Recap / Riverdale - Chapter 21: House of the Devil

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

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Title From: The House of the Devil (2009)

Archie tells Veronica he loves her and she doesn't say it back. Betty tries to change/demean herself to 'fit in with Jughead's world'. Alice and FP dance around their past after he gets out of prison.

Tropes

• All for Nothing: Betty strips herself in front of the Serpents in order to join Jughead. But after FP rejoins the gang, thanks to Jughead, he pushed her away so he wouldn't ruin her life too.
• Beat: When FP tries to convince Alice to come to his retirement party
  Alice: Hal would never come!
  FP: Then leave him. [Beat] At home.
• Bodyguard Crush: Veronica's parents are interested in invoking some inversion of this. Archie is already Veronica's boyfriend, and they'd like to see him
  Hermione: Also, your father and I have talked, and... we wouldn't mind seeing more of Archie. He's brawny, and devoted to you.
• Changing Yourself for Love: Betty doesn't seem to care about the misogyny of the strip tease initiation or the ickiness of doing it in front of grown men, because she is desperate to connect with Jughead's serpent world and is willing to do anything, even humiliate herself or change who she is to be with him.
• Disappointed in You: FP to Jughead, after he found out he made a deal with Penny Peabody that he specifically warned him about.
• Hypocritical Humor: Cheryl gives Archie and Veronica flak for making out in the halls, while she herself is wearing shorts which are short enough that a bit of her butt is visible.
• The "I Love You" Stigma: When Archie says he loves Veronica, she finds that she can't say it back. She also realizes her parents never said they love each other either.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Jughead ruined his dad's chance to leave the Serpents because he made a deal with Penny, forcing FP to rejoin the Serpents.
• Red Herring: As mentioned in the previous episode, the Riverdale Reaper is believed to be the Black Hood. Then they believe it's the janitor (see The Reveal). Both turned out false, because the Reaper was just a conman passing through town and was killed, and the janitor didn't have green eyes.
• The Reveal: The janitor is the third child and only surviving member of the Conway family that was murdered by the Riverdale Reaper.
• Ship Tease: The first between FP and Alice, between the "sexually frustrated" conversation and the hints of their shared past.
• Shout-Out: The scene where FP kisses Jughead and tells him "You broke my heart" echoes a similar scene between Michael and Fredo in The Godfather Part II.
• The Unreveal: The two men who killed the Riverdale Reaper.