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1!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E1Chapter1TheRiversEdge Chapter 1]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E2Chapter2ATouchOfEvil Chapter 2]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E3Chapter3BodyDouble Chapter 3]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS1E4Chapter4TheLastPictureShow 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]] -]
2!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E1Chapter14AKissBeforeDying Chapter 14]] | '''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]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E15Chapter28ThereWillBeBlood Chapter 28]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E16Chapter29PrimaryColors Chapter 29]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E17Chapter30TheNooseTightens Chapter 30]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E18Chapter31ANightToRemember Chapter 31]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E19Chapter32Prisoners Chapter 32]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E20Chapter33ShadowOfADoubt Chapter 33]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E21Chapter34JudgmentNight Chapter 34]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS2E22Chapter35BraveNewWorld Chapter 35]] -]
3!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E01Chapter36LaborDay Chapter 36]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E02Chapter37FortuneAndMensEyes Chapter 37]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E03Chapter38AsAboveSoBelow Chapter 38]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E04Chapter39TheMidnightClub Chapter 39]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E05Chapter40TheGreatEscape Chapter 40]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E06Chapter41Manhunter Chapter 41]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E07Chapter42TheManInBlack Chapter 42]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E08Chapter43Outbreak Chapter 43]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E09Chapter44NoExit Chapter 44]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E10Chapter45TheStranger Chapter 45]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E11Chapter46TheRedDahlia Chapter 46]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E12Chapter47Bizarrodale Chapter 47]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E13Chapter48RequiemForAWelterweight Chapter 48]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E14Chapter49FireWalkWithMe Chapter 49]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E15Chapter50AmericanDreams Chapter 50]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E16Chapter51BigFun Chapter 51]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E17Chapter52TheRaid Chapter 52]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E18Chapter53Jawbreaker Chapter 53]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E19Chapter54FearTheReaper Chapter 54]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E20Chapter55PromNight Chapter 55]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E21Chapter56TheDarkSecretOfHarvestHouse Chapter 56]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS03E22Chapter57SurviveTheNight Chapter 57]] -]
4!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E01Chapter58InMemoriam Chapter 58]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E02Chapter59FastTimesAtRiverdaleHigh Chapter 59]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E03Chapter60DogDayAfternoon Chapter 60]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E04Chapter61Halloween Chapter 61]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E05Chapter62WitnessForTheProsecution Chapter 62]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E06Chapter63Hereditary Chapter 63]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E07Chapter64TheIceStorm Chapter 64]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E08Chapter65InTreatment Chapter 65]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E09Chapter66Tangerine Chapter 66]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E10Chapter67VarsityBlues Chapter 67]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E11Chapter68QuizShow Chapter 68]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E12Chapter69MenOfHonor Chapter 69]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E13Chapter70TheIdesOfMarch Chapter 70]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E14Chapter71HowToGetAwayWithMurder Chapter 71]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E15Chapter72ToDieFor Chapter 72]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E16Chapter73TheLockedRoom Chapter 73]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E17Chapter74WickedLittleTown Chapter 74]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E18Chapter75Lynchian Chapter 75]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS04E19Chapter76KillingMrHoney Chapter 76]] -]
5!!! [- [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E01Chapter77Climax Chapter 77]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E02Chapter78ThePreppyMurders Chapter 78]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E03Chapter79Graduation Chapter 79]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E04Chapter80Purgatory Chapter 80]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E05Chapter81TheHomecoming Chapter 81]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E06Chapter82BackToSchool Chapter 82]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E07Chapter83FireInTheSky Chapter 83]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E08Chapter84LockAndKey Chapter 84]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E09Chapter85Destroyer Chapter 85]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E10Chapter86ThePincushionmen Chapter 86]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E11Chapter87StrangeBedfellows Chapter 87]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E12Chapter88CitizenLodge Chapter 88]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E13Chapter89ReservoirDogs Chapter 89]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E14Chapter90TheNightGallery Chapter 90]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E15Chapter91TheReturnOfThePussycats Chapter 91]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E16Chapter92BandofBrothers Chapter 92]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E17Chapter93DanceOfDeath Chapter 93]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E18Chapter94NextToNormal Chapter 94]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS05E19Chapter95RiverdaleRIP Chapter 95]] -]
6!!! [- [[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/RiverdaleS06E17Chapter112AmericanPsychos Chapter 112]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E18Chapter113Biblical Chapter 113]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E19Chapter114TheWitchesOfRiverdale Chapter 114]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E20Chapter115ReturnToRivervale Chapter 115]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E21Chapter116TheStand Chapter 116]] | [[Recap/RiverdaleS06E22Chapter117NightOfTheComet Chapter 117]] -]
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9-> '''Title From:''' ''Film/{{Nighthawks}}'' (1981)
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11Grappling with the fear over Black Hood coming back to kill his father and his misplaced guilt over Miss Grundy's death, Archie turns to desperate measures to cope, including turning to drugs and purchasing a gun.
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13Meanwhile, Pop's Diner is on the brink of closing down as the citizens of Riverdale grow frightened of the "haunted death diner" where Fred was shot. Wanting to save the long-lasting town landmark, Betty and Veronica hatch a plan to reignite the public's interest in the diner while enlisting the help of Josie & the Pussycats along with Cheryl and the River Vixens.
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15Hiram attempts to convince Veronica to give him a second chance by offering to help in the event to save Pop's, but unbeknownst to her, his intentions are less than altruistic.
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17In a desperate attempt to get FP a lesser sentence, Jughead makes a dangerous deal with a shady Serpent lawyer, Penny Peabody, with unforeseen consequences.
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19Betty blackmails Cheryl into pleading leniency for FP during trial with the footage of Jason's murder, which Cheryl and Penelope watch in hopes of gaining closure.
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21Even though the combination of the event and Hiram's donations save Pop's, Alice informs Betty that they may have just opened the door for crime to spread through the Northside of Riverdale. Finally, Moose and Midge are shot multiple times by the Black Hood in their car on a deserted road.
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23!!Tropes:
24* AppealToWorseProblems: Jughead does a kinder version of this, telling a disillusioned Veronica that she should consider giving her father another chance since other people aren't really in a position to do so.
25-->'''Jughead:''' I'm not gonna presume to know what lies in your father's heart. But Archie's dad almost died. And my dad is going away for twenty years. If there's even a .0001% chance that your dad is trying.\
26'''Veronica:''' I get it. Thank you, Jughead.
27* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: After Betty tells Cheryl she will release a copy of the video of Jason's death on the internet unless she helps get a reduced sentence for FP, they invoke this trope:
28-->'''Cheryl:''' Are you threatening me?\
29'''Betty:''' This? No, no... this is... ''fun girl talk''.
30* {{Cliffhanger}}: Midge and Moose are shot at by the Black Hood.
31* FantasticDrug: "Jingle Jangle."
32* FelonyMisdemeanor: Inverted. Jughead and Betty actually consider it ''wrong'' that his father is facing a severe punishment for kidnapping a teenager, helping cover up that teenager's murder, giving several false confessions, being a known gang member and drug dealer (who is confirmed to target teenagers amongst his consumers) and tampering with evidence. It's a bit understandable on Jughead's part, being that it's his father, but not so much on Bettty's part.
33* TheGadfly: Alice. She needles Betty relentlessly about dealing with lost causes. Then, during the event to save Pop's, she comes by with the sole purpose of hurting Betty's resolve. After taking pictures of Reggie dealing drugs and the Serpents sitting at a table, she greets Betty and congratulates her...on making Pop's a den for criminal activity.
34* ItsAllMyFault: Archie reacts like this when he learns that Grundy was killed, starting a paranoia with him that the serial killer is targeting people Archie knows.
35* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Reggie points out to Archie that using a baseball bat against a person with a gun is stupid.
36* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Throughout the episode, Betty stretches herself thin in a desperate attempt to save Pop's diner. Despite the overwhelming odds against them, they eventually succeed, only for Alice to put a damper on the victory at the end of the night by harshly telling Betty that she's responsible for any future spread of crime in Riverdale.
37* NotMeThisTime: Played straight and then subverted. When the kids find out that an "anonymous buyer" has purchased Pop's, they all immediately assume it was Hiram who did it, but it turns out it was a liquor chain. Then Hiram ''does'' buy the diner later on and under the table.
38* RedBaron: Penny Peabody, the Serpents' in-house lawyer, is known as "The Snake Charmer".
39* SavingTheOrphanage: A Variant. Also, it gets deconstructed by Alice, who tells Betty that thanks to her efforts, more drug deals will be happening at Pop's, as well as more Serpents arriving and Hiram Lodge having a hold on an important part of Riverdale.
40* TheScapegoat: Pop's has become this as a result of the shooting. Both the Mayor and Alice care about keeping people safe than helping him.
41* ShoutOut:
42** The title refers to Creator/EdwardHopper's most famous painting, of a diner at night.
43** When Archie almost mistakenly hits Jughead with a baseball bat as the latter enters the Andrews residence in the middle of the night, Jughead tells Archie that he looks like a "Dream Warrior from [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors A Nightmare On Elm Street 3]]". This shout-out is particularly interesting, considering that Archie actually lives on an Elm street on the show.
44** Jughead calls Pop Film/RainMan for being able to memorize FP's favourite meal.
45* SuddenDownerEnding: Archie seems to be making the first steps of recovering from his trauma, Pop's is saved, Veronica and her parents agree to build a healthier relationship, FP's sentencing is delayed, and everyone seems to be happy. And then Archie is revealed to have bought a gun (implying he is nowhere near recovery), Pop's reopening paved the way for Hiram's unsavory business deals and the Serpents to encroach on the Northside, Veronica's parents dismiss Smithers, the only person who was on Veronica's side, thus effectively isolating her, and FP warns Jughead that the deal he made with Penny Peabody to reduce his sentence is more dangerous than he initially believed. As if that wasn't bad enough, the episode ends on a cliffhanger which sees Moose and Midge being shot multiple times by Black Hood.

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