I am so, so sorry. This is an awful thing that no one should have to go through, and yet here it is.

So true! And LW1, I’ve been there—I was nerdy and depressed and often a minority in predominantly white spaces, so I felt like I was super-behind on the learning curve in my early 20s. Here’s the thing: you aren’t behind. You are learning, and right now, the thing to learn is that this dude is not into you in the way…

That and “It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken” were books that have spared me a lot of bullshit from dudes because I know to walk away (usually), or if it ends, I have the sense to block numbers/delete contact info/change their name in my phone to “DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE”.

It is that bad. Even if you aren’t of the background being targeted in her speech, we all have an interest in a professional, non-bigoted workplace: it’s a public good, if you will. Which means it doesn’t have to be about you to effect you, and (good news!) gives you all the standing you need to shut that shit down,…

Being neuroatypical isn’t a good justification for plowing through your clearly-stated boundaries, not for being a fucking bigot. I would recommend documenting the shit out of everything she says that’s racist, call her out when it’s spoken to you, and then take it to HR. If they do nothing, then your office sucks and…

THIS. Homeboy is trash.

But only if the invitations are engraved—we’re not animals!

Urgh, it is clinical. I can work with “cum” or “finish”, but I also feel like there’s a lot of language that sounds bad or weird because it reflects our societal discomfort around sex, which means a lot of the vocabulary is meant to be awkward.

True—I think that the way they just jumped back together is going to force them to reckon with those problems at a later date (the kiss, the gang, etc.) but I would be really interested to see them deal with it from the perspective of people who have decided not to break up, but have to just go through it.

YAY, CROCHET! I’m a knitter personally, but I am here for all needle-based craft activities (drugs are still bad, kids!) I would recommend checking this show out, because I think it’s delightful and the aesthetic is charming af, but welcome! I would also recommend popping over to Jezebel for Saturday Night Social, the…

STILL TOO SOON.

Right? I mean, I want Bughead back together ASAP, but I was really hoping for a whole Moment—preferably at Pop’s, or at least leaning in to the whole 50's vibe in some way.

I was really hoping people might actually get grounded and experience consequences. Also, maybe Fred Andrews should learn to cook? They eat nothing but take-out, and I feel like diet-induced high blood pressure is bad news bears when recovering from a gunshot wound.

I loved that shot of Betty through the blinds at the end of the episode. Pure Rear Window, Hitchcock realness.

I can understand kind of feeling the moment and deciding to take the chance to make out with Cole Sprouse, and then deciding on reflection that it’s more drama than you need in your life.

God, I hope the Hood doesn’t target Kevin—I get that he’s an insane vigilante, but I would really like to avoid actual hate crimes.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that for me, Betty and Veronica’s ride-or-die BFFness is the beating heart of this show for me. Two intelligent, deeply moral, exceptionally well-dressed girls who love and support each other no matter what? Always here for it.

Personally, I’m shipping Cheryl/Toni—the power couple to truly unite North and South Riverdale and take down everyone’s shitty fucking parents.

I respected the hell out of how V went to bat for Cheryl—she wasn’t about to let her parents pull some rape apologetics to keep their business deal going, and she knew exactly what her father would do.

I totally understand this. I’ve already ordered my cards for this year (not photo cards, because I am single and have no pets and this has already been done), but next year, I’m planning on old-timey Krampus-themed Christmas cards, just to remind my nearest and dearest that we’re all just waiting for an Alpine demon…