Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 | Chapter 21 | Chapter 22 | Chapter 23 | Chapter 24 | Chapter 25 | Chapter 26 | Chapter 27 | Chapter 28 | Chapter 29 | Chapter 30 | Chapter 31 | Chapter 32 | Chapter 33 | Chapter 34 | Chapter 35
Chapter 36 | Chapter 37 | Chapter 38 | Chapter 39 | Chapter 40 | Chapter 41 | Chapter 42 | Chapter 43 | Chapter 44 | Chapter 45 | Chapter 46 | Chapter 47 | Chapter 48 | Chapter 49 | Chapter 50 | Chapter 51 | Chapter 52 | Chapter 53 | Chapter 54 | Chapter 55 | Chapter 56 | Chapter 57
Chapter 58 | Chapter 59 | Chapter 60 | Chapter 61 | Chapter 62 | Chapter 63 | Chapter 64 | Chapter 65 | Chapter 66 | Chapter 67 | Chapter 68 | Chapter 69 | Chapter 70 | Chapter 71 | Chapter 72 | Chapter 73 | Chapter 74 | Chapter 75 | Chapter 76
Chapter 77 | Chapter 78 | Chapter 79 | Chapter 80 | Chapter 81 | Chapter 82 | Chapter 83 | Chapter 84 | Chapter 85 | Chapter 86 | Chapter 87 | Chapter 88 | Chapter 89 | Chapter 90 | Chapter 91 | Chapter 92 | Chapter 93 | Chapter 94 | Chapter 95
Chapter 96 | Chapter 97 | Chapter 98 | Chapter 99 | Chapter 100 | Chapter 101 | Chapter 102 | Chapter 103 | Chapter 104 | Chapter 105 | Chapter 106 | Chapter 107 | Chapter 108 | Chapter 109 | Chapter 110 | Chapter 111 | Chapter 112 | Chapter 113 | Chapter 114 | Chapter 115 | Chapter 116 | Chapter 117
Chapter 118 | Chapter 119 | Chapter 120 | Chapter 121 | Chapter 122 | Chapter 123 | Chapter 124 | Chapter 125 | Chapter 126 | Chapter 127 | Chapter 128 | Chapter 129 | Chapter 130 | Chapter 131 | Chapter 132 | Chapter 133 | Chapter 134 | Chapter 135 | Chapter 136 | Chapter 137
Jughead and Ethel try to clear their names while Cheryl's lie about her and Archie's relationship status spirals out of control.
Tropes
- Artistic License: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers plays at several points in the episode, but it wasn't released until 1965.
- The Big Damn Kiss: Jughead and Veronica's first kiss, in front of a fireplace, set to the climax of "Unchained Melody".
- Differing Priorities Breakup: Betty breaks up with Kevin because she wants to have sex and Kevin says he wants to wait until marriage (but it's because he's gay). This is more the impetus than the chief reason as they've had problems for a while, again due to Incompatible Orientation.
- Elopement: Archie suggests this to avoid the whole grand Blossom destiny being forced upon them. Cheryl agrees at first, but later backs out.
- Foreshadowing: Betty's reaction to seeing Kevin and Clay slow dancing may have as much to do with her own unrealized feelings towards other women as much as her feelings about Kevin.
- God Help Us All: Jughead says this to Veronica about the reality that only a truthful admission from Julian Blossom to the police can get Ethel freed from jail.
- Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Abortion is never brought up as an option for Midge and her pregnancy. Instead, Toni helps Fangs to looks respectable and successful so that her parents will allow them to get married before Midge starts to show.
- Held Gaze: Jughead and Veronica, after their first kiss.
- Honorable Marriage Proposal:
- Because of Cheryl's lie that she and Archie had sex, Mary Andrews and the Blossoms decide that Archie and Cheryl should get married, to 'preserve Cheryl's honour'. Archie doesn't want to get married, but goes along with it for Cheryl's sake.
- When Midge is discovered to be pregnant, Fangs attempts this while not telling her parents about the pregnancy. They refuse and ban him from seeing their daughter.
- Incompatible Orientation:
- After seeing Kevin and Clay dance, and later reading Kingsley's book, Betty realises and understands that Kevin is gay.
- This is also why Cheryl ends things with Archie as she realises she can't pretend or run from herself any longer.
- Never My Fault: Julian confronts Archie on having sex with Cheryl at the makeout party. After Archie states they didn't, he points out that Julian was the one who encouraged him to pursue Cheryl.
- The Reveal: Ethel's alibi is that Julian Blossom offered her a ride to the dance, but took her to Lovers Lane where they made out. But when Julian tried to get sex going, Ethel slapped him and left, with Julian threatening to ruin her life if she told anyone. So the only way to clear Ethel is to get Julian to tell the truth to the police.
- Shout-Out:
- The Thin Man: Veronica references the married protagonists and Jughead tells her it's one of his favourite films. They later flirtatiously refer to each other as that couple.
Veronica: We make a good team, Nick
Jughead: Yes we do, Nora.- Little Orphan Annie: Jughead, although appreciative, feels a bit uneasy taking Veronica's charity.
Jughead: I do feel a bit like Little Orphan Annie in here
Veronica: Which makes me who? Daddy Warbucks?- Murder on the Orient Express: Jughead says Veronica's redecoration of his train car makes it look like the eponymous vehicle.
- Staying with Friends: Veronica offers that Jughead can stay with her and he does for one night. After Veronica fixes up his train car, she offers that he can still stay with her.
- Teen Pregnancy: Midge is pregnant by Fangs.
