The CW’s Riverdale season two gets crazier with each episode. Season two episode seven found the Black Hood demanding everyone remain sin-free for 48 hours. Given that this is Riverdale, there was no way the town’s citizens could handle 24 hours, much less 48 hours, of good behavior. That was confirmed when at the end of the episode the Black Hood called Pop’s Diner to inform them they’d failed his test and were all sinners. He also declared in his creepy message that the reckoning is upon them.
In other happenings, Archie got roped into helping Jughead deliver a crate for the Serpent attorney, Penny Peabody, who Jughead owed a favor. The truck blew a tire and Jughead wound up hitching a ride with Father McGinty who mentioned that the Black Hood reminds him of back in the day when the Riverdale Reaper was prowling the streets. It also turned out that Peabody now has blackmail material to make Jughead continue to do the deliveries after promising it was just a one-time thing.
Josie got her own creepy storyline that involved a stalker who left increasingly bizarre presents/warnings for her in assorted locations. A bear with a note that someone was watching her was one thing, but a drawing of Josie along with a pig’s heart in a box elevated the secret admirer thing to a whole different level. It was ultimately revealed Cheryl was the one who did the drawing!
Betty and Veronica were the focus of the final act of the episode. Kevin confessed his dad’s been acting weird, which prompted Veronica and Betty to have a chat about the reason behind Sheriff Keller’s weirdness. Veronica admitted she thinks Sheriff Keller is having an affair while Betty disagreed and was convinced he’s acting suspiciously because he’s the Black Hood. They then went a little crazy trying to outdo each other while coming up with evidence to support their assumptions about Kevin’s dad. Betty even went as far as to break into the Sheriff’s house, getting into trouble with both the Sheriff and her dad for her detective work. Finally, Betty and Veronica followed the Sheriff to a hotel where they discovered that Veronica was right – Sheriff Keller is having an affair with Major McCoy.
Up next, season two episode eight titled “House of the Devil.” Directed by Kevin Sullivan from a script by Yolanda E. Lawrence, episode eight is set to air on December 6, 2017.
The season two cast includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick as Alice Cooper, Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge, and Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones.
The “Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil” Plot: FP GETS RELEASED FROM PRISON — When Jughead (Sprouse) learns that FP (Ulrich) is getting released from prison, he and Betty (Reinhart) organize a welcome home party with the Serpents to ease him back into his former life. Meanwhile, Archie (Apa) and Veronica (Mendes) reach a crossroad in their relationship, but are forced to push their issues aside after Jughead and Betty ask them to take over the Black Hood investigation.
More on Riverdale Season 2:
– KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse Interview
– Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart Interview
– Madelaine Petsch and Ashleigh Murray Interview
– Casey Cott and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Interview
