The Southside Serpents Come to Riverdale In "The Last Picture Show" Synopsis

The CW has released the official synopsis for 'The Last Picture Show,' the fourth episode of [...]

The CW has released the official synopsis for "The Last Picture Show," the fourth episode of Riverdale.

In the episode, things with Miss Grundy seem to be escalating to a fever pitch as Betty is seemingly in on her secret with Archie. Jughead is preoccupied trying to keep a local business open in spite of outside pressures, and a former Twin Peaks actress gets caught up in a teenager's diary.

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You can check it out below.

HOLDING ON — When Jughead (Cole Sprouse) learns that an anonymous buyer has plans to tear down the local drive-in, he fights desperately to keep it open. Betty (Lili Reinhart) finds her friendship with Archie on the line after stumbling upon some startling information she's uncovered about Miss Grundy's (guest star Sarah Habel) past.

Elsewhere, Veronica (Camila Mendes) confronts her mother Hermoine (Marisol Nichols) about a suspicious meeting she witnessed between her mother and a shady Southside Serpent. Finally, after uncovering Betty's diary, Alice (Madchen Amick) finds the perfect opportunity to destroy Archie's golden boy image.

Madelaine Petsch and Luke Perry also star. Mark Piznarski directed the episode written by Michael Grassi.

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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.

Riverdale debuted tonight on The CW. You can check out our review of the pilot here.

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