Is Jughead in trouble? (Picture: The CW)

The latest episode of Riverdale was another entertaining offering from the subversive teen drama – but it also opened up a lot of questions.

As Jughead is drawn deeper and deeper into Serpent activities, an affair between Sheriff Keller and Mayor McCoy is revealed, and the Black Hood swears vengeance, there are a lot of questions to ask – and a lot of answers we need to find.

Here are five questions we need answering after the latest episode of Riverdale, Tales from the Darkside.

What does FP Jones owe Penny Peabody?

Penny Peabody, the snake charmer, returned this episode – calling in a favour from Jughead and manipulating him into doing her work.




She said this was because FP Jones owed her a debt – but what was it?

It’s also worth asking what she had Jughead and Archie transporting – presumably drugs, rather than pancake mix.

Is it more jingle jangle? Why have the Serpents reneged on their previous rule about not dealing drugs? Is that Penny’s decision?

Who was the man that Jughead and Archie met at midnight?

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He’s credited as Farmer McGinty, but that doesn’t explain a huge amount.

Who was he? What did he want, and why was he there?

It’s possible he’s got something to do with the upcoming Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina spinoff but we’ll have to wait and see.

Did Cheryl leave the drawing and the heart for Josie?

The closing shot of Cheryl working on a drawing of her with Josie definitely suggests that. It looks like Cheryl is deliberately trying to isolate Josie, so she can have her all to herself.

What’s less clear, though, is whether it’s Cheryl is doing all of those things – both the original notes and messages, and the final threat – or it’s the Janitor who’s stalking Josie, with Cheryl only sending the drawing and the heart.

Either way, it’s clear that Josie is in a difficult spot.

Does Kevin realise how badly his friends are treating him?

Veronica and Betty started investigating Sheriff Keller this week – and in the process, left Kevin pretty much by the wayside.

It was difficult not to feel a little sorry for Kevin as Veronica ignored his board game to go snoop on his dad. Poor Kevin.

On a related note, Val and Melody being shocked at Josie maybe wanting to be independent from the band, when they’re in a band named after her, is pretty short-sighted.

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What is the Black Hood doing now and who’s his next target?

The episode closed with a threat from the Black Hood – warning the citizens of Riverdale that they failed his test, and that they will soon face more violence from him.

Who will be his first target? Will it be one of Mayor McCoy or Sheriff Keller for their affair? Might it even be Jughead for getting more involved with the snakes?

The latter feels less likely – if nothing else, a dramatic event such as that would probably be held until later in the season.



For now, though, we’ve just got to wait and see.

Alex Moreland is a freelance writer and student based in London. You can read more of his work here.

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