PICKENS A FIGHT | Jughead is still moping his way through the halls of Riverdale High, and a chat with Toni’s grandfather gives him another thing to be mad about: Every year, the town of Riverdale celebrates its founder, General Augustus Pickens… but Toni’s granddad says his people — the Uktena tribe — were the original residents of this land before they were slaughtered by Pickens’ men. The Serpents, in fact, were originally formed by the Uktena survivors. A newly woke Jughead publishes a scathing Pickens exposé in the school paper, threatening the Lodges’ plan for a big Pickens Day celebration to promote their new land development. (Archie can tell you: You don’t want to start a fight with Hiram, Jughead.)
When the town gathers for a festive celebration of Pickens’ not-at-all-problematic legacy, Jughead and his fellow Serpents show up to crash the party, their mouths symbolically shut with duct tape. Toni gives a stirring speech about how Pickens stole this land from her grandfather’s people, and things threaten to get out of hand until Hiram grabs the mic and changes the narrative, honoring Toni and her grandfather and celebrating the town’s diverse origins. (Hey, he’s not filthy rich for nothing.) The controversy seems to blow over until the next day, when the town’s statue of Pickens is found beheaded… and Hiram has a pretty good idea who did it.
Yearbook Notes:
* LOL at Penelope approaching a fuming Hal at the Pickens Day celebration and inviting him to join her for “a proper dessert.” Two questions: Is she charging him? And is anyone keeping track of whose parents are sleeping with whose on this show? Because I’ve lost count.
* And don’t think I didn’t hear Hal telling Alice that “you know damn well why” he wants Chic out of the house. Our theory about Chic’s paternity is gaining steam, folks. Hey, where is F.P. these days, anyway?
* Zero mentions of the Black Hood this week. Hmmm.
* Special Agent Adams… that name definitely sounds made up, doesn’t it? Maybe Archie needs to take a closer look at that badge?
* Awfully cold of Veronica to snatch the Pussycats brand away from Josie and unveil “Veronica and the Pussycats” at the celebration. But she is a Lodge, after all.
* Would an article written in the local high school paper really send shockwaves throughout the entire town? When I wrote for my school paper, the students didn’t even read it.
* Chuck got off a pretty solid redhead burn at Archie during wrestling tryouts: “I’d break you, Gingerbread Man.”
Got thoughts on tonight’s Riverdale? Grab a booth in the comments below.
Let’s block ads! (Why?)
http://pmctvline2.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/riverdale-season-2-spoilers-6.jpg