! 430 00:20:46,157 --> 00:20:48,501 Whoo! Go, Bulldogs! 431 00:20:49,137 --> 00:20:50,303 Hmm. 432 00:20:50,328 --> 00:20:53,543 Ladies, where's the heat? Where's the sizzle? 433 00:20:54,246 --> 00:20:57,243 Well, you haven't seen our big finish yet. 434 00:20:57,268 --> 00:20:59,933 Don't freak out. Just trust me. 435 00:21:14,197 --> 00:21:16,246 Check your sell-by date, ladies, 436 00:21:16,248 --> 00:21:19,983 faux lesbian kissing hasn't been taboo since 1994. 437 00:21:20,008 --> 00:21:23,545 So let's see if you do better with the interview portion of our audition. 438 00:21:23,570 --> 00:21:25,795 Betty, how's your sister doing? 439 00:21:26,919 --> 00:21:29,893 Um, Polly's fine, thanks for asking. 440 00:21:29,895 --> 00:21:31,995 Veronica, has Betty told you about her sister yet? 441 00:21:31,997 --> 00:21:34,364 - Uh, no. - Go ahead, Betty. 442 00:21:34,389 --> 00:21:37,434 Tell Veronica about your sister and my dear brother. 443 00:21:37,459 --> 00:21:38,868 Polly and Jason dated. 444 00:21:38,870 --> 00:21:40,900 I wouldn't say "dated". 445 00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:43,573 - It didn't end well. - In fact, 446 00:21:43,598 --> 00:21:46,843 Jason's probably why your sister had a nervous breakdown 447 00:21:46,845 --> 00:21:49,379 and now lives in a group home, isn't it? 448 00:21:49,381 --> 00:21:50,613 That's what my parents think. 449 00:21:50,638 --> 00:21:52,982 What do you have to say about that, Betty? 450 00:21:52,984 --> 00:21:54,684 Go ahead, the floor is yours. 451 00:21:54,709 --> 00:21:57,287 Whatever you've been dying to spew about Jason 452 00:21:57,289 --> 00:21:59,889 and how he treated Polly, unleash it. 453 00:21:59,914 --> 00:22:02,459 Destroy me. Tear me a new one. 454 00:22:02,461 --> 00:22:04,461 Rip me to shreds. Annihilate me. 455 00:22:04,463 --> 00:22:05,695 I just... 456 00:22:06,665 --> 00:22:07,931 Finally. 457 00:22:12,577 --> 00:22:14,944 I just wanted to say I'm sorry 458 00:22:16,033 --> 00:22:18,208 about what happened to Jason. 459 00:22:18,210 --> 00:22:20,477 I can't even imagine what you and your family 460 00:22:20,479 --> 00:22:21,711 must be going through. 461 00:22:23,315 --> 00:22:24,914 Right. 462 00:22:25,886 --> 00:22:28,351 Veronica, welcome to the River Vixens. 463 00:22:28,376 --> 00:22:31,821 Betty, better luck next time. 464 00:22:33,398 --> 00:22:36,632 Wait, what? Why? 465 00:22:36,657 --> 00:22:39,903 Because you couldn't bully Betty into being a bitch? 466 00:22:39,928 --> 00:22:42,131 I need girls with fire on my squad. 467 00:22:43,268 --> 00:22:45,735 I know what you need, Cheryl, 468 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,770 because I know who you are. 469 00:22:47,795 --> 00:22:51,407 You would rather people fear than like you, 470 00:22:51,409 --> 00:22:53,877 so you traffic in terror and intimidation. 471 00:22:53,902 --> 00:22:57,614 You're rich, so you've never been held accountable, 472 00:22:57,616 --> 00:22:59,516 but I'm living proof. 473 00:22:59,518 --> 00:23:01,918 That certainty, that entitlement 474 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:03,553 you wear on your head like a crown? 475 00:23:04,107 --> 00:23:05,573 It won't last. 476 00:23:05,598 --> 00:23:08,358 Eventually, there will be a reckoning. 477 00:23:10,562 --> 00:23:12,595 Or... 478 00:23:12,597 --> 00:23:15,465 Maybe that reckoning is now. 479 00:23:15,490 --> 00:23:18,101 And maybe, that reckoning... 480 00:23:19,274 --> 00:23:20,607 Is me. 481 00:23:21,741 --> 00:23:24,007 Betty and I come as a matching set. 482 00:23:24,009 --> 00:23:25,975 You want one, you take us both. 483 00:23:26,668 --> 00:23:27,967 You wanted fire? 484 00:23:28,835 --> 00:23:32,515 Sorry, Cherrybombshell, my specialty's ice. 485 00:23:36,488 --> 00:23:38,321 Go, get around him. Get around him. 486 00:23:39,925 --> 00:23:41,257 Let's move. 487 00:23:41,259 --> 00:23:42,825 Andrews! 488 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,413 There we go. Looking good. 489 00:23:50,569 --> 00:23:52,702 - What's up, Coach? - Here. 490 00:23:58,216 --> 00:24:00,683 - This is Jason's number. - It's yours now. 491 00:24:00,708 --> 00:24:03,179 Usually, sophomores, they only play JV. 492 00:24:03,181 --> 00:24:05,381 This year, we've got an open spot in varsity. 493 00:24:05,383 --> 00:24:08,318 From what you've been showing us, well, I want you to fill it. 494 00:24:08,343 --> 00:24:11,921 Varsity's got longer practices. 495 00:24:11,923 --> 00:24:13,189 More away games. 496 00:24:13,191 --> 00:24:14,724 Yeah, bigger commitment, yeah. 497 00:24:14,726 --> 00:24:16,526 Well, I need to think about it, Coach. I... 498 00:24:16,551 --> 00:24:19,028 Oh, what, you got something better to do? 499 00:24:20,416 --> 00:24:22,100 My dad's company. 500 00:24:22,125 --> 00:24:23,766 It's our family business, 501 00:24:23,768 --> 00:24:25,034 and he's sort of counting on me to help out 502 00:24:25,036 --> 00:24:27,737 - after school, on weekends... - Hold up, Jackson, hold the ball. 503 00:24:28,577 --> 00:24:30,544 You know what, why don't you sleep on it. 504 00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:32,983 Let's go. Bring it in, guys. Come on. 505 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:43,853 Perfect. 506 00:24:43,878 --> 00:24:46,756 Very Betty Draper, season 1. 507 00:24:51,952 --> 00:24:53,118 Veronica. 508 00:24:54,566 --> 00:24:57,567 Why did... Why did you defend me? 509 00:24:58,759 --> 00:25:01,994 I know the crowd you ran with in New York. 510 00:25:02,881 --> 00:25:06,676 Why are you being so... Nice? 511 00:25:07,475 --> 00:25:10,279 When my father got arrested, 512 00:25:10,281 --> 00:25:13,460 it was the worst thing ever. 513 00:25:13,485 --> 00:25:16,252 All these trolls started writing 514 00:25:16,254 --> 00:25:17,920 horrible things about us. 515 00:25:18,889 --> 00:25:21,924 We'd get letters and e-mails saying that 516 00:25:21,926 --> 00:25:23,292 my dad was a thief, 517 00:25:23,317 --> 00:25:25,995 my mom was a clueless socialite, 518 00:25:25,997 --> 00:25:29,799 and that I was the spoiled rich-bitch ice princess. 519 00:25:31,277 --> 00:25:34,311 And what hurt the most about it was... 520 00:25:34,336 --> 00:25:38,461 The things the trolls were writing were true. 521 00:25:39,664 --> 00:25:42,765 I was like Cheryl. I was worse than Cheryl. 522 00:25:43,625 --> 00:25:47,182 So, when my mom said we were moving to Riverdale, 523 00:25:47,207 --> 00:25:49,318 I made a pact with myself 524 00:25:49,343 --> 00:25:53,990 to use this as an opportunity to become 525 00:25:53,992 --> 00:25:57,960 maybe, hopefully, a better version of myself. 526 00:25:59,030 --> 00:26:01,330 That's a lot of pressure. 527 00:26:05,184 --> 00:26:08,771 When Polly and Jason got together... 528 00:26:08,773 --> 00:26:10,940 It meant everything to her 529 00:26:10,942 --> 00:26:13,376 and nothing to him, 530 00:26:13,378 --> 00:26:16,579 and... 531 00:26:16,581 --> 00:26:20,583 And things got super intense and weird and toxic 532 00:26:20,585 --> 00:26:22,452 and my mom turned on Polly. 533 00:26:23,455 --> 00:26:25,788 Said Polly wasn't her daughter anymore, 534 00:26:25,790 --> 00:26:28,558 said all these awful things to her. 535 00:26:28,583 --> 00:26:30,860 Jason hurt Polly, 536 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,074 but it's my mom who broke her. 537 00:26:41,406 --> 00:26:42,605 Archie. 538 00:26:42,630 --> 00:26:44,407 - You're so doing this. - What? 539 00:26:44,409 --> 00:26:46,698 Slaying your dragons, Betty Cooper, one by one. 540 00:26:48,838 --> 00:26:51,247 - Hi, Teen Outlander. - Hey. 541 00:26:51,249 --> 00:26:52,782 Nice outfits. 542 00:26:52,807 --> 00:26:56,719 Betty here has something she wants to ask you 543 00:26:56,721 --> 00:26:58,147 about the Back-to-School dance. 544 00:26:59,303 --> 00:27:01,090 Go on, Betty, ask. 545 00:27:02,427 --> 00:27:06,229 I was wondering if you wanted to come 546 00:27:06,231 --> 00:27:08,698 with both of us. 547 00:27:08,723 --> 00:27:10,700 - Huh? - What? 548 00:27:11,706 --> 00:27:14,103 It's your first dance at Riverdale. 549 00:27:14,105 --> 00:27:15,438 You should have someone to go with, 550 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,240 even if it's just a friend. 551 00:27:19,544 --> 00:27:21,410 I mean, I'd love to. 552 00:27:21,435 --> 00:27:24,067 I'm not really in the headspace for a dance. 553 00:27:24,092 --> 00:27:26,115 Oh. That's okay. 554 00:27:27,284 --> 00:27:31,220 Totally unacceptable, Archiekins. We need an escort. 555 00:27:31,245 --> 00:27:34,223 Take a break from being a tortured musical genius 556 00:27:34,225 --> 00:27:36,192 and come spend a blissful evening 557 00:27:36,194 --> 00:27:40,263 with not one, but two newly-minted River Vixens. 558 00:27:40,288 --> 00:27:42,111 We'll text you time and place. 559 00:27:42,136 --> 00:27:46,235 Okay. Yeah, okay. 560 00:27:46,260 --> 00:27:47,937 - Bye. - Bye. 561 00:28:06,758 --> 00:28:08,958 What is that? 562 00:28:11,376 --> 00:28:13,278 I made the cheerleading squad. 563 00:28:14,270 --> 00:28:16,365 Cheryl Blossom's cheerleading squad? 564 00:28:17,567 --> 00:28:19,769 After what Jason did to Polly? 565 00:28:20,376 --> 00:28:23,172 No, I'm sorry. I won't allow it. 566 00:28:23,197 --> 00:28:25,508 Take that off right now. 567 00:28:27,516 --> 00:28:29,859 - No. - What did you say to me? 568 00:28:30,688 --> 00:28:33,282 I do everything for everyone. 569 00:28:33,952 --> 00:28:36,085 Everything to be perfect. 570 00:28:36,110 --> 00:28:39,835 The perfect daughter, the perfect sister, the perfect student... 571 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,925 Can't I do this one thing just for me? 572 00:28:42,950 --> 00:28:44,527 - Wait. - Get out of my way. 573 00:28:44,529 --> 00:28:46,863 - Where are you going? - To buy a dress. 574 00:28:46,865 --> 00:28:48,831 Because guess what? 575 00:28:48,856 --> 00:28:51,601 I'm also gong to the dance with Archie. 576 00:28:52,579 --> 00:28:54,346 And Veronica. 577 00:28:54,371 --> 00:28:56,706 Wait. Hermione Lodge's daughter? 578 00:28:56,731 --> 00:28:58,774 She's actually really nice. 579 00:28:58,776 --> 00:29:00,376 And trying to be a good person. 580 00:29:00,378 --> 00:29:02,078 You think so? 581 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:03,641 You think she's going to be your friend? 582 00:29:03,665 --> 00:29:05,514 Let me tell you something. 583 00:29:05,539 --> 00:29:08,618 Girls like Cheryl and Veronica Lodge, 584 00:29:08,620 --> 00:29:09,952 they don't like girls like us. 585 00:29:09,954 --> 00:29:11,754 I don't want to hear it, Mom. 586 00:29:11,779 --> 00:29:14,657 It's happening. I'm going. 587 00:29:17,262 --> 00:29:18,895 Thank you, Smithers. 588 00:29:18,897 --> 00:29:20,596 As always, you're a godsend. 589 00:29:20,598 --> 00:29:22,131 Happy to help, Ms. Hermione. 590 00:29:22,156 --> 00:29:24,033 Unlike the rest of Riverdale. 591 00:29:24,636 --> 00:29:26,535 - Hmm. - What's that? 592 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,337 Oh. Um... 593 00:29:28,362 --> 00:29:31,173 A spot of good news. The car service 594 00:29:31,175 --> 00:29:33,743 found and dropped off your missing bag. 595 00:29:35,721 --> 00:29:37,220 Missing bag? 596 00:29:46,424 --> 00:29:50,359 Oh, Hiram... What have you done? 597 00:30:06,198 --> 00:30:09,578 I, um... I got a call from your coach today. 598 00:30:09,603 --> 00:30:11,167 He's under the impression 599 00:30:11,192 --> 00:30:12,848 that you can't play varsity football 600 00:30:12,850 --> 00:30:15,618 because I'm making you work for me. 601 00:30:15,620 --> 00:30:18,120 Which is odd, because you made it seem like 602 00:30:18,122 --> 00:30:19,088 you couldn't work for me 603 00:30:19,090 --> 00:30:20,756 because you were playing football. 604 00:30:20,758 --> 00:30:24,013 So my first question is... 605 00:30:24,038 --> 00:30:26,796 Who are you lying to? 606 00:30:26,821 --> 00:30:28,783 Me or your coach? 607 00:30:31,139 --> 00:30:32,672 Neither. 608 00:30:35,940 --> 00:30:37,139 Both. 609 00:30:41,768 --> 00:30:43,601 Dad... 610 00:30:45,814 --> 00:30:47,313 I want to study music, 611 00:30:48,002 --> 00:30:49,719 I want to write music. 612 00:30:49,744 --> 00:30:52,221 Football takes you to college. 613 00:30:52,223 --> 00:30:53,923 College takes you to business school. 614 00:30:53,925 --> 00:30:56,225 - Business school... - Takes me back here. 615 00:30:56,227 --> 00:30:57,727 To work for you in Riverdale. 616 00:30:57,752 --> 00:31:00,429 Not for me, with me. 617 00:31:01,499 --> 00:31:04,333 And eventually for yourself, son. 618 00:31:04,335 --> 00:31:05,968 The company would be yours. 619 00:31:07,734 --> 00:31:09,233 No disrespect, Dad, 620 00:31:12,220 --> 00:31:13,953 but I don't want it. 621 00:31:15,344 --> 00:31:17,646 Three months ago, you did. 622 00:31:18,542 --> 00:31:20,509 What happened? 623 00:31:21,310 --> 00:31:25,387 I've changed. Everything's changed. 624 00:31:25,412 --> 00:31:26,956 This summer... 625 00:31:27,859 --> 00:31:29,291 This summer what? 626 00:31:34,277 --> 00:31:36,385 That's it? 627 00:31:36,410 --> 00:31:38,200 We don't talk anymore? 628 00:31:41,005 --> 00:31:42,171 Dad. 629 00:31:42,196 --> 00:31:44,907 I would never force you to play football. 630 00:31:46,177 --> 00:31:47,977 I don't care if you play football. 631 00:31:48,848 --> 00:31:53,115 And you don't have to work with me or for me, ever again. 632 00:31:54,382 --> 00:31:56,852 But some advice, man-to-man? 633 00:31:56,854 --> 00:31:59,388 These decisions that you're making now, son, 634 00:31:59,413 --> 00:32:01,690 they have consequences. 635 00:32:01,692 --> 00:32:03,092 They go on to form who you are 636 00:32:03,094 --> 00:32:04,933 and who you'll become. 637 00:32:04,958 --> 00:32:07,430 Whatever you decide, 638 00:32:07,432 --> 00:32:11,100 be confident enough in it that you don't have to lie. 639 00:32:34,168 --> 00:32:36,039 Well, it's not the Met Ball. 640 00:32:38,372 --> 00:32:40,773 Hey. When do you have to let Coach Clayton 641 00:32:40,775 --> 00:32:42,841 - know about football? - This weekend. 642 00:32:42,843 --> 00:32:45,744 Guys, can't we just liberate ourselves 643 00:32:45,746 --> 00:32:48,681 from the tired dichotomy of jock/artist? 644 00:32:48,706 --> 00:32:51,917 Can't we, in this post James Franco world, 645 00:32:51,919 --> 00:32:54,153 be all things at once? 646 00:32:54,178 --> 00:32:56,309 I've been working on it, Veronica. 647 00:32:57,124 --> 00:33:00,593 Work faster. I'm getting punch. 648 00:33:00,595 --> 00:33:02,161 You got this. 649 00:33:04,934 --> 00:33:07,087 It's about following your heart, right? 650 00:33:09,036 --> 00:33:12,231 What does your heart say? Music or football? 651 00:33:13,433 --> 00:33:15,066 Betty, will you give me one minute? 652 00:33:15,091 --> 00:33:16,609 And I promise, when I get back, 653 00:33:16,611 --> 00:33:18,210 I'll be a much better date, okay? 654 00:33:18,212 --> 00:33:19,678 I have a plan. 655 00:33:22,416 --> 00:33:24,617 Betty, you will not believe who just propositioned me 656 00:33:24,619 --> 00:33:26,485 in the bathroom. Give you a hint... 657 00:33:26,487 --> 00:33:28,087 His name may be Moose, 658 00:33:28,089 --> 00:33:29,922 but I'd describe a certain appendage of his 659 00:33:29,924 --> 00:33:31,690 as horse-like. 660 00:33:38,495 --> 00:33:40,128 Don't panic, I'm not stalking you. 661 00:33:41,269 --> 00:33:44,937 Archie, didn't we have a deal? 662 00:33:46,874 --> 00:33:49,008 No, Geraldine, we have a secret, 663 00:33:49,033 --> 00:33:51,343 Multiple secrets, actually. 664 00:33:51,368 --> 00:33:54,146 And maybe we could've done something to help Jason that morning, 665 00:33:54,148 --> 00:33:55,414 or maybe we couldn't have. 666 00:33:56,410 --> 00:33:58,117 And I won't tell anyone anything, 667 00:33:58,119 --> 00:33:59,918 but you need to help me. 668 00:33:59,943 --> 00:34:02,254 This summer, the only thing that kept me sane 669 00:34:02,256 --> 00:34:03,422 was writing these songs. 670 00:34:04,825 --> 00:34:07,660 So here's my not-so-indecent proposal. 671 00:34:07,662 --> 00:34:09,561 I want to do an independent study with you, 672 00:34:09,563 --> 00:34:11,864 as many mornings a week as you can spare, and I swear 673 00:34:11,866 --> 00:34:13,232 that's all it'll be. 674 00:34:14,067 --> 00:34:17,369 And I won't tell anyone about July Fourth, ever. 675 00:34:17,371 --> 00:34:18,537 Deal? 676 00:34:20,541 --> 00:34:26,345 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:30 a.m., before first period. 677 00:34:26,347 --> 00:34:28,320 I'll set it up 678 00:34:28,345 --> 00:34:29,711 and see about getting you credit. 679 00:34:40,961 --> 00:34:42,261 Good evening, friends. 680 00:34:42,263 --> 00:34:44,140 Are you all having a good time? 681 00:34:48,402 --> 00:34:51,136 As honorary chairperson and de facto queen 682 00:34:51,138 --> 00:34:52,271 of tonight's semiformal, 683 00:34:52,296 --> 00:34:53,906 it is my great pleasure 684 00:34:53,908 --> 00:34:55,748 to introduce this evening's main entertainment. 685 00:34:55,773 --> 00:34:58,510 To know them is to be obsessed with them. 686 00:34:58,512 --> 00:35:01,109 Though they usually perform their own material, 687 00:35:01,134 --> 00:35:02,735 tonight, they're making an exception 688 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,672 and debuting a cover of the song my parents claim they were listening to 689 00:35:05,697 --> 00:35:07,530 the night Jason and I were conceived. 690 00:35:08,112 --> 00:35:09,511 This one's for you, JJ. 691 00:35:11,143 --> 00:35:13,658 - Sorry about that. - I give you Josie and the Pussycats. 692 00:35:22,870 --> 00:35:24,803 - Wanna dance? - Yeah. 693 00:35:27,718 --> 00:35:29,051 Did that go okay? 694 00:35:29,076 --> 00:35:32,244 Yeah, yes. I'll study with Ms. Grundy before school, 695 00:35:32,269 --> 00:35:34,380 football practice after school, 696 00:35:34,382 --> 00:35:36,115 and work with my dad on the weekends. 697 00:35:36,117 --> 00:35:37,316 It's going to be nuts. 698 00:35:37,341 --> 00:35:39,925 So long as you don't give up your passion. 699 00:35:55,202 --> 00:35:56,969 Um... 700 00:35:56,971 --> 00:36:00,139 Now that I'm a River Vixen 701 00:36:00,141 --> 00:36:03,776 and you're gonna be on varsity football, 702 00:36:03,778 --> 00:36:07,746 I have this fantasy of us as a power couple... 703 00:36:08,816 --> 00:36:11,060 Or maybe even just a couple. 704 00:36:11,085 --> 00:36:12,351 Betty... 705 00:36:13,660 --> 00:36:16,233 Is that so impossible to imagine? 706 00:36:30,805 --> 00:36:33,472 Make sure those two turtledoves come to my after-party. 707 00:36:33,497 --> 00:36:35,340 Veronica too. 708 00:36:35,365 --> 00:36:37,443 I'm in the mood for chaos. 709 00:36:40,990 --> 00:36:43,690 It's game time at Chez Blossom, kiddies. 710 00:36:43,715 --> 00:36:46,227 We're going old-school tonight. 711 00:36:46,229 --> 00:36:47,828 Seven Minutes in Heaven. 712 00:36:47,830 --> 00:36:50,231 Who wants to tryst in the Closet of Love first? 713 00:36:50,256 --> 00:36:52,266 My vote is "A" for Archie. 714 00:36:53,453 --> 00:36:54,802 Anyone care to second it? 715 00:36:54,804 --> 00:36:57,805 - Wait, actually... - Yes, Andrews! Yes. 716 00:36:57,807 --> 00:37:00,441 All right. Gather round, kids. 717 00:37:00,466 --> 00:37:03,710 Let's see who's riding the ginger stallion tonight. 718 00:37:13,389 --> 00:37:15,856 Oh, no way! 719 00:37:16,638 --> 00:37:19,539 It's clearly pointing to... The new girl. 720 00:37:19,564 --> 00:37:21,157 This should be fun. 721 00:37:21,182 --> 00:37:23,564 Um... I'm not doing this. 722 00:37:23,589 --> 00:37:25,700 That's up to you. 723 00:37:25,702 --> 00:37:27,234 But, if you don't, 724 00:37:27,236 --> 00:37:30,133 house rules decree the hostess gets to take your turn. 725 00:37:39,015 --> 00:37:42,149 I know her brother died and everything, 726 00:37:42,151 --> 00:37:43,451 but... 727 00:37:43,453 --> 00:37:46,587 Cheryl Blossom truly is the antichrist. 728 00:37:51,536 --> 00:37:54,303 So, uh, do you miss New York? 729 00:37:56,032 --> 00:37:57,932 It's been less than a week. 730 00:37:59,102 --> 00:38:00,901 But... Yes. 731 00:38:03,322 --> 00:38:05,322 Six minutes, twenty seconds. 732 00:38:06,287 --> 00:38:08,142 Okay. Your turn. 733 00:38:08,144 --> 00:38:10,611 Ask me a deep, probing question 734 00:38:10,613 --> 00:38:12,413 to kill time. 735 00:38:14,717 --> 00:38:17,651 It looked like you and Betty were having fun at the dance. 736 00:38:17,676 --> 00:38:20,269 Definitely. We've been friends forever. 737 00:38:21,090 --> 00:38:23,357 - My turn. - I didn't ask my question yet. 738 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:26,560 Is that all it is? 739 00:38:26,562 --> 00:38:28,562 Just friends? 740 00:38:29,514 --> 00:38:31,876 We're not just friends, we're best friends. 741 00:38:33,218 --> 00:38:37,538 My turn. Did you have a boyfriend in New York? 742 00:38:38,975 --> 00:38:40,141 No. 743 00:38:40,166 --> 00:38:42,309 My turn. 744 00:38:42,311 --> 00:38:45,346 Could it ever possibly become something more? 745 00:38:45,371 --> 00:38:47,782 Are you asking for Betty or for yourself? 746 00:38:47,807 --> 00:38:51,352 For Betty, and you didn't answer my question. 747 00:38:51,377 --> 00:38:54,421 I have never felt... Whatever it is 748 00:38:54,423 --> 00:38:56,557 I'm supposed to feel 749 00:38:56,559 --> 00:38:57,758 with Betty. 750 00:38:57,783 --> 00:38:59,693 Have you felt it, though? 751 00:39:01,164 --> 00:39:02,663 With anyone? 752 00:39:02,665 --> 00:39:04,465 Yeah. 753 00:39:06,702 --> 00:39:08,068 This summer. 754 00:39:08,971 --> 00:39:12,006 - Have you? - Maybe once. 755 00:39:16,071 --> 00:39:18,979 You're a little more dangerous than you look, aren't you? 756 00:39:20,713 --> 00:39:22,346 All boy-next-door-ish? 757 00:39:24,601 --> 00:39:25,900 You have no idea. 758 00:39:28,890 --> 00:39:30,389 Your turn. 759 00:39:33,695 --> 00:39:37,263 Ask me a question, Archie. 760 00:39:41,204 --> 00:39:42,755 Ask me anything you want. 761 00:39:49,442 --> 00:39:51,712 We shouldn't do this. 762 00:39:51,714 --> 00:39:53,013 We definitely shouldn't do this. 763 00:40:03,787 --> 00:40:05,420 Nailed it. 764 00:40:05,445 --> 00:40:06,888 Yes. 765 00:40:08,613 --> 00:40:09,812 Where's Betty? 766 00:40:10,348 --> 00:40:11,960 She spiraled and fled. 767 00:40:11,962 --> 00:40:14,396 Between us, she's a lot more high-strung than she looks. 768 00:40:14,421 --> 00:40:16,798 You shady bitch. 769 00:40:19,281 --> 00:40:21,036 Crap. Betty's cell is off. 770 00:40:21,038 --> 00:40:22,337 - I'm getting an Uber. - Can I come with you? 771 00:40:22,339 --> 00:40:23,505 We should probably try to find her. 772 00:40:23,507 --> 00:40:25,607 Believe me. The last thing Betty wants 773 00:40:25,609 --> 00:40:27,709 is us tracking her down together. 774 00:40:28,723 --> 00:40:30,089 We messed up. 775 00:40:40,872 --> 00:40:43,677 Hey, you're home early. How was the dance? 776 00:40:44,710 --> 00:40:46,443 It was fine. 777 00:40:47,775 --> 00:40:49,751 I mean, it's not the Met Ball or anything... 778 00:40:50,432 --> 00:40:52,130 Tell me about it. You can cheer me up. 779 00:40:53,103 --> 00:40:54,569 I'm super tired, Mom. 780 00:41:00,307 --> 00:41:01,606 Is everything okay? 781 00:41:04,405 --> 00:41:06,205 Ronnie, what is it? 782 00:41:14,191 --> 00:41:17,559 It was midnight, and my old friend Archie Andrews 783 00:41:17,561 --> 00:41:21,106 arrived at the one place in town that was still open. 784 00:41:21,131 --> 00:41:23,598 He was looking for the girl next door. 785 00:41:25,702 --> 00:41:27,969 Instead, he found me. 786 00:41:30,929 --> 00:41:34,228 Hey, Pop. Betty hasn't come in tonight, has she? 787 00:41:34,253 --> 00:41:37,712 Nope. Just the night hawks in tonight. 788 00:41:38,974 --> 00:41:40,340 Thanks. 789 00:41:47,791 --> 00:41:49,524 Uh, can I sit, Jughead? 790 00:41:50,027 --> 00:41:51,293 If you want. 791 00:41:53,665 --> 00:41:56,166 - What are you working on? - My novel. 792 00:41:57,088 --> 00:41:59,548 It's about this summer, and Jason Blossom. 793 00:41:59,573 --> 00:42:02,464 Seventeen years old and how will he be remembered? 794 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:05,640 As captain of the water polo team? 795 00:42:05,642 --> 00:42:07,309 The Aquaholics? 796 00:42:07,334 --> 00:42:10,512 Considering how he died, probably not. 797 00:42:10,537 --> 00:42:12,414 No, what I mean is... 798 00:42:14,585 --> 00:42:17,214 Was he doing everything he was supposed to do, 799 00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:20,315 everything he wanted. I mean, did he even know what that was? 800 00:42:25,062 --> 00:42:27,128 Coach Clayton was in here talking to Pop Tate. 801 00:42:27,598 --> 00:42:28,830 Varsity. 802 00:42:30,234 --> 00:42:33,268 Does that make you, what, Mr. Popular Football God now? 803 00:42:33,293 --> 00:42:34,693 No. 804 00:42:36,896 --> 00:42:38,306 In fact, I'm kind of terrified 805 00:42:38,308 --> 00:42:40,175 I lost my best friend tonight. 806 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:41,399 If you mean Betty, 807 00:42:41,424 --> 00:42:44,479 whatever happened, just talk to her. 808 00:42:44,481 --> 00:42:47,148 You know, it'd go a long way. 809 00:42:51,505 --> 00:42:53,105 Would've gone a long way with me. 810 00:43:24,488 --> 00:43:25,987 I'm not going to ask what you did 811 00:43:25,989 --> 00:43:27,689 with Veronica at Cheryl's. 812 00:43:30,811 --> 00:43:32,994 But I'm asking you now, right now, 813 00:43:32,996 --> 00:43:34,796 if you love me, Archie. 814 00:43:36,782 --> 00:43:38,980 Or even like me? 815 00:43:39,005 --> 00:43:40,902 Of course I love you, Betty. 816 00:43:43,615 --> 00:43:45,802 But I can't give you the answer you want. 817 00:43:46,877 --> 00:43:48,209 Why? 818 00:43:51,784 --> 00:43:53,351 You are so perfect. 819 00:43:55,552 --> 00:43:57,719 I've never been good enough for you. 820 00:43:59,284 --> 00:44:00,984 I'll never be good enough for you. 821 00:44:20,143 --> 00:44:23,878 And so, it wasn't one heart that broke that night. 822 00:44:23,903 --> 00:44:25,269 It was two. 823 00:44:27,718 --> 00:44:30,085 And the night was far from over. 824 00:44:35,090 --> 00:44:37,792 For the record, I'm not gay. 825 00:44:37,794 --> 00:44:40,662 Obviously not, Moose. You're on the football team. 826 00:44:40,664 --> 00:44:43,634 But if you were gay, what would you like to do? 827 00:44:43,659 --> 00:44:45,967 Everything but kiss. 828 00:44:45,992 --> 00:44:48,097 I love a good closet case. 829 00:44:48,122 --> 00:44:51,573 So, let's start with skinny-dipping 830 00:44:51,575 --> 00:44:53,174 and then see what happens? 831 00:44:53,176 --> 00:44:56,311 Dude, are you okay? 832 00:45:12,896 --> 00:45:14,295 Oh, my God, it's Jason. 833 00:45:14,320 --> 00:45:15,753 He was shot. 834 00:45:17,801 --> 00:45:21,536 By morning, everyone would be talking, texting, 835 00:45:21,538 --> 00:45:23,405 and posting about it. 836 00:45:23,407 --> 00:45:25,340 We'd all be feeling it. 837 00:45:25,365 --> 00:45:29,900 That the world around us had changed, maybe forever. 838 00:45:30,999 --> 00:45:34,537 That Riverdale wasn't the same town as before. 839 00:45:34,562 --> 00:45:38,119 That it was a town of shadows and secrets now. 840 00:45:38,542 --> 00:45:41,733 On Monday, the autopsy on Jason's body 841 00:45:41,758 --> 00:45:42,924 would take place. 842 00:45:42,949 --> 00:45:47,328 And on Tuesday, halfway through fifth period, 843 00:45:47,353 --> 00:45:49,822 the first arrest would be made. 844 00:45:58,385 --> 00:46:03,378 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.MY-SUBS.com --