Riverdale
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Its not summer, but schools out.
Southside High has been abruptly shut down as a public health hazard.
At least, thats the excuse, thanks to the pesky Jingle Jangle lab in the basement.
So Jughead and his band of gender-neutral Merry Men are getting transferred to Riverdale High!
), and hes approached by a stranger on his way to school.
This man introduces himself as Special Agent Adams, flashing an FBI badge.
The Southside kids arrive en masse at Riverdale High.
Fangs, with whom Kevin makes meaningful eye contact.
(Miss you,Joaquin.)
Before Toni and Cheryl outright brawl this is the stuff of myGLOW-season-two fantasies the principal disperses the youths.
Uh, couldnt he just tell Veronica the truth?
They were, after all,on a break.
Cheryl mentions that Nick tried to assault Veronica too, a piece of information that is new to Archie.
I am going to murder him, he vows, not untroublingly.
I mean, alittlecredit-card debt probably wouldnt kill you.
Honestly, Penelope, if youre feeling safe and empowered, I support you.
Its not long before Principal Weatherbee discovers that the school seal has been vandalized with Serpent graffiti.
Jughead is soon suspended for wearing his Serpent jacket to school in defiance.
Back home, Betty finds Polly packing up in her room.
What kind of farm slash cultisthis?
Polly still looks extremely J.Crew polished in her ribbed sweater and neat headband over a flawless blowout.
They do have a last known address for him, though.
And so, Alice and Betty pay a visit to the sketchy Last Resort Hotel.
The guy at the front desk directs them to room 237.
(Heeeeeeey, that sounds familiar!)
And dont call him Charles.
He goes by Chic.
(This episode sure teaches us a lot about Riverdales sex-work-based economy.)
Out in the parking lot, Alice is sobbing too hard to start the car.
Archie surprises Nick, both his legs in casts, in his dorm room.
He demands Nick write another check to the Blossoms to replace the lost one, for double the amount.
He asks Nick how he got hurt; Nick answers, uninterestingly, ski accident.
Nick intuits that Archie isnt there for Cheryl at all, but Ronnie.
But Penelope doesnt care: Why would I stop when Im having such a good time?
Even with Cheryl explaining that she sent Archie on a shakedown, V is suspicious.
He admits to kissing Betty, but doesnt say anything about the Supposed FBI Agent.
Veronica is hurt, but quickly forgives him.
She pepper-sprays the guy and then dashes away with her brother.
She brings bleeding Chic home, where their parents deploy the trusty family first-aid kit.
Alice lovingly tucks Chic into bed, but it isnt long before hes looming creepily over sleeping Betty.
