I feel like they've been building the groundwork for some deeper and vaster town-related conspiracy so that once the murder arc wraps up, the investigation will have thrown up other mysteries for the show to explore in subsequent seasons. Now how successfully that shakes out, I have no idea…

Upvoting for your excellent taste in ships.

Surprised they're not playing Reggie up more in the show since he was mainly Archie's main rival in the comics for Veronica's affections. He seems like he'd be an interesting foil to Archie's blandness in the show and he's easy on the eyes too.

Excuse me while I fantasise about a retooled version of this show where they revealed at the end of the pilot that Archie Andrews was the murdered boy this whole town has been turned upside down over…

Dying at that FNL reference

Turns out Polly never got sent to an institution…she's actually been in the Thornhill attic all along!!11!1!!!!

As always, it feels as if Archie's in a different show (a poor man's Friday Night Lights by the look of things) while the rest of the gang are off having way better hijinks. I loved that we spent most of the episode hanging out in the creepy Blossom mansion, complete with severe family dysfunction and moments of…

I was basically Kevin this whole episode.

I did not expect to be so taken by Skeet Ulrich. DUDE LOOKED HOT.

Love that Jellybean made the jump to the show but uh, where is she?!

You've just described everything I've ever wanted but never got from a Ryan Murphy show :|

Ugh, I'm so glad the Grundy/Archie subplot is over but I feel like they missed a prime opportunity to tease out her potential role in Jason's death a little more and to play up her creepiness. I expected her to throw us a smile over Archie's shoulder as he gave her that consolatory hug. Seriously, it's as if Betty…