3x1: Riverdale

In an act often criticized by fans as "his dumbest decision yet," Archie accepts a plea deal of two years in juvenile detention for manslaughter to spare his family another trial.

The episode introduces a supernatural element through Betty's perspective at the Cooper household. Riverdale recap: Season 3, Episode 1 - Entertainment Weekly Riverdale 3x1

The judge declares a mistrial, meaning Archie could walk free during a retrial. In an act often criticized by fans as

Dilton Doiley frantically seeks Jughead's help, hinting that the game is "real" and dangerous. Dilton Doiley frantically seeks Jughead's help, hinting that

At Fox Forest, Jughead finds Dilton and Ben Button unconscious and shirtless in front of a bone-and-stick totem , with strange carvings on their backs.

Archie’s trial for the murder of Cassidy Bullock reaches a boiling point when the jury becomes at 6-6.