There’s a new street drug sweeping through Riverdale… and its side effects may include uncontrollable giggling when you hear its name said aloud.
In Season 2, the CW’s teen drama has not only introduced a roving serial killer, but also an illicit party drug known as “jingle-jangle”: a white powder served in Pixy Stix-like straws that delivers an energetic, euphoric high to its users. It’s the drug of choice among Riverdale’s rebellious youth this season — and its name has led to quite a few stifled laughs among the cast.
“Can you imagine having to say ‘jingle-jangle’ on screen over and over again? I think we didn’t stop laughing for the first four episodes,” Cole Sprouse (Jughead) confessed to TVLine during a recent visit to the show’s Vancouver set. Marisol Nichols, who plays Veronica’s mom Hermione, had a similar reaction when she first heard the drug’s name: “My reaction was ‘Jingle-jangle? Jingle-jangle?’ Alright,” she remembers with a laugh.