The episode is called Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown.The town that dreaded sundown.
Is there a more dramatic way of phrasing that?
Spoiler: No, theres not.
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But thats also part ofRiverdale, right?
Ive never felt more confused, so lets just get into it, shall we?
But the serial killer isnt the only issue in Riverdale.
(When did this happen?
I have some doubts.)
(Archie already did its not his fault it went #viral and now everyones sharing it.)
And then theres the Serpents, who decide that Archies beautiful red head will serve as their next target.
A SERIAL KILLER IS THEIR HERO.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD STOP SITTING WITH THEM, JUG.
Honestly, what is happening?
Yeah, no, Reggies out, and he takes all the guys with him.
That leaves Archie alone, something Doiley thinks he wanted all along.
Now, Archie gets to face off against the Black Hood mano a mano.
But the Black Hood has other things on his mind than Archie Andrews namely, Betty Cooper.
He says hes doing all of this for her.
Thats why hes enclosed a cipher that he says only she can figure it out.
And if she passes his test, she will know the location of his next victim.
That leaves all of Riverdale to give a shot to crack the code.
Does this mean the Vixens are part of the Red Circle now?
Because I am so down to watch Cheryl fight crime.
with the name WILBUR WILKINS.
(Give that a second to sink in.)
He then proceeds to spray-paint red circles all over town until Sweet Pea and some Serpents catch him.
Sweet Pea and his guys run away…for now.
Kevins response: Bettys ponytail is iconic and beyond reproach.
THIS is the Kevin Ive missed.
(Am I smarter when my hair is down?!)
With that, she and Kevin both leave so that Betty can…not yell at Jug?
In one of those notebooks is the note the Black Hood wrote her, and Jughead finds it.
But when Jug calls her Nancy Drew meetsGirl With the Dragon Tattoo, she remembers something.
The letter said only she could solve the code.
Why he kept it, I have no idea.
But it gets him barred from school.
Just then, Reggie and some of the football team knock on the door.
She wants to shut down Southside High and use that money to bolster the police force.
She then decides to hand over the Black Hoods letter to the cops (and her mother).
The final shot of the night shows Betty receiving a phone call…from the Black Hood.
