Despite the departure of music teacher Miss Grundy—or rather, Jennifer Gibson—Archie‘s budding songwriting career might not take a big hit.
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In Riverdale Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness, Archie nearly found a new mentor to help with his music, courtesy of Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats.
In the episode, Archie struggled with dividing his time and efforts between a promising football position and making music. He found himself in a head-to-head competition with Reggie Mantle over a captains position on the squad, along with the expectation of living up to Jason Blossom’s status on the team by wearing his number.
And even though Archie won the captainship, he turned it down so he could focus on his music, opting to remain on the team while pursuing songwriting.
But the potential mentor that Valerie steered him toward wasn’t keen on helping Archie, and told him to move on. With all of the doubt and mixed desires, in the wake of being left behind by the teacher he was sleeping with, Archie seemed to be overwhelmed.
And then Valerie assured him that the only person holding him back was himself, and she became his guiding force. Now there’s just one question…
What will Josie say?
From the first episode, Josie has had a domineering presence, only assisting Archie when he’s most pathetic. She doesn’t want to take his suggestions and only does at insistence.
So what will she do when she finds out her back-up singer and keyboard player is assisting Archie with his own songwriting?
In the comics, Archie and Valerie entered into a relationship pre-reboot. So even though that storyline has been reset in the Archie universe, there’s also a precedent for their partnership to move past songwriting and into something more romantic. Plus, we all know Archie has a thing for people who help him out with his music.
Will Archie drive a wedge between the Pussycats and break them up? The CW‘s adaptation of the classic comics have shown a willingness to alter storylines drastically. We wouldn’t be surprised if Archie comes between them, but we hope Riverdale keeps the awesome musical numbers intact.
The next episode of Riverdale, Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill! airs Thursday March 2.
With Riverdale High’s annual variety show around the corner, Valerie’s (guest star Hayley Law) efforts to help Archie (KJ Apa) prepare for his big performance lead to some major fallout between her and Josie (Ashleigh Murray).
Meanwhile, Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead’s (Cole Sprouse) investigation into Jason’s death brings them to a home for troubled youth and face-to-face with Polly (guest star Tiera Skovbye).
Just as her relationship with her mother was on the upswing, an unexpected betrayal sends Veronica (Camila Mendes) spiraling, while Josie deals with her own pressures at home after her overbearing father returns for her performance at the variety show.
Finally, Hermoine’s (Marisol Nichols) first day at Andrew’s Construction finds her and Fred (Luke Perry) growing closer.
MORE RIVERDALE NEWS:
·Ashleigh Murray Says Performing in the Classic Josie Costume Was Her Favorite
·KJ Apa On Archie’s “Balancing Act” in Upcoming Episodes of Riverdale
·Cole Sprouse On Jughead’s Relationship With His Dad
Riverdale stars KJ Apa as Archie, Cole Sprouse as Jughead, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camilla Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Luke Perry as Archie’s father Fred Andrews, among others. The series’ showrunner is Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Archie Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer and the writer of Afterlife With Archie, the publisher’s wildly popular zombie series.
“Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!” episode of Riverdale was directed by Mark Piznarski, written by Michael Grassi, and will air Thursday, March 16 at 9/8c on The CW!
