After far too long of a break, The CW’s Riverdale is back! Have you missed the teen murders? Multiple gangs? People with bizarre names and candy drug addictions? Because that’s all on display in tonight’s new episode, “Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight,” and so much more.

In case your brain is foggy after the nearly month long break, here’s where we last left off. Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) had consoled her girlfriend Toni (Vanessa Morgan) by gifting her with an all-girl gang named The Pretty Poisons. Cheryl had to do this after getting the duo kicked out of their last gang, the Southside Serpents, by Jughead (Cole Sprouse). Jughead, meanwhile, was left shocked and elated at the surprise return of his mother Gladys (Gina Gershon) and sister Jellybean (Trinity Likins); as was his father FP Jones (Skeet Ulrich) who is now Riverdale’s sheriff.

That said, they may have wanted to curb their enthusiasm a bit, as Gladys is making some aggressive moves on Hiram Lodge’s (Mark Consuelos) drug trade. Or, she was trying to, up until Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) burned all of his equipment. Now she’s in debt to Gladys, and the Jones women are running Riverdale.

Meanwhile, Archie (KJ Apa) survived a bear attack and gained a new lease on life with Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), who he is now smooching with his mouth.

And then there’s Betty (Lili Reinhart), who has watched her mother Alice Cooper (Mädchen Amick) squander her inheritance and slowly become part of the cult-like Farm. Her sister, Polly (Tiera Skovbye) is also part of the Farm. Does it have any connection to the strange role-playing game Gryphons & Gargoyles that has enraptured the whole town? Or is it, like, two separate things?

Here’s what we can tease about tonight’s episode:

1 This Is My Fight Song Remember a few episodes back when Archie decided to metaphorically kill all the parts of him that make dumb decisions? Guess what? While training as a boxer with the completely shredded Tom Keller (Martin Cummins) in order to repair his fractured psyche, Riverdale’s teen prodigy makes a few rash choices that — as usual — throw him into a situation where he is in way over his head. Luckily, Josie is there with an amazing cover song to help him get through it. He also seems to be sporting more aggressive scar makeup than he did in previous episodes, but maybe I just didn’t notice it before, I dunknow.

2 Archie & Josie On The Rise Speaking of Archie and Josie, things heat up for the new couple. They continue to be completely adorable in the episode, and are supportive of each other’s careers; even when said careers involving being a professional dumb dumbo. Also, to answer one frequently asked question: no, they’re not sneaking around. Josie and Archie are properly a couple this episode, openly dating and about town; even though their storyline is segmented away from most of the rest of the cast this week.

3 It's A Nice Day For A White Baptism While things are heating up with Josie and Archie, things are also heating up with Alice and her true love: The Farm. I’m kidding, of course. Sort of. But this is a big episode not just for Alice’s future with the cult, but for info on how, exactly, it ties into the overall tapestry of the season. By the end of it all, the Cooper family is headed towards some huge, heartbreaking changes that may well alter them all for good.

4 Run, Betty, Run Stuck in the middle of her mama’s drama is Betty, who is trying desperately to find out more info about The Farm before Alice makes a decision she can’t come back from. Before you worry she’s ditched Jughead, far from it. The two have a requisite check-in scene towards the top of the episode, but Betty’s man is very much busy with his own problems this week. Also just wanted to point out Betty’s running form. Tuck in your elbows, Betty!

5 Pretty As Poison You won’t find out much more about the individual members of the Pretty Poisons this week (sorry, curious Peaches ‘n Cream fans!), but you will quickly get a sense how Choni’s gang is already radically changing the power structure in Riverdale. You’ll also get a sense of how much you desperately want your own Pretty Poisons jacket, which is: a lot.

6 Toni Has A Boni (To Pick) Remember how Choni fans wanted more screentime for their favorite couple? Remember how I wrote a ridiculously long essay about it at the beginning of the season, trying to make a logic based case for why they deserved to be front and center? Well guess what, the first finger of the monkey’s paw has officially curled downwards. After last episode’s banner showing for the show’s premiere LGBTQ+ couple that also included their first fight, things are still not quite rosy in the land of Cheryl Blossom and Toni Topaz. The upside is that you’ll get to see a kiss from the couple in full daylight, without Veronica standing in front of them in the frame or something. The downside is… The angst is coming, and it is real, my friends. Also of note, the Choni storyline is confined the first part of the episode, and mostly there to establish the Pretty Poisons and kick off a major storyline for Jughead. But… Well, I’ll just relink this piece about which couples will make it out of Season 3 alive here, and leave it at that. Don’t grab your pitchforks yet, folks. But perhaps invest in some farm equipment, just in case.

7 Jughead Into The Heart Of Darkness Speaking of ol’ jugs for heads, the leader of the Serpents is dealing with demands from his family, and demands from his gang at the same time, which puts stress on the poor boy. And the more he tries to extend olive branches, the more he finds dead doves handed back to him in paper bags (though honestly, I don’t know what he expected). That leads him to find out about some surprising shifts in the Riverdale power structure, and a journey into the heart of darkness that includes a new character with one of the most ridiculously on-the-nose character names in the history of the show. And for a show that included a character named Benjamin Button (wait, really?) that’s saying something. Suffice to say if you’re looking to kill time before the episode airs, I recommend watching Apocalypse Now, and Rocky.