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* 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.''
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!!! [- [[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]] -]

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!!! [- [[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]] -]
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** Archie in turn calls out Betty and Ronnie on breaking into Miss Grundy's car and stealing her gun.
** Veronica gives one to her mom, when she discovers that she is in on her husbands plan to devalue all the property in Riverdale.

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** Archie in turn calls out Betty and Ronnie Veronica on breaking into Miss Grundy's car and stealing her gun.
** Veronica gives one to her mom, when she discovers that she is in on her husbands husband's plan to devalue all the property in Riverdale.
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'''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.

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'''Hermione''': I got this this, honey. Cheryl Cheryl, I went to school with your mother, she mother. She didn't know the difference between having money and having class either.
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!!! [- [[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]] -]
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!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E1Chapter1TheRiversEdge Chapter 1]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E2Chapter2ATouchOfEvil Chapter 2]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E3Chapter3BodyDouble Chapter 3]] | '''Chapter 4''' | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E5Chapter5HeartOfDarkness Chapter 5]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E6Chapter6FasterPussycatsKillKill Chapter 6]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E7Chapter7InALonelyPlace Chapter 7]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E8Chapter8TheOutsiders Chapter 8]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E9Chapter9LaGrandeIllusion Chapter 9]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E10Chapter10TheLostWeekend Chapter 10]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E11Chapter11ToRiverdaleAndBackAgain Chapter 11]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E12Chapter12AnatomyOfAMurder Chapter 12]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E13Chapter13TheSweetHereafter Chapter 13]] -]
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** The camera panning through the Drive In's projection room, where we see Jughead packing things into his backpack - and then we see a cot and hot plate, proving that Jughead had been ''living there''.

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** The camera panning through the Drive In's projection room, where we see Jughead packing things into his backpack - and backpack--and then we see a cot and hot plate, proving that Jughead had been ''living there''.
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!!!For the recap index, go [[AC:[[{{Recap/Riverdale}} here]]]].

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* 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.



* WhamEpisode: 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.
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** The camera panning through the Drive In's projection room, where we see Jughead packing things into his backpack - and then we see a cot and hot plate, proving that Jughead had been ''living there''.
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-> '''Title From:''' ''Film/TheLastPictureShow'' (1971)
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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.

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* CorruptPolitician: The Mayor takes a bad full of cash from the Lodges in exchange for facilitating the land deal.

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* CorruptPolitician: The Mayor takes a bad bag full of cash from the Lodges in exchange for facilitating the land deal.


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* StringTheory: Sheriff Keller's board has strings linking every tangible bit of evidence big and small to Jason Blossom's murder.
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* WhamEpisode: 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.
* WhamLine: Veronica discovers that not only is her father guilty of his white collar crimes, but that Hermione is in on her fathers plan to destroy Riverdale's market value.

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* WhamEpisode: 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.
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.
* WhamLine: Veronica discovers that not only is her father guilty of his white collar crimes, but that Hermione is in on her fathers plan to destroy Riverdale's market value.
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* CorruptPolitician: The Mayor takes a bad full of cash from the Lodges in exchange for facilitating the land deal.

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** Veronica gives one to her mom, when she discovers that she is in on her husbands plan to devalue all the property in Riverdale.

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** Veronica gives one to her mom, when she discovers that she is in on her husbands plan to devalue all the property in Riverdale.Riverdale.
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* ShoutOut: Miss Grundy wears the same heart-shaped sunglasses that are on the movie poster for ''Film/{{Lolita}}''. Since it's Miss Grundy this is probably not a coincidence.

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** The image of the real Miss Grundy that died years ago more closely resembles her comic counterpart.

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** The image of the real Miss Grundy that died 7 years ago more closely resembles her comic counterpart.counterpart.
* OppositesAttract: Kevin being the sheriff's son doesn't stop him from making out with Joaquim, one of the Southside Serpents biker gang members.
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-->'''Veronica''': Daddy was the anonyms buyer!? And he's doing this from jail!\\

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-->'''Veronica''': Daddy was the anonyms anonymous buyer!? And he's doing this from jail!\\

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

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



* IKnowMortalKombat: Betty claims that she learned to pick a lock with a hair pin from reading ''Literature/NancyDrew'' novels.



* WhamEpisode: 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, Jennifer Harrison, and backstory of Geraldine Grundy is exposed.

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* WhamEpisode: 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, Jennifer Harrison, identity and backstory of Geraldine Grundy is exposed.
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* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Hiram Lodge continues to run his business from inside the penitentiary, much to Veronica's surprise.
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* BrokenPedestal: Betty learns her parents are indeed guilty of fraud.

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* BrokenPedestal: Betty Veronica learns her parents are indeed guilty of fraud.

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* WhamShot: Kevin and his father return home to find it in shambles and Sheriff Keller's investigation board tampered with.

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* WhamShot: WhamShot:
** When Betty and Veronica are breaking into Miss Grundy's car, they find a Minnesota ID in her purse, that is clearly Miss Grundy except with the name Jennifer Gibson alongside a gun.
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Kevin and his father return home to find it in shambles and Sheriff Keller's investigation board tampered with.
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** 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.
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* WhamEpisode: 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 the real identity, Jennifer Harrison, and her backstory is explained why she became Geraldine Grundy.

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* WhamEpisode: 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, Jennifer Harrison, and her backstory is explained why she became of Geraldine Grundy.Grundy is exposed.

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* BrokenPedestal: Betty learns her parents are indeed guilty of fraud.



* IAmNotHim: Betty fed up with her mother finally stands up, asserting she isn't Polly.

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* IAmNotHim: Betty fed up with her mother finally stands up, asserting she isn't Polly.up...
-->'''Betty''': I am Elizabeth not Polly, Archie is not Jason, so stop using them to control my life!



* 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
* WhamLine: Veronica discovers that Hermione is in on her fathers plan to destroy Riverdale's market value.

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* 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
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* WhamEpisode: 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 the real identity, Jennifer Harrison, and her backstory is explained why she became Geraldine Grundy.
* WhamLine: Veronica discovers that not only is her father guilty of his white collar crimes, but that Hermione is in on her fathers plan to destroy Riverdale's market value.value.
-->'''Veronica''': Daddy was the anonyms 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.

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* WhatTheHellHero: 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.

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* WhatTheHellHero: 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
* WhamLine: Veronica discovers that Hermione is in on her fathers plan to destroy Riverdale's market value.
* WhamShot: Kevin and his father return home to find it in shambles and Sheriff Keller's investigation board tampered with.
* WhatTheHellHero:
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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.her.
** Archie in turn calls out Betty and Ronnie on breaking into Miss Grundy's car and stealing her gun.
** Veronica gives one to her mom, when she discovers that she is in on her husbands plan to devalue all the property in Riverdale.

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



* IAmNotHim: Betty fed up with her mother finally stands up, asserting she isn't Polly.



* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The promo for the episode gives away the major twist that "Miss Grundy" has been using the identity of a long-dead elderly woman.

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* PutOnABus: Miss Grundy leaves Riverdale to avoid the scandal her true identity and relationship with Archie would cause.
* ShutUpHannibal: Hermione's take down of a snippy Cheryl is epic.
-->'''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.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The promo for the episode gives away the major twist that "Miss Grundy" has been using the identity of a long-dead elderly woman.woman.
* WhatTheHellHero: 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.
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* DomesticAbuse: The reason Jennifer Garrison became Geraldine Grundy was to escape from her abusive Ex-Husband.
* InternalReveal: Everyone learns about Archie's sexual-encounters with Miss Grundy.
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Jughead tries to save the local drive-in. Betty and Veronica uncover that Miss Grundy has a very shady past.

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* MythologyGag:
** The image of the real Miss Grundy that died years ago more closely resembles her comic counterpart.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The promo for the episode gives away the major twist that "Miss Grundy" has been using the identity of a long-dead elderly woman.

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