Happy Thursday TV fans! After watching the CW’s Riverdale season 4 episode 5, I learned that “every town gets the hero it deserves,” but what happens when that town is surrounded by darkness? Do the villains reign without consequences or will one hero be enough to bring back the light? Please note spoilers are ahead if you have not gotten a chance to watch yet.
In last night’s episode, “Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution,” Betty revisits her past after discovering that she has the Serial Killer gene. Meanwhile, Veronica attempts to help her mother before her trial and Jughead learns more about his grandfather. My top 5 moments from Riverdale season 4 episode 5 are:
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“A declaration of war.”
Archie continues to try out being the new masked vigilante in town, but it seems that he has a major Dodger problem. Dodger is blackmailing some of the neighbors and Archie is getting complaints about his community center as a result.
FP gives Archie some advice and reminds him that he went through something similar with the Serpents. Archie invites a lot of the town down to the community center so that they can see what he is doing for the community for themselves and even announces a Big Brother, Big Sister effort.
It seems like Archie is doing the right thing here, but Dodger is not willing to let things go and we know how stubborn Archie can be.
Is it the right move for Archie to declare war on the local thugs though? Perhaps he needs some backup…Mad Dog as a sidekick?
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“Bring honor to our name.”
Jughead is beyond excited when he finds out that his teacher is actually one of the ghost writers for his favorite mystery book series, Baxter Brother Mysteries. After going through the books with Betty, we know that the books are loosely based on The Hardy Boys, as Betty even makes mention of crossover books with a Nancy Drew imitation.
There is a contest to see who will be the next ghost writer for the series and of course Jughead is determined to win. Only his fellow classmates are not making things easy for him, constantly putting him down and making him feel out of place.
Jughead discovers that his grandfather also attended Stonewall Prep and was a writer too, which gives him some more motivation. FP is not exactly thrilled about this since he doesn’t have the fondest memories of his own father, but he tells Jughead to bring honor to their name, recognizing the talent and potential within his son.
We know that the theme for the story challenge will be “A Perfect Murder,” which got me wondering about Jughead’s own supposed murder in the future. Did someone use a story idea to carry out a murder on Jughead? We’ll have to wait and see!
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“Our father needed help.”
Our father? Yes, you heard right, as Hermosa Lodge makes a splash in Riverdale. Hermosa is supposedly a private investigator and she has bugged Veronica’s place of work, making a case to get all charges dropped against her father. Hermosa is absolutely a Lodge and has the style to match Veronica’s, but will Veronica be able to face off against both her and her father?
The plan works and Hiram is now running for mayor, which should shake things up even more in town.
It looks like Hermione will be pardoned by the governor, so the Lodge family should be reunited shortly, but I’m intrigued to find out more about Veronica’s sister. After all, this is the first time Veronica is hearing about her, but she looks like she could be the new dangerous player in town.
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“Your intuition is like a sixth sense.”
Betty recruits Kevin to join her in junior FBI class and she shows off how well she knows serial killers. Kevin hilariously points out that she’s like “A Beautiful Mind, but for serial killers.” Betty gets thrown off when she learns about the Serial Killer gene; however, discovering that she does in fact have the gene.
She begins to flash back to some traumatic memories and even remembers killing her cat, Caramel, to put her out of her misery. This was all under her father’s instruction and Charles reveals that he apparently also has this gene. He tells Betty that she can use this to keep the darkness in check, but it looks like our girl Betty is never really off the case.
Toward the end of the episode, Betty reveals her own suspicions about Charles, wondering if he is the new serial killer in town and it looks like she isn’t going to back down until she gets some answers. Go Betty!
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“The perfect murder…”
As if this wasn’t enough of a cliffhanger, we also flash forward to the future and witness Betty, Archie, and Veronica being arrested by FP for the murder of his son, which leaves me with even more questions. We know that our favorite characters were searching for Jughead in the woods, but are they really capable of killing their best friend?
Is someone framing them?
Is Jughead faking his own death to coincide with his story for the Baxter Murder series? Stay tuned!
I hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on Riverdale in the comments section below. Thank you so much for reading and happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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