‘Riverdale’: 7 Teases For “Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon”

In 1975, director Sidney Lumet released a movie titled Dog Day Afternoon starring Al Pacino, about a simple man robbing a bank who accidentally causes a massive hostage situation, and ends up as a media sensation. This week’s new episode of Riverdale, titled “Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon,” is… Uh… Not about that. Instead, the hour written by Ace Hasan & Greg Murray and directed by Greg Smith finds the residents of the Town With Pep aiming to deal with the villainous cult The Farm, once and for all.

Back in Season 3, The Farm — led by the enigmatic Edgar Evernever (Chad Michael Murray) — was revealed to be a front for a black market organ stealing organization. Despite the less than savory reasons, Edgar still managed to abscond with multiple Riverdale residents, including Betty Cooper’s (Lili Reinhart) mother Alice (Mädchen Amick) and sister Polly (Tiera Skovbye).

But what’s the expression I just made up? You might be losing a mother and a sister, but you’re gaining a half-brother? In this case, Betty discovered that Charles Smith (Wyatt Nash), her long believed to be dead half-brother, was not only alive, but also an FBI Agent — and working with their mother, who was undercover the whole time.

Meanwhile, Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) made a big decision of his own: ditch Riverdale High for the lofty private school Stonewall Prep, thanks to a generous invitation by one of the school’s teachers, Mr. Chipping (Sam Witwer). There, he met Bret Weston Wallis (Sean Depner) and other students, pretentious elitists all… So naturally, Jughead fit right in.

Oh, and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) has been hanging out with the corpse of her brother Jason Blossom (Trevor Stines, but really some sort of wax dummy), which is very fine and totally normal behavior.

There’s a lot more that we could discuss, but there’s also a lot to tease (and a lot we can’t) on one of the craziest episodes of the craziest show on television. Let’s get a-teasin’.



1 1. House Of 1000 Corpses Photo: The CW Cheryl, as mentioned, is hiding a big secret, even from her devoted and loving girlfriend Toni Topaz (Vanessa Morgan) — who, it should be noted, has put aside her training as a ninja mime for this episode, is allowed to say lines in scenes, and even have a scene with a character who doesn’t have the last name Blossom. Small victories, folks. But anyone who has seen a horror movie — or read an Edgar Allan Poe story — knows that the stress of keeping a spooky secret comes out in other ways, as Cheryl finds out this episode in the most horrifying way possible. Oh, and in case you were wondering, she’s not the only one in Thornhill holding on to a big secret…

2 2. All Hail The Lizard King Photo: The CW When last we saw Edgar Evernever, he was a new-agey cult leader, focused on healing his followers’ pain by removing as many body parts as he could. When we meet him next, this is a different Edgar, one more in the mode of David Koresh than Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, with a dash of Jim Morrison. We already know he and the rest of The Farmies are holed up in a motel just outside of Riverdale, and Charles and Betty are aiming to take him down any way he can. But never ever count out Evernever, as he has multiple tricks up his sleeves (or lack thereof). By episode’s end, you’ll Edgar in a way you never expected, and his showdown with the Coopers will lead to at least one redemption… And one betrayal.

3 3. I Get Wet Photo: The CW Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) meanwhile is dealing with some trouble of his own — though of the financial variety, instead of gothic horror or cult inspired madness. When he runs into a rut trying to turn his boxing gym into a community center, Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) has a few ideas as to how to make up the shortfall, one of which conveniently includes both her boyfriend and ex-boyfriend getting their copious abs soaking wet. And when that does work out as expected, Archie makes some classic Archie decisions that get him into trouble that brings his storyline right in line with everyone else’s. Oh well, two episodes of promising Archie will do better! It was nice knowing you!

4 4. Deadly Class Photo: The CW As mentioned, last week we met Jughead’s new crew at Stonewall Prep, including the smarmy Bret and Donna Sweett (Sarah Desjardins). This week, you’ll find out a lot more about them, including their motivations and what they might mean for Jughead’s future. If you guessed that the preppie Bret might not be happy mixing it up with a street rat, well, you’d be right on the (lack of) money. As for Donna? She’s got her eye focused elsewhere than academics; but that doesn’t mean Bret and Jughead won’t want to keep their eyes on her. Oh, and keep your eyes peeled for a familiar face with a new identity. Hamlet isn’t the only Great Dane you’ll find students studying inside the walls of Stonewall Prep.

5 5. Star Cross'd Lovers Photo: The CW But what of fair Bughead (Betty and Jughead), who are spending weeks apart while Jughead heads to Stonewall Prep? Though the two may share some concern about the time apart, in a shocking twist the duo acts more like a couple than they did most of last season, when they were in the same school. Though tragedy may be coming for them, Bughead is as strong as ever.

6 6. Veronica's Visitor Photo: The CW Though Veronica is busy supporting her Archiekins this episode, she still has time for a few lovely scenes with Archie’s mother Mary (Molly Ringwald), and is wrestling with a big decision of her own. But thanks to a surprise visitor, she may have the answer to her problems — at least for now.

7 7. Absence Of Alice Photo: The CW It’s been too long since we saw Alice Cooper in action, and she’s back in a big way this episode. Though you’ll have to wait for her long anticipated reunion with her soulmate FP Jones (Skeet Ulrich), Alice is unbound and ready to take down The Farm. Only question is if she’ll be able to do it before Edgar takes her down, first. Riverdale airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW. Where to watch Riverdale

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