The stuff about The Midnight Club was the precursor for pushing Penelope deeper into her revenge plot. Originally conceived as a feature film adaptation for , the idea was re-imagined as a television series for. Archie's fight against the wild bear looked tough and uncomfortable. She and the viewers deserve better. Afterwards, Betty goes to warn her mom that Hal is likely going to prey on the Farm next. Betty learns they believe in reaching near-death to reach ascension.
Penelope and Claudius attempt to kill Nana Rose, but she survives. There are often so many tonal shifts per episode that it's hard not to get narrative whiplash. The Warden, set to meet with Hermione, commits suicide by cyanide poisoning after failing to ascend in the game by killing Archie. But if Amazon checks their records, they'd see I consistently buy the series--the Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Supergirl, Gold Rush, Riverdale, it doesn't matter. But just when things seemed to be back to some sort of normal, the show may have taken things into an even darker direction.
Penny Peabody resurfaces and holds Toni captive but Jughead and Cheryl help her escape. The cast of season three includes as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Jughead disappears and Archie and Veronica deduce that someone is framing F. With Joaquin's help, the group tracks down one of F. Matthew Byrd is a staff writer for Den of Geek. Veronica and Reggie set out to find the truth about the quarantine and the series of seizures that occurred in the town. He and Betty encounter Jason's grandmother, Rose, who mistakes Betty for Polly and reveals that she and Jason were engaged.
Or is it the Black Hood? Finally, Archie turns to Kevin Casey Cott for help making things right. Archie instead reveals this to Hiram. However, when Alice takes things one step too far, Betty is forced to come face-to-face with someone from her past. Her arrival came across as pointless and unnecessary. All of our teamed up to stop the Black Hood, including , who also acclimated to a new and endured a to become a full-fledged member of his father's gang, the infamous —even as struggled to get back on the straight and narrow. She hires Toni to join the Farm to try and free Cheryl and Alice. The four vow to enjoy senior year.
Jughead and Betty deduce that her father, Hal, is responsible for stealing the sheriff's evidence. For this is a show that has, and always will, be a ridiculous creation. For this is a series in which law enforcement officials would get nothing accomplished without the help of unqualified locals. Penelope reveals herself as the mastermind of the game and Chic as the Gargoyle King. Betty receives a letter from the Black Hood, revealing that her speech from the jubilee ball inspired his actions and gives her a cipher that only she could solve.
Elsewhere, Fred, Hermione, Alice, F. The Jones family and Kurtz play a game of Gryphons and Gargoyles to bring Jellybean home. One of the chalices is poisoned, and they must spin the bottle to pick the chalices. Learning that Kevin is still brainwashed, Betty and Charles help him recover, which actually allows Kevin to trick Fangs into telling him where the Farm has been relocated. At least Reggie can now find someone who will truly love him with all their heart. Jughead finds out the game is a metaphor for Riverdale itself, and claims he will eventually be able to confront the Gargoyle King. Full disclosure, if it does turn out to be Archie, I'm gonna press charges for excessive vandalism of his torso.
Veronica opens a casino and uses it to lower her debt, leading to Hiram's associates clashing at a showcase. . Polly and Cheryl discover the former's engagement ring in Penelope's jewelry collection, which she claims is because Jason threw it away in disgust after arguing with Clifford. Later on, Betty finds Jughead in the cellar playing the game as he reveals he is about to ascend to the third level. Betty finds Kevin going deep into the Farm, and stumbles across a ceremony where he walks across fire.
Veronica is enraged to learn that Chuck Clayton, whom she had one date with, has been her to the rest of the school and, when he refuses to stop, she, Betty, and Cheryl find evidence linking him and his friends, including Jason, to the shaming. He got Ben hooked, who got Dilton and Ethel hooked, and so on. However, Moose is not ready yet and is almost outed by Cheryl during a school morning announcement but Moose decides to come out anyway after Kevin gives him an ultimatum and they consummate their love in Dilton's bunker. Meanwhile, as Betty reluctantly houses the group of patients who escaped the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, Jughead confronts a group of desperate Serpents, who have resorted to drastic measures to make ends meet. Hermione, believing it to be conceivable that Hiram planned the attack at the debate, reveals to Veronica that Hiram plans to consolidate the entire Southside, and needs the Whyte Worm to set his plan fully into motion. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Betty gets a call from Archie, learning that Polly moved in with the Blossoms to uncover the truth about Jason's death.
After Jughead leaves to visit F. Jughead and Ethel search for a young scout that has gone to the abandoned bus at the junkyard, leading them into the arms of the Black Hood. Riverdale has a lot of questions to answer in this final episode of season 3. Finally, Jughead makes a bold move against the Gargoyle Gang. They later search for Dilton's bunker where they find Ben and Dilton were participating in a board game turned lethal. Betty tries the same tactic, as she takes Alice to a fake grave of Charles, she is not convinced. .
Jason Blossom is alive and the evil Gargoyle King. Meanwhile, Jughead begins his tenure at Southside High, befriends Toni Topaz, a Serpent, and refounds the school newspaper, the Red and Black, under the advisory of English teacher Robert Philips. Veronica, Archie and Jughead get mysterious invitations delivered to their houses. Veronica agrees to testify on Hiram's behalf. Look, Cheryl is a master of the bow; she's living her best Speedy life that's inspired by. Jughead finds Ricky trying to ascend who sends a group of Boy Scouts to attack him; he hides in the bunker where he finds Ethel. First things first, it looks like Betty escapes The Farm after all.