History Recap / RiverdaleS1E4Chapter4TheLastPictureShow

!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E01Chapter96WelcomeToRivervale Chapter 96]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E02Chapter97GhostStories Chapter 97]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E03Chapter98MrCypher Chapter 98]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E04Chapter99TheWitchingHours Chapter 99]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E05Chapter100TheJugheadParadox Chapter 100]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E06Chapter101Unbelievable Chapter 101]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E07Chapter102DeathAtAFuneral Chapter 102]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E08Chapter103TheTown Chapter 103]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E09Chapter104TheSerpentQueensGambit Chapter 104]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E10Chapter105FolkHeroes Chapter 105]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E11Chapter106AngelsInAmerica Chapter 106]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E12Chapter107InTheFog Chapter 107]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E13Chapter108ExLibris Chapter 108]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E14Chapter109Venomous Chapter 109]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E15Chapter110ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight Chapter 110]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E16Chapter111BlueCollar Chapter 111]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E17Chapter112 Chapter 112]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E18Chapter113 Chapter 113]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E19Chapter114 Chapter 114]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E20Chapter115 Chapter 115]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E21Chapter116 Chapter 116]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E22Chapter117 Chapter 117]] -]

** Betty not only calls Archie out on his relationship with Miss Grundy, but also lying to Sheriff Keller about being alone on July 4th to protect her.
** Archie in turn calls out Betty and Veronica on breaking into Miss Grundy's car and stealing her gun.

* InternalReveal: Everyone learns about Archie's sexual encounters with Miss Grundy.

** The real identity and backstory of Geraldine Grundy is exposed.

* ChekhovsGun: Betty and Veronica's action of breaking into Grundy's car is ultimately what lets Grundy off the hook, as Betty threatens her mother that she'll reveal what she did to the public, if Alice publishes her piece on Miss Grundy.

* ChekhovsGun: Betty and Veronica's action of breaking into Miss Grundy's car is ultimately what saves her, as Betty threatens her mother that she'll reveal what she did to the public, if Alice publishes her piece on Miss Grundy.

* PutOnABus: Miss Grundy leaves Riverdale to avoid the scandal her true identity and relationship with Archie would cause.
* TheReveal: The event that caused the rift between Jughead and Archie is explained, Fred caught Jughead's father stealing from his company, Betty finally begins to stand up to Alice, Veronica discovers Hiram is guilty of his crimes and that Hermione is in on his plans, and the real identity and backstory of Geraldine Grundy is exposed. Also, Jughead is homeless and has been living at the drive-in for an undetermined period of time, and his father is one of the Southside Serpents.

-->'''Cheryl:''' Make sure all the money makes it to the register. You are a Lodge after all, and the Lodge's are known for have sticky fingers.\\

* TrueCompanions: While worried that Archie will hate her for exposing Miss Grundy, Archie instead forgives and thanks Betty realizing she did it out of love and concern for him.

!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E01Chapter96WelcomeToRivervale Chapter 96]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E02Chapter97GhostStories Chapter 97]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E03Chapter98MrCypher Chapter 98]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E04Chapter99TheWitchingHours Chapter 99]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E05Chapter100TheJugheadParadox Chapter 100]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E06Chapter101Unbelievable Chapter 101]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E07Chapter102DeathAtAFuneral Chapter 102]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E08Chapter103TheTown Chapter 103]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E09Chapter104TheSerpentQueensGambit Chapter 104]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E10Chapter105FolkHeroes Chapter 105]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E11Chapter106AngelsInAmerica Chapter 106]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E12Chapter107InTheFog Chapter 107]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E13Chapter108ExLibris Chapter 108]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E14Chapter109Venomous Chapter 109]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E15Chapter110 Chapter 110]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E16Chapter111 Chapter 111]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E17Chapter112 Chapter 112]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E18Chapter113 Chapter 113]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E19Chapter114 Chapter 114]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E20Chapter115 Chapter 115]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E21Chapter116 Chapter 116]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E22Chapter117 Chapter 117]] -]

** Veronica mentions Cheryl being something like a 90's stock character. While the character of Cheryl Blossom was introduced and had a brief stint in the Archie Universe in the 80's, it was her reintroduction in 1994 that led her character and Jason, to become one of the Archie Mainstays.

!!!For the recap index, go [[AC:[[{{Recap/Riverdale}} here]]]].

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* RealityEnsues:
** Once she puts her mind to it, it takes Betty less than a day to discover Miss Grundy's entire past is a lie and is amazed she was even hired without anyone finding out.
** Jughead gives the mayor a heartfelt speech on how much the drive-in means to him and it's a town icon. While she sympathizes, the mayor flatly tells Jughead there's no logical reason to keep open a business that no one else in town is interested in attending.

-->'''Betty''': It will be like I finally snapped, like Polly. "Like crazy runs in that family!" ''Like mother, like daughter!''

-->'''Betty''': I am Elizabeth not Polly, Archie is not Jason, so stop using them to control my life!

-->'''Cheryl''': Make sure all the money makes it to the register. You are a Lodge after all, and the Lodge's are known for have sticky fingers.\\
''(Veronica goes to her mother's defense, but Hermione gracefully stops her with a finger)''\\
'''Hermione''': I got this, honey. Cheryl, I went to school with your mother. She didn't know the difference between having money and having class either.

-->'''Veronica''': Daddy was the anonymous buyer!? And he's doing this from jail!\\
'''Hermione''': He an extremely long reach, your father! And he sunk every last penny in the deal.\\
'''Veronica''': So dad ''really'' is...\\
'''Hermione''': Dad is a businessman! He saw and opportunity and he went with it. It was happening anyway. Old Riverdale is dying, he's just helping it along.

* DomesticAbuse: The reason Jennifer Gibson became Geraldine Grundy was to escape from her abusive Ex-Husband.

* InternalReveal: Everyone learns about Archie's sexual-encounters with Miss Grundy.

!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E1Chapter14AKissBeforeDying Chapter 14]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E2Chapter15Nighthawks Chapter 15]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E3Chapter16TheWatcherInTheWoods Chapter 16]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E4Chapter17TheTownThatDreadedSundown Chapter 17]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E5Chapter18WhenAStrangerCalls Chapter 18]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E6Chapter19DeathProof Chapter 19]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E7Chapter20TalesFromTheDarkside Chapter 20]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E8Chapter21HouseOfTheDevil Chapter 21]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E9Chapter22SilentNightDeadlyNight Chapter 22]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E10Chapter23TheBlackboardJungle Chapter 23]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E11Chapter24TheWrestler Chapter 24]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E12Chapter25TheWickedAndTheDivine Chapter 25]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E13Chapter26TheTellTaleHeart Chapter 26]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E14Chapter27TheHillsHaveEyes Chapter 27]] -]

* LiteralMetaphor: Jughead begs the mayor to save the drive-in, at one point saying, "It's like my home." It's later revealed that he ''actually lives there.''