Reggie is again! Where’s he been? On the farm, apparently, and actually. Uncle Frank and Archie drive to Reggie’s of us’ farm to recruit him to the Riverdale basketball workforce. He’s a Stonewall Prep dropout. Frank convinces Reggie’s mother and father to let him stick with the Andrews and enroll at Riverdale High to play ball. Later, when taking the tour of the Andrews’ home, Reggie instantly appreciates the view from Archie’s window.
Back when Fred Andrews performed for the Riverdale Bulldogs, they have been state champs. Now, within the phrases of Julian Blossom, they’re the state chumps. Archie feels lots of stress to reside up his dad’s previous glory.
Cheryl needs to go regular with Toni. Toni isn’t feeling the identical although. Awkward.
After final week’s stunt on her mother and father’ dance present, Hal needs Betty spending much less time with boys and extra time with ladies. He needs her to hitch the Vixens. Betty isn’t too enthused.
Tabitha is again! She and Toni catch up. Honestly, Riverdale was lacking one thing with out Tabitha round. Tabitha tells her concerning the tour, and Toni breaks the information that she’s a cheerleader. It disappoints Tabitha that Toni isn’t writing for The Blue and Gold anymore.
Archie introduces Reggie to the gang throughout their free interval. Reggie zeroes in on Betty instantly.
Tabitha see Jughead and asks, “Don’t I know you?” It’s not a reminiscence of 2023 Riverdale, however reasonably her gently calling out Jughead for not holding her updated along with her homework whereas she was on the street. She absolves him after his fast apology. During the dialog, it comes out that she’s a fan of Brad Raybury, and Jughead provides to introduce her to him.
Kevin pops into the Babylonium hoping to attain a job. Veronica reveals she has a crush on Clay, and needs Kevin’s assist. Ha.
Frank introduces Reggie to the workforce. Frank tells the blokes to divide up into two groups behind Reggie and Julian. One drawback: 6 guys line up behind Julian, and solely Archie and Fangs head to Reggie. Archie protests, however Reggie says they solely want Dilton and so they’ll win. Dilton isn’t even on the workforce; he’s the water boy. Reggie runs circles round his 7 opponents. The greatest Julian manages is getting the face of the water boy. But Dilton finally ends up scoring the successful basket after a faux out by Reggie.
Archie needs to get burgers at Pop’s with the workforce and Reggie, however nobody volunteers to hitch till Julian responds with the low stage racist remark, “I’m hungry enough to eat a horse.”
Cheryl assigns the Vixens to varied gamers. Cheryl provides Julian to herself, Archie to Toni and Betty to Reggie. Betty doesn’t appear to thoughts. Toni does. Baking cookies for a basketball participant isn’t her. She quits the workforce. Cheryl asks if its as a result of she needed to go regular. Toni says no, however breaks up with Cheryl in addition.
Tabitha and Jughead cease by Raybury’s, however when he’s not residence, Jughead proposes the 2 of them catch a film as an alternative.
Betty provides Reggie a fast recap of what led her to the Vixens: the peep present, the flashing of her underwear on reside TV. Reggie is freaked out sufficient to alleviate her of her Vixen duties. Later, Archie invitations Reggie to lunch, however he declines.
Toni pitches a literary membership for black college students to Clay and Tabitha. They’d publish a journal. They assume it’s an amazing thought and wish to be part of it. The solely hitch in Toni’s plan is she wants Cheryl’s assist to safe funding. But regardless of being lately dumped by Toni, Cheryl vows to assist.
Kevin outs himself and Clay to Veronica. To which Veronica responds, “The only thing better than having a hunky boyfriend is having hunky friends who are boys.” Veronica is so nice.
Reggie confides in Archie concerning the racism he skilled at Stonewall that led him to drop out. He simply needs to play ball, and play properly sufficient to get a scholarship. Archie protests that they’re not like that in Riverdale, however Reggie questions him on that.
At the mixer, the Blossoms and a few Bulldogs throw out some racist feedback about Reggie. Archie lastly catches on to what Reggie was saying.
Reggie’s heads to the Babylonium as an alternative of the mixer. Veronica hopes she’s there for him, and bristles when he says he’s not.
Jughead reveals off his railcar-turned-residence to Tabitha. She’s impressed. She provides him a e-book by W.E.B. Dubois. She talks about one in all his brief tales, The Comet, which sounds suspiciously like the top of final season of Riverdale
Archie comes residence kind the mixer. When Reggie asks him about it, Archie says he doesn’t actually wish to speak about it. I’ve by no means seen somebody so comfortable as Reggie right here when he realizes he doesn’t have to speak to Archie. Can’t say I blame him!
Frank isn’t at practices, so Julian runs the present. He and the blokes ice Reggie out whereas hitting him laborious. After Julian calls Reggie banana boy, Archie has sufficient and chilly cocks him. Julian goes down in a single punch like Guy Gardner. Archie yells at everybody to chop the crap; they’re all teammates and he needs to win.
Cheryl didn’t make any progress with Featherhead, however secured the funds Toni wanted. Toni asks her out once more. Man, I’m actually getting the sensation that Toni could be very “what have you done for me lately” along with her affections.
Archie tells Reggie he didn’t punch Julian for him, however for himself and the workforce.
Jughead stops by Raybury’s residence once more, solely to search out it against the law scene. Sherriff Keller stated Raybury killed himself, leaving a observe saying “I can no longer continue living this way.” Of course it’s not a suicided. Why would anybody kill Raybury? Was this random or was he particularly focused for some cause?
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