Riverdale 2x18

Directed by Jason Stone

Drew Ray Tanner as Fangs Fogarty • Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz • Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy • Hart Denton as Chic • Jordan Calloway as Chuck Clayton

As Riverdale High begins rehearsals for its upcoming production of “Carrie the Musical”, the arrival of an ominous letter forces director Kevin to make a difficult decision about the show. Jughead uses his cover as the musical’s documentarian to solve the mystery behind the letter. Meanwhile, tensions between Betty and Veronica continue to escalate just as Alice announces she is joining the musical to spend more time with Betty. Elsewhere, Hiram enacts a devious plan to further drive a wedge between Fred and Archie, while Cheryl channels Carrie White during a showdown with her mother.

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1. Previously on Riverdale...

2. - New wheels,

3. Mr. Lodge?

4. - The car is yours, Archie.

5. This is what guys

6. like Chuck think about

7. women. We're objects.

8. Cheryl was obsessed with you

9. to the point where I was

10. afraid she might hurt you.

11. Cheryl threatened me!

12. Did you know about

13. Southside High closing?

14. You acted

15. like you didn't know.

16. I can't trust you, V.

17. Chic, I think that you

18. should leave this house.

19. I hear I'm back just in time

20. for Carrie, The Musical?

21. And this school's

22. gonna burn...

23. Jughead, thank you for

24. meeting me before school.

25. Look, Kev, I know

26. what you're gonna ask.

27. I'm making

28. a behind-the-scenes

29. documentary

30. following our production

31. of Carrie, The Musical.

32. We're going period,

33. '70s glamour,

34. just like

35. the Sissy Spacek movie

36. and I want you to be

37. our videographer.

38. I'm in.

39. just doesn't begin

40. Look, I was thinking,

41. maybe Andrews Construction

42. could help build the sets

43. for the school musical?

44. You know, I got the lumber,

45. I got the tools,

46. I'm in between gigs.

47. - You'd wanna do that?

48. - Absolutely.

49. Son, I'm thrilled

50. you're getting back into music,

51. even if it's not rock 'n' roll.

52. And it's been a while

53. since we've spent

54. some time together.

55. - That would be awesome, Dad.

56. - Great, I'll give you

57. a ride to school.

58. Uh, I'm good, I'm just gonna

59. take my bike. But thanks.

60. Welcome to

61. Carrie, The Musical.

62. - Okay, thanks.

63. Okay. Next, introductions.

64. I'm Archie,

65. I'm playing Tommy Ross.

66. The boy next door.

67. I'm Betty,

68. I play Sue Snell.

69. The good girl.

70. Veronica Lodge,

71. playing mean girl,

72. Chris Hargensen.

73. I'm Cheryl Blossom,

74. playing the iconic role

75. of Carrie White.

76. Tone deaf.

77. Who's playing

78. your mom? Margaret White.

79. I am.

80. - Mom?

81. - Wait, seriously?

82. - Settle down.

83. Yes, it's untraditional

84. - Can you hold this for me?

85. but to me, there's nothing

86. more amateur than

87. age-inappropriate casting.

88. I'm really looking forward

89. to getting to know

90. who this woman is,

91. you know,

92. get under her skin.

93. And, of course, to spend

94. some quality time with

95. my daughter, Elizabeth.

96. Uh, sorry.

97. - I thought rehearsals

98. were in the Music Room.

99. - No problem.

100. All are welcome here.

101. So, Chuck Clayton,

102. why did you say yes

103. to being in the musical?

104. I'm trying

105. to reform my image.

106. And, yeah, maybe

107. it's a little counter-intuitive

108. to be playing the villain,

109. but, I mean,

110. somebody's gotta do it.

111. And I wanna do it right.

112. You know, show up,

113. put in the work,

114. be a member of the team.

115. And who knows, maybe...

116. Maybe then people

117. will start to change

118. their minds about me.

119. Kinda weird, huh?

120. The two of us,

121. playing boyfriend-girlfriend?

122. Easy there, Arch.

123. Big Brother's watching.

124. No, I mean,

125. things are strained with

126. the four of us right now

127. but we're here for Kevin,

128. and to do this play,

129. and I hope we can do it

130. as painless as possible.

131. Archie, Veronica lied

132. to all of us, you included.

133. Conspiring with her parents

134. against the entire school?

135. I mean, and it's fine that

136. you're doing exactly what

137. Tommy Ross would do,

138. which is stand by her,

139. but from where I'm standing?

140. Veronica's just as much

141. of a privileged,

142. selfish, spiteful,

143. mean girl

144. as the part she's playing.

145. Okay. Act one, scene one.

146. Actually...

147. Before we begin...

148. I've heard whisperings

149. that some of you

150. ensemble-vultures

151. - don't think I'm fit

152. to play or sing—

153. - No.

154. The role of Carrie White.

155. So, to settle this matter

156. once and for all...

157. - Maestro?

158. - Okay, uh, Cheryl—

159. Uh, Cheryl...

160. of distant thunder

161. Wow. I think I speak

162. for everyone when I say

163. that was undeniable, Cheryl.

164. I have a dark

165. confession to make...

166. After Cheryl's brush

167. with death this morning,

168. I found a letter

169. in my locker from

170. someone alleging to be...

171. And I can't believe

172. I'm about to say this...

173. the Black Hood.

174. It's a prank.

175. Look at it!

176. Why would the Black Hood,

177. who was shot dead by my dad,

178. be demanding that

179. the role of Carrie

180. be recast?

181. Yeah, it does

182. seem pretty small potatoes

183. for the Black Hood.

184. Yeah. Still. Jug, you can't

185. tell anyone about this.

186. As official documentarian,

187. you're sworn to secrecy.

188. Also, the show,

189. as they say, must go on...

190. of how we've all been

191. that Carrie White'll

192. good and sorry that

193. Carrie White a night

194. that Carrie White'll

195. - If she plays with fire

196. Ronnie...

197. I need to ask you

198. something.

199. What? You want us to take

200. that sexy new Firebird

201. of yours to Lover's Lane?

202. Actually, I was gonna ask

203. if I could keep it parked at

204. the Pembrooke for a few days.

205. Why?

206. I still haven't told

207. my dad about the Firebird.

208. And our dads

209. are literal rivals.

210. If my dad finds out

211. yours gave me this

212. big, expensive gift,

213. - it'll trigger

214. World War Three.

215. - Fine.

216. Our garage

217. is your garage.

218. About the election,

219. do you really think

220. Fred has a shot?

221. In our favor,

222. he's essentially

223. running on a platform

224. of family values with none

225. of his family by his side.

226. I mean, Mary's gone,

227. thank God.

228. And well, Archie and Fred,

229. they've never been

230. so distant, have they?

231. We just need

232. to keep it that way...

233. No way is this legit.

234. Well, it's a legit threat,

235. but it's definitely not

236. from the real Black Hood.

237. No, this is a classic

238. Phantom of the Opera tactic.

239. Mystery Man

240. sends menacing note

241. demanding a certain diva

242. soprano gets recast or else.

243. Who's to say this letter came

244. from a mystery man at all?

245. That's a good point.

246. Hey, Ethel,

247. what looks good?

248. Someone's picked out

249. all the M&M's from

250. the trail mix.

251. Ugh, that's terrible.

252. It's probably Cheryl.

253. I mean, she's always

254. taking things she shouldn't.

255. Like the role of

256. Carrie from you...

257. That's nice of you

258. to say, Betty.

259. For Kevin to have cast

260. Cheryl as Carrie without

261. even letting you audition...

262. Would you say

263. you feel angry?

264. I mean, I was born

265. to play Carrie,

266. so not to be given

267. a shot at it, yeah,

268. it makes me angry.

269. Wait, is Jughead

270. filming us?

271. No. Oh, no, no.

272. No, he's shooting B-roll.

273. Look, I have no idea

274. what you're trying

275. to get me to admit,

276. but I

277. am not a violent person

278. and for the record,

279. any record,

280. I would never do anything

281. to threaten or harm anybody

282. for my own benefit, ever!

283. What's happening, handsome?

284. Just bussin' tables,

285. Alice. You?

286. Just finished rehearsal.

287. I'm in

288. the high school musical.

289. Can you believe it?

290. Maybe you'll come by?

291. Check it out.

292. I'm working, Alice.

293. Sorry.

294. Wow! Really?

295. This old act again?

296. You know what's funny?

297. I was afraid our kids

298. were going to make

299. the same mistakes we did,

300. but, it turns out,

301. we're the ones making

302. them, all over again.

303. In this scene,

304. gym teacher Mrs. Gardener

305. is being a friend

306. when our girl has none,

307. out of sheer kindness.

308. I'll fake it

309. as best I can.

310. Stop, stop, stop!

311. Okay, Cheryl, I'm the only

312. one that's allowed to stop.

313. I can't do this!

314. I can't have you

315. hating me while we're singing

316. a song about friendship.

317. I know everything I did

318. was legit crazy, Josie,

319. but I was

320. wrestling with some dark,

321. Carrie White-like demons,

322. and I'm so, so sorry.

323. So please,

324. please forgive me.

325. - In a world where

326. - You should trust

327. thing that's real

328. Veronica, mija.

329. I noticed the Firebird parked

330. in the Pembrooke garage.

331. Is there a problem with it?

332. No, Daddy. Archie's just

333. parking it here until he

334. tells Fred you gave it to him.

335. He's worried

336. he's gonna bruise

337. his dad's ego or something.

338. - That makes sense.

339. - Yup.

340. Cheers, mi alma.

341. In keeping with

342. this week's theme,

343. I've just had

344. a wicked idea...

345. Everyone's been dumping

346. 'Cause you feel

347. Some of us have got it, girl

348. Let's party, people!

349. Okay, Veronica, I am

350. obsessed with everything

351. that just happened.

352. Thank you, it helps

353. to be off-book

354. and in full costume.

355. Don't be so modest.

356. You're the literal

357. embodiment of Chris.

358. Never has a role been

359. so perfectly type-cast.

360. - Betty...

361. What was that, Betty?

362. I mean, think about it.

363. Spoiled rich girl, check.

364. Major daddy issues, check.

365. Bad to the bone,

366. trying to control

367. everyone around her,

368. including her boyfriend

369. and best friend.

370. Check, check, check.

371. - How could you

372. be so mean to her?

373. - Archie—

374. No, Betty, you have

375. no idea what's really

376. going on with Veronica.

377. All this intense stuff

378. at home with her family,

379. the pressure she's under.

380. She's trying to do her best

381. under insane circumstances.

382. But can you tell me

383. how, please?

384. Help me understand

385. so I can let this go.

386. It's not for me

387. to say, Betty.

388. You remember how

389. quickly she forgave you?

390. When the Black Hood

391. made you say all

392. those horrible things?

393. So, really, who should be

394. playing Chris and who

395. should be playing Sue?

396. Archie, Betty, can you

397. join us on stage?

398. We're ready to run

399. Tommy and Sue's love ballad.

400. V...

401. Betty, if you're

402. here to rip into me again,

403. I agree with what

404. you said back there.

405. If there's anything playing

406. Chris has illuminated,

407. it's that I've been

408. a terrible friend.

409. I couldn't disagree more.

410. there's a fire

411. Afternoon, Gentlemen.

412. I just came by to check

413. on the progress of

414. the show I'm producing,

415. and lo and behold,

416. Fred Andrews.

417. Just donating

418. my free time, Hiram.

419. Has Archie taken you

420. for a spin yet?

421. - Mr. Lodge—

422. - In the new Firebird

423. I bought him?

424. For all the help

425. he's given me and my family

426. in the past few months.

427. That's, uh...

428. It's a pretty smooth ride.

429. Yeah.

430. A young man never

431. forgets his first car.

432. - Dad,

433. it's just a car.

434. - Just a car?

435. Did I raise you

436. to be that spoiled?

437. Seriously, this doesn't have

438. to be a big deal, Dad.

439. It is to me, son.

440. I was planning on us

441. going to the junkyard

442. and picking out an old jalopy.

443. We could've fixed it up,

444. like me and Grandpa Artie

445. did with my first car.

446. Honey, I'm sure

447. you're probably

448. still upset with me,

449. but I still miss you

450. and I am worried about you.

451. I love you, Chic.

452. Please call me

453. when you can.

454. Mom?

455. It's your brother.

456. He, uh, won't return my calls.

457. Not that I blame him

458. for what I did.

459. I'm gonna get a class of water.

460. Do you want anything?

461. Jughead, the sandbag was

462. an accident and the letter

463. was a prank, right?

464. - Seems like it.

465. - That's what I thought.

466. But then I found this

467. in my locker.

468. Another letter

469. from the Black Hood.

470. "This is your last warning

471. to replace Cheryl.

472. Next time, the sandbag

473. won't miss."

474. Cheryl, it's a matter

475. of your safety.

476. I have to recast

477. the role of Carrie.

478. I will not succumb

479. to thespian terrorism

480. and allow myself to be

481. ousted from this production!

482. After the fires

483. I've walked through, Kevin,

484. the world needs

485. to see me up on that stage.

486. A Dark Phoenix reborn

487. in the spotlight—

488. Well, they'll have

489. to wait, Cheryl.

490. - Mother.

491. - Even in a town

492. as twisted as Riverdale,

493. students require

494. parental approval

495. to partake in certain

496. extracurricular activities.

497. As I reminded

498. Principal Weatherbee

499. when I told him

500. you didn't have

501. my approval to do

502. the musical and never will.

503. So what? You just

504. feast on broken dreams

505. now, is that it?

506. Playing a murderous

507. telekinetic teen

508. who kills her mother?

509. Please!

510. This matricidal

511. revenge fantasy...

512. Never gonna happen.

513. That's final.

514. Due to some unforeseen

515. circumstances,

516. Cheryl will

517. no longer be playing

518. the role of Carrie White.

519. - What?

520. - Why?

521. Let's just say that

522. Penelope Blossom

523. isn't much of a stage-mom.

524. I think Cheryl's

525. by the gym bleachers.

526. In the meantime,

527. Cheryl's understudy

528. will assume the role.

529. Understudy?

530. I appointed one

531. after the sandbag incident.

532. Midge Klump!

533. Screw the musical.

534. I just wanted to

535. prove to everyone

536. that I'm still me,

537. but maybe I'm not.

538. Toni, even Carrie White

539. could stand up to her mother.

540. Cheryl, you've gotta show

541. your mother who's in charge.

542. I don't know

543. if I can anymore.

544. I'm not the same girl

545. who burned down Thornhill

546. and cut off her oxygen.

547. Sure, you are.

548. You're not done

549. playing Carrie, Cheryl.

550. Not by a long shot.

551. Just tell me what

552. What if they like me?

553. They'll leave

554. - They might like me!

555. They'll like me!

556. - You're such a fool!

557. Don't go.

558. Mom?

559. Don't leave me, Betty.

560. Don't leave me

561. like all the others.

562. Am I directing a train wreck?

563. And where's my tea?

564. - Mom?

565. I'm not going anywhere.

566. Everything...

567. Everything is crumbling.

568. I've lost everyone.

569. No, I haven't lost everyone,

570. I've driven everyone away.

571. I gave my son away

572. when he was born,

573. and then,

574. I just did it again.

575. And your father and I

576. aren't living together,

577. because we're still fighting

578. about some unspoken thing

579. that happened years ago.

580. And... And you and I have

581. never been so frayed.

582. My mom's

583. always been a woman

584. on the verge, but this...

585. I have to do something

586. to help her, Jughead.

587. Something to make her feel

588. less alone and abandoned.

589. Guys, the programs are in,

590. and they look amazing.

591. Make sure to get them

592. signed on opening night.

593. Dad, what're you

594. doing here?

595. Gotta get the sets

596. loaded in.

597. Yeah, I... I guess

598. I just assumed—

599. What? That I would quit

600. because we had

601. a disagreement?

602. That's not the way I roll.

603. When Kevin came to me

604. about Carrie, The Musical,

605. he said I was the literal

606. embodiment of Tommy Ross.

607. Loyal, selfless,

608. a hero, a force for good.

609. But I'm none of those things.

610. I'm not the hero

611. of any story...

612. Lately, I've been

613. going down this dark path,

614. ignoring how much

615. it hurt my dad.

616. Mr. Lodge,

617. there's something I gotta

618. get off my chest.

619. You may be my boss,

620. but please,

621. don't try to get between

622. me and my dad.

623. - Because I promise you, sir,

624. that is a battle

625. you will lose, every time.

626. So, thank you

627. for the Firebird...

628. But I won't be

629. needing it anymore.

630. Oh, who are we kidding.

631. It's opening night!

632. We're too nervous

633. to eat, anyway.

634. Alice...

635. Thank you.

636. You're welcome.

637. I'm allergic to peonies.

638. But how would you know that?

639. We've only been

640. married for decades.

641. I'd really like to come

642. back home, Alice.

643. If you'll have me.

644. If we do this, Hal,

645. there can't be any more

646. secrets between us.

647. - Which means... Betty?

648. - Yeah?

649. - Honey, can you

650. give us a moment?

651. - Yeah.

652. There's something that

653. you should know about Chic.

654. To be honest,

655. I always suspected

656. that Chic wasn't mine.

657. I don't care, Alice.

658. I want to come home.

659. Alice...

660. Our secrets

661. can't hurt us anymore.

662. But we can be together again.

663. Don't you have a show

664. to get ready for?

665. Yeah, I do,

666. but this couldn't wait.

667. I gave back the Firebird, Dad.

668. And I sold some of

669. my music stuff so I could buy

670. this off of Junkyard Steve.

671. It needs a lot of work, Dad,

672. but I'm up for it if you are.

673. You better get going, Arch.

674. I don't want you to be late.

675. Claudius, is that you?

676. Do you know whose

677. blood this is, Mummy?

678. This is Jason's blood...

679. This is Daddy's blood...

680. And the next blood

681. to be spilt

682. will be yours.

683. Cheryl, dear God!

684. You've been in cahoots

685. with Daddy's twin,

686. you tried to kill Nana Rose,

687. and then you shipped me off

688. to a ghoulish nunnery.

689. But your depraved

690. gambits are finished.

691. If you so much

692. as pluck one hair from

693. Nana Rose's little head,

694. I'll end you.

695. I burned one house down,

696. I'll happily burn another...

697. Nightmare child,

698. what do you want from me?

699. I want to be emancipated.

700. I want Thistlehouse

701. all to myself

702. and my Nana...

703. Start packing, Mummy.

704. You and Uncle Claudius

705. are pig-people.

706. And should live

707. amongst the pigs.

708. Thank you. Hello.

709. Good to see you.

710. Thank you.

711. Gillian, how are you?

712. Hal, come here!

713. Did you bring it?

714. Ten minutes to places!

715. Where is Fangs?

716. I don't know.

717. - Fangs!

718. - I was giving Midge

719. some last minute notes.

720. Well, hurry up, because

721. it's ten minutes to places!

722. Hey, Ethel?

723. I'm doing

724. final interviews.

725. Ethel!

726. What...

727. QED, folks, it was Ethel.

728. What was?

729. Uh, just some magazines.

730. Okay, I know what you're

731. thinking but you're wrong.

732. Those were for

733. my vision board.

734. It's okay. You can tell me.

735. Get out of

736. my dressing room, Jughead.

737. Sounds like a guilty

738. conscious to me.

739. - Hey, Moose.

740. - Get out of

741. my way, Jones!

742. What a to-do to die

743. today at a minute

744. or two till two.

745. A thing

746. distinctly hard to say,

747. but harder still to do.

748. Chuck?

749. Let me speak

750. for the whole gang

751. when I say that your behavior

752. throughout rehearsals

753. has been nothing short

754. of that of a proper

755. Victorian gentleman.

756. Um, what does that mean?

757. Your pariahship

758. is officially over.

759. Hey, Betty.

760. Chic...

761. You made it.

762. Of course, I wouldn't

763. miss this for the world.

764. Five minutes

765. to places, people.

766. You should get back

767. to your seat, Chic.

768. You're not really

769. allowed to be backstage.

770. No problem.

771. Break a leg, sis.

772. All right, Carrietta,

773. it's time to come out

774. of your closet.

775. - Uh, Kevin, did you

776. re-block this scene?

777. Why isn't she on

778. her knees singing?

779. - I don't think that's

780. part of the show.

781. - Oh, my God!

782. Somebody, should help her.

783. For God's sake, help her!

784. Betty!