[Jughead] The first thing that happened after the wedding
is the living buried their dead.
Among the firstborns who'd perished as a result of Percival's attack,
Archie, Toni, Fangs, Dagwood, Nana Rose, and me, your humble narrator.
So sorry to intrude.
We've, um-- We've come to pay our respects.
You.
You did this. You-- You killed my nana.
And my Tee-Tee.
How could you? How could you do this? Anthony was a baby.
Calm yourselves. We'll leave. Leave you to your grief.
[Jughead] I'll let you in on a secret: We weren't quite yet worm food.
This funeral? A misdirect.
To lull Percival into a false sense of security.
Oh, we were dead, but our bodies were currently in Dr. Curdle's deep freeze,
preserved and not yet decomposing.
The plan was simple: Convince Percival we were six feet under
while our surviving loved ones mourned our passing.
When, in fact, they were biding their time until we could be resurrected.
Reports are still coming in, authorities believe there was an altercation
between rival gangs, the Serpents and the Ghoulies,
that has resulted in multiple deaths at the Whyte Wyrm biker bar.
Names of the deceased have not yet been released,
but local authorities are warning, River--
Nice cover story, Mom.
You know, maybe that's why Percival didn't kill every firstborn in town.
Because it would be much harder to explain away hundreds if not thousands of deaths.
-That's a good point. -When is she coming?
-Sabrina-- What was her last name again? -Spellman.
-She'll be here soon, right? -As soon as she can be.
Sabrina is the definition of a multi-tasking witch.
"Cheerleader by day, queen of hell by night" was her tagline for a while.
But you said we only have three days to bring them back?
-And we've got like 12 hours left. -It's true.
There are different kinds of resurrection rituals.
The one we're attempting must be performed
within three days of a person's expiration.
Otherwise, the body becomes too corrupt to reanimate and the death becomes permanent.
[tense music playing]
At least it doesn't seem like Percival suspects what we're up to.
And he doesn't know that Baby Anthony survived his last plague.
That gives us a tiny window
to bring everyone back in time for the final battle.
Why did Baby Anthony survive?
Wouldn't he have been Percival's main target?
You were a firstborn too, though, Kev.
I think I know why I'm alive, Betty.
Because Percival wants to punish me for betraying him.
What punishment is worse than death by a biblical plague?
You don't know him like I do, which is why I'm leaving.
The fact that I'm here at Thornhill is putting you guys in danger.
-Where will you go? -New York. Moose is already there.
I'm sorry, Betty.
I understand. Everyone else will too.
[ominous music playing]
The Daggers of Megiddo.
Well done, Reggie.
Like so many of the items in my collection,
these blades contain immense arcane power. Now, did you enjoy your trip to Rome?
Everything except for the part when a bunch of my friends were dead.
Yeah, so unfortunate how that all happened.
But, look, there's a silver lining to all this tragedy.
Now that Veronica's been so grief-stricken and absent from the casino of late,
I took the liberty of calling an emergency board meeting
and suggested...
that you be installed as CEO, effective immediately.
Congratulations, Reg.
Babylonium now belongs to you and you alone.
[Betty] That was Mrs. Andrews.
She had a bad feeling about Archie.
So she keeps calling him and he's not calling her back, obviously.
Good God, what are we gonna tell her happened to Archie
-if this crazy plan of ours doesn't work? -It has to work. There's no other option.
Guys, where do we think they are? Archie and the others.
I mean, their souls. In some kind of afterlife?
Sabrina once described it simply as the Sweet Hereafter.
["Cheek to Cheek" playing on radio]
Kids, is there something you wanna tell your dad?
-We got our report cards today. -A-ha!
-Let me guess, straight A's? -Yep.
-We're very proud of you, Li'l Polly. -What about you?
Li'l Fred got A's in gym and music, but cats and dogs in everything else.
[Archie] That's okay.
You know, your old man wasn't the greatest student either.
That doesn't mean we're not still proud of you. You'll find your way.
Thanks, Pop.
[dog barks]
Hey, Vegas.
Good boy.
["Cheek to Cheek" continues]
♪ When we're out together Dancing cheek to cheek ♪
♪ Oh, I love to climb a mountain ♪
♪ And to reach the highest peak ♪
♪ But it doesn't thrill me half as much As dancing cheek to cheek ♪
♪ Oh, I love to go out fishing ♪
♪ In a river, or a creek ♪
♪ But I don't enjoy it half as much... ♪
That's it, then.
The Serpents and the Ghoulies have finally signed a peace treaty.
As of this moment, we are no longer at war!
[cheering and whooping]
Here's to a better, brighter, more unified Riverdale.
For everyone.
-Including our son, Anthony. -And for my Timmy as well.
[cheering and applause]
[dramatic music playing]
-You going somewhere, son? -[Frank] You need to come with us.
Percival has a couple questions he'd like to ask you.
[Tom] Come on, now.
[ominous music playing]
Dad, what are you up to?
Well, why don't I send you a car, you come to the casino,
and roll some dice with the Babylonium's newly ensconced CEO.
[ominous music playing]
[doorbell chimes]
You must be Sabrina Spellman.
I'm Cheryl Blossom. Come in. We've been waiting for you.
Sorry it took me a minute. Lots of turbulence in the realms, but...
I'm here now. What can I do to help?
[dramatic music playing]
It's lovely to meet you all. Even under such dire circumstances.
Sabrina is a fellow witch who specializes in death magic.
It's true. After I passed away a few years ago,
my boyfriend, Nick Scratch, sacrificed himself
to bring me back from the dead as a way to rebalance the scales.
Ironically, that experience, being resurrected,
is what made me decide to specialize in necromancy.
What happened to Nick?
He had to stay behind. In the Sweet Hereafter.
Which, based on what Heather told me, is where your significant others are.
-Am I right? -More or less.
-And they've been dead two-plus days? -Yes. And counting.
Okay. So we'll need to move fast.
First, we'll need a coven of at least six witches
to perform the resurrection.
Okay, you, me and Heather make three.
[pensive music playing]
Uh, unfortunately, brujería wasn't one of my majors at Barnard.
Yeah, and I mix milkshakes, not potions.
Yeah, none of us are-- We're not witches. Sorry.
Not yet.
But all powerful disruptive women have the potential to become witches.
You've started manifesting powers from what I'm hearing,
so let's make it official.
Step 1: You sign your name in a book of witchcraft.
The Maleficarum will do nicely.
[ominous music playing]
[all] We pledge ourselves to the Mother To share our power with one another
[Sabrina] Step 2: You pledge allegiance to Hecate,
the feminine ideals of maiden, mother, and crone.
[all] ...to the Mother To share our power with one another
["Splish Splash" playing over speakers]
♪ Bing bang, I saw the whole gang Dancing on my living room rug ♪
♪ Yeah, flip flop They was doing the bop... ♪
[Sabrina] Step 3: We do a little dance.
Ideally, around a bonfire in the woods,
but an impromptu living room dance party works too.
♪ Good golly Miss Molly was-a even there too ♪
♪ A-well-a, splish splash I forgot about the bath ♪
♪ I went and put my dancing shoes on Yeah ♪
♪ I was a rolling and a-strolling... ♪
Welcome to the Sisterhood of Night.
Ladies, now that we've all been blessed with the divine spirit of Hecate,
I suggest we do a trial run, focusing on a single resurrection.
-Where are the bodies? -They're at the morgue. I can take you.
Great. In the meantime, the rest of you witches will need to conjure up a portal.
It's a passageway to the Sweet Hereafter. Let's see.
Um, right there is good.
Once we've got our corpse, I, as a certified death-walker,
will cross over into the afterlife
and coax the soul in question back into their body.
If that works, we'll repeat the process. If it doesn't, we'll regroup.
Now, do you have your own broom, or do you wanna ride with me?
[up-tempo rock music playing]
You're on fire, Dad.
[whoops, then groans]
Hey, you okay?
-[groans] -Huh?
-Maybe we should slow down. Your heart. -It's nothing. It's just a twinge.
Come on, I'm hot. I can't lose tonight. Good. I'm good. I'm good. Good.
♪ Too much fire! ♪
I've narrowed it down to these two.
[ominous music playing]
They're both super cute.
But there is something about this one.
We'll try him first.
I can't promise you a happy ending.
Once I find Jughead-- Great name, by the way.
--I'll explain what happened, but then it's up to him.
-Meaning? -The dead have to want to return.
-I can't force him to come back. -Can you just--?
Can you tell Jughead that I miss him?
I hear you. And you got it.
Okay. Everyone ready?
[all speaking in Latin]
[dramatic music playing]
["Wake Up Little Susie" playing on radio]
♪ Wake up ♪
♪ We've both been sound asleep ♪
♪ Wake up, little Susie, and weep ♪
♪ The movie's over It's four o'clock ♪
♪ And we're in trouble deep ♪
♪ Wake up, little Susie Wake up, little Susie... ♪
-Hey there. Can I join you? -Sure.
♪ What are we gonna tell your pa? ♪
♪ What are we gonna tell all our friends When they say, "Ooh la la!"... ♪
You a fan of Mad House Glads?
Um, I'm Sabrina Spellman.
And while I don't really have time to get into the details,
let's just say I'm visiting from the mortal realm,
we have some mutual friends, and, uh...
Oh, yeah. I'm a witch.
♪ Wake up, little Susie... ♪
You're not trying to take me back there, are you?
Essentially, yes.
Everyone misses you.
Especially Tabitha.
Yeah, and I miss her too.
I died. You know?
Prematurely. Your work on Earth isn't done.
The final battle, which you're needed for, hasn't happened.
So, um, what do you say?
Wanna settle that bill and head back to the land of the living?
[pensive music playing]
I'm good. You know,
this is like the ideal version of Riverdale. There's no suffering.
It's just endless burgers and comic books, and I-- I can hear again.
I'm so much better off here in the Sweet Hereafter.
-You know? -What about Tabitha?
Eventually we'll see each other again. And she already told me how all this ends,
with us most likely losing to Percival and me dying again. It's...
-What's the point? -The point... is hope.
Mm.
Uh...
-What can I do or say to convince you? -Nothing.
But tell Tabitha that I think about her. A lot.
And I do hope to see her soon. Not too soon, though.
-Okay. -Okay.
Um...
Actually, can I talk to you about something else?
And maybe ask a favor?
You know, I was afraid you were weak, Kevin.
And, uh, well, sadly, you've proved me right.
[echoing] Now, you're going to tell me exactly
what shenanigans your friends have been up to at Thornhill.
[Kevin grunting]
-[tender music playing] -[inaudible dialogue]
Never. Never.
Just-- Just kill me. Kill me.
You know what, Piggy?
I just might.
[dramatic music playing]
Jughead.
Oh, my God. Jughead.
I missed you so, so, so much.
Thank God you're back.
What is it?
-What's wrong? -I'm not Jughead.
What?
Then who are you?
Everyone, this is my boyfriend, Nick Scratch.
[lilting dramatic music playing]
So wait, wait, wait. Your boyfriend's soul is in my boyfriend's body.
Mm-hm.
I'm Nick Scratch.
-What's up, ladies? -Oh, yeah, that's definitely not Jughead.
So then where is my boyfriend then?
I asked if he wanted to come back and he politely declined.
[pensive music playing]
It makes sense though, doesn't it?
I mean, think about it.
-Who wants to leave heaven? -So then, instead, you stole his body?
I borrowed it with Jughead's consent to...
To spend a little more time with my Nick, but Nick is also a necromancer,
and we're going to need his help for our next attempt
-to bring your friends back. -Oh, okay. Good. So we're not giving up.
Absolutely not. So loved ones of the dearly departed?
You're up.
-Uh... -Uh...
You want us to go into the great beyond?
Your friends don't know me,
but if you guys, the ones they love, appeal to them emotionally,
they might come back.
Right. But we're not necromancers. How are we gonna cross over?
I'll summon Charon,
the ferryman of the dead in Greek mythology, to help.
-He's sort of a work friend. -Whatever it takes.
Good, because you're also gonna have to die.
Temporarily, just for a few minutes to cross over.
Okay. Um...
I'll go for Tee-Tee.
-Obviously. -Mm-hm.
And Fangs, I suppose.
-Oh, and my Nana and Dagwood. -I'll go in for Jughead.
I'll go in for Archie.
[ominous music playing]
-Um, just one sec. Yeah. -[whispering indistinctly]
What? What is it?
Um-- Uh...
Betty, I'm not sure what it is exactly, but there's something about your energy
that we worry will keep you from crossing over.
Has anyone put a hex on you? Damned your soul?
No.
I mean, recently, I was likened to the Harlot of Babylon.
Oh, yes, totally. Um...
Yeah, no, the Harlot wouldn't technically be allowed into heaven. No.
Oh.
-Okay. Well, that figures, so... -Yeah, that's it.
-That was it. -Um...
Anyone else here have an emotional connection to Archie
that might lead him back to the mortal realm?
Sure. Yeah. Kill me temporarily so I can visit my ex-boyfriend in heaven.
Why not?
[Sabrina] Great.
This is gonna be awesome. Awesome.
You enjoying that newfound success, Reg?
Not gonna lie. Feels like it's been a long time coming.
That's wonderful. I'm so glad to hear that.
Because I need a favor.
I'm afraid Kevin Keller has betrayed us and must be punished accordingly.
[ominous music playing]
I'd like you to execute him as a message to all those who would oppose me.
Are you for real?
I've known Kevin since we were rug rats.
Afraid it's nonnegotiable, old chum. But look, I'm not a monster.
You do this for me, you'll be rewarded.
Your father can have Kevin's young, healthy heart.
Yes, I know all about his health issues. His time is running out.
He needs a miracle.
Rather like the one I'm offering. You punish Kevin, as he deserves,
you save your father.
There really is no dilemma here.
[dramatic music playing]
-Is this gonna hurt? -Hopefully not.
-Should feel like you're going to sleep. -Personally, I'm excited.
How many people get to say they died and came back?
In Riverdale?
A lot.
Okay, people, let's focus.
Nick, if you'll do the honors?
With this incantation...
Hearts will beat in moderation
[hearts beating]
Rest your easy minds
Slip away from space and time
Offer up these silver coins To our ferryman divine
[eerie music playing]
Dearest Charon, hear our plea, for these souls to go with thee
Our offerings have been clearly set out
Guide these souls to the Sweet Hereafter
Or thereabout
[eerie music intensifies]
Okay. What do we do now?
We just hang out and wait?
Yup. Keep watch over their bodies, make sure nothing bad happens to them.
But in the meantime, I was hoping Nick and I could sneak off for a quick date.
Um, there any yummy places in town?
[knocking on door]
[tender music playing]
-Ronnie. -Archie.
Oh, God. I wasn't sure I'd ever see you again.
What are you talking about? You live down the road.
Uh, Archie, I'm not that Veronica.
I'm the Veronica from before you died.
The war's still happening, Archie, back in the real world.
Or the mortal plane, whatever you wanna call it.
And we need you and everyone who died to come back and help us fight.
But, Ronnie, we fought that war and we won.
Anyway, I'm done fighting. I can't go back.
My place is here with Betty and the kids.
I hear all of that, but Betty, the real Betty,
needs you back home.
The life you're enjoying here,
that's what we're all fighting for back in the real Riverdale.
This is the real Riverdale.
Everything that I've ever wanted is all right here.
[door opens]
Veronica, hey. I didn't realize you'd be here.
-Do you wanna stay for dinner? -Betty, hi.
Uh...
No, I should get going.
I have a lot to do back home.
-Okay, nice to see you. -Yeah, good to see you.
Archie, please. Just think about it at least.
I know you'll do the right thing.
Mom, Dad, I have to tell you guys something.
Yeah, Anthony, of course. You can tell us anything.
Okay, well, Timmy Twyst and I...
we're in love.
And we-- Well, we wanna get married.
[tender music playing]
Unbelievable.
That's amazing.
Really? I didn't know how you guys were gonna take the news.
-That our son's getting married? -Anthony, we're thrilled.
Don't pop the champagne quite yet.
[record scratches]
Sorry to interrupt, but might the grown-ups have a word?
So let me get this straight. You're saying that Percival killed us at our wedding
-and all of this is just some sort of-- -Your version of Serpent heaven.
Alas, you must return to the mortal coil.
You were untimely ripped from the bosom of life.
Riverdale is on the precipice of an apocalypse, and what's worse
is Baby Anthony, your actual living son, is an orphan.
Damn it, Cheryl, you've always hated the fact that Toni chose me.
[scoffs]
Now you come to us with this crazy story about Anthony still being a baby?
Cheryl, we got married and we went on our honeymoon to the Poconos.
Nobody died at our wedding.
I promise you, I am not here to create chaos, for a change.
But we have a rapidly-shrinking opportunity
to make things right.
Toni, you are an incredible mother.
You would never leave Baby Anthony.
Please. Do you really think I would lie to you about this?
You would, though. When Polly and Jason got married,
you tried to sabotage them too.
-Polly and Jason are married, did you say? -Yeah. Despite your best efforts.
Consider what I'm saying, Tee-Tee, and listen to your mother's heart.
You'll know it's real.
["Guardian Angel" playing on radio]
Here you go, Sarah.
Oh, my God. I'm so excited.
I brought my entire collection for you to sign.
-I hope that's okay. -Yeah, of course.
-You're a big fan of Mad House Glads? -Oh, my God. I'm obsessed.
I mean, reading your comics got me through everything.
Tough days at school, my parents splitting up, getting dumped.
-TBH, the Glads are like my best friends. -Yeah, me too.
I'm so happy to hear that.
-Uh, who should I make these out to? -Um, Fran.
[Jughead] Fran?
♪ You have my best in mind ♪
♪ You're sent specially for me The best that heaven can find... ♪
So you finally made it to heaven.
I'm sorry, but...
I know you. Don't I?
My name is Raphael.
Is your name Raphael?
Indeed, it is.
-And are you my guardian angel? -I am.
So are you here for the signing or...?
I'm here for Jughead, but he's having such a good time,
I'm just gonna give him a minute to let him finish up.
While we're waiting, why don't I bring you up to speed
on a few things?
["Don't Forbid Me" playing]
♪ Don't forbid me to hold you tight ♪
♪ A-darlin', don't-a forbid me... ♪
Cheryl.
We weren't expecting you.
But come. Sit. Have some tea.
Polly.
♪ Let me hold you... ♪
Jason.
How are things?
Never better. The maple business is booming. Trees are swollen with sap.
Oh, but, Cheryl, none of that is even the best part.
There's more?
We're pregnant again. Triplets this time.
This is all so wonderful.
It is. Isn't it?
-I-- -[Polly] Cheryl.
What's wrong?
-Why are you crying, you silly goose? -I'm just so relieved to see you thriving.
I miss you both so much.
But there's no reason to miss us.
You can stay right here in Thornhill for as long as you want.
If only that were true.
[dramatic music playing]
[romantic fiddle music playing]
-So what's the plan, Spellman? -Whatever do you mean?
I mean, thanks to you,
I have a viable body that's not squid food at the bottom of the Sea of Sorrows,
and that makes me think that you are up to something.
Well, this completely out-of-the-blue opportunity
fell into my lap, so I took it.
But now that you mention it, what if we ran away?
Hm? Left Greendale. Left everything and everyone behind.
The coven, your responsibilities, your family.
Yeah. We could get one of those cottages near the Mountains of Madness.
Sabrina, first of all, your aunties would kill me. Second of all,
death will come for us and find us.
And we might both get dragged away this time. For good.
We're already on borrowed time.
[poignant music playing]
You know, I still haven't forgiven you or my aunties
for tricking me into this horrible,
-this completely untenable situation. -Hey, hey.
Hey.
The realms needed you.
The coven needed you. I made my decision, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Don't cry.
Not for me.
Anyway, what was that thing your aunt Zee used to say?
"Witches don't cry."
-Your favorite, Dad. Surf and turf. -You did it, Reg.
You made it.
This is how it's gonna be from now on.
You're gonna get everything you've ever wanted and then some.
Yeah, let's not talk that way, Reg. We both know the truth.
I'm sick. I don't have that much time left.
No. Dad. I've got something in the works.
A way for you to jump the line and get a new heart.
Okay, Reggie, first of all,
I would love nothing more than to spend more time with you.
But I've been facing down the grim reaper for a while now,
and it's made me examine my life.
I wasn't a good father to you or husband to your mother.
And now that I'm at the end of the line, I wanna make sure...
that I go out with dignity if I can.
Dad. You don't know what you're saying.
I do. I know what's coming and I'm ready to die. With honor.
[ominous music playing]
-Are you sure you wanna do this? -No.
But it's time.
Psychopomps are gathering.
[singing and chirping]
Them again.
[tender music playing]
I love you, Sabrina Spellman.
In death and beyond.
I love you, Nick Scratch.
Forever and always.
What the hell am I supposed to do?
[man] Pull it together, Mantle.
[ominous music playing]
Who's there?
Who is that?
[voice] Don't you recognize your own voice?
Oh, please. God, no.
-Are you a ghost? -No. Your conscience.
You can't kill Keller. But you already know that, don't you?
You don't understand, bro.
Percival's testing me.
-It's either Keller or my dad. -Get your head out of your ass and use it.
What did you do in high school when you didn't know the answer on a test?
-What do you mean? -Don't take the test.
Get your dad, get your pal, and blow out of town.
Percival thinks he knows what you want: Money, power, respect.
But what you really want is to be the hero and alive.
But you gotta move fast.
[dramatic music playing]
What's up, witches? How'd it go in the Sweet Hereafter?
Not well.
The dead don't want to come back.
Some of them were downright hostile, in fact.
How'd it go with Jughead, Tabitha?
Did you pull at his heartstrings?
I couldn't bring myself to do it.
We need them back here with us, where they belong.
Clearly, they're not in their right minds.
Yeah. Bee's right. The time for gentle coaxing is over.
You need to pull them back ASAP, before it's too late.
I hear you, and don't worry, I have a Plan B.
Or would this--? Would this be Plan C?
But this time, it won't be me bringing your loved ones back, it'll be Cheryl.
Me?
-Why for? -Because the same way
I sense something special about Betty, I sense something special in you.
An extraordinary ability.
-Yeah, my pyrokinesis-- -No. No, no.
Pyrokinesis is only the first manifestation of a much more potent gift.
You, Cheryl Blossom, possess the Power of the Phoenix.
[dramatic music playing]
What the hell is the Power of the Phoenix?
The phoenix is a bird from various mythologies.
The phoenix dies in flames, but it's also reborn in them.
The phoenix rises from the ashes.
Individuals with the Phoenix Power are rare,
but they have the gift of resurrection.
Bringing the dead back to life.
This is cuckoo-bananas.
But I'm also kind of feeling it.
-So what do I do? -To be clear,
you'd be ripping your friends from the Sweet Hereafter.
You all have to be okay with that.
-Are you? -What are the risks again?
Souls might return incomplete or infected with some kind of malignancy.
Those returned might resent you for the rest of their natural lives.
[Tabitha] We're still at war.
The worst is yet to come. What choice do we really have?
I'll give Cheryl the necromantic incantation
to tap into her Phoenix ability,
the rest of you will have to gather the bodies in one place,
where then Cheryl, and Cheryl alone,
will make things hot enough for them to combust.
-Wait. Cheryl is going to burn the bodies? -Yes.
Then, hopefully, your friends rise from the ashes.
Reborn.
[Cheryl] Okay.
Well...
I'll do it in the mines, then.
[Reggie] Stay close and be quiet.
[suspenseful music playing]
Stop right there.
-[shotgun cocks] -Run!
You're trespassing, fellas.
Oh, Reggie, Reggie, Reggie.
Now, I can't say that I'm surprised, but I am disappointed.
[dramatic music playing]
[tense music playing]
All right, Cheryl Marjorie Blossom.
It's all up to you now.
Power of fire from within Put blaze upon their cold, damp skin
Cleanse each body, renew each soul Till nothing's left but ash and coal
I call upon the Phoenix Power To help us at this mortal hour
Accept the vessel upon this hearth Complete the cycle of rebirth
[Betty] Does this mean you're leaving?
Because of what Veronica said?
If there's even a chance that what Ronnie said is true, I can't sit out a war.
I know.
I know, Arch.
Just come home to me.
I will.
[tense music playing]
Is it getting hot in here?
Oh, my God, Archie. You're burning.
What's happening to you?
What's going on with the heat?
Did you turn it up? I'm frying.
Babe. What's wrong?
There are no photos after our wedding, Fangs.
Just blank pages.
I think Cheryl was right.
I don't think we're meant to be here.
Hey, Pop, could you crank the AC? I'm melting in here.
Power of fire from within Put blaze upon their cold, damp skin
Cleanse each body, renew each soul Till nothing's left but ash and coal
I call upon the Phoenix Power To help us at this mortal hour
Accept the vessel upon this hearth Complete the cycle of rebirth
[dramatic music playing]
[phoenix screeches]
Well, I'm so happy everything worked out.
At least for the moment.
I just wish I could have seen you in action.
-Well, I was quite amazing. -I just hope you don't get in trouble.
I-- I don't know what you mean.
Just be careful.
Death doesn't like to be cheated.
[ominous music playing]
[Tabitha] I'm so sorry, Jughead.
But we needed to bring you back.
And I--
I wanted you back.
Wait-- Say that again?
If we have any hope of stopping Percival, we needed to bring everyone back.
-You included. -I can hear you.
-What? -I can hear your voice.
What do you mean? You're not deaf anymore?
Apparently not.
-What about reading my--? -Yes.
I can still hear your thoughts. Loud and clear.
Well, that cushions the blow.
Maybe-- Maybe Cheryl's Phoenix power rebooted you, reset your systems somehow.
Gave you the ability to hear again.
[pensive music playing]
Oh, my God.
What?
I just remembered.
In the bunker, right before I died...
there was another Jughead.
[Heather] Now that it's just us,
how was the Sweet Hereafter, Cheryl?
It was painful at first.
Seeing my own family happy without me.
And I couldn't help but think...
what if they were given a second chance too?
But they've been gone so long.
I know.
I still needed to try, though.
What do you mean "try"?
Sorry we're late, Cheryl.
Oh, on the contrary, dearest sister, you are right on time.
Welcome home, Blossoms.
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Veronica said you and I were happily together in the afterlife.
We were.
We had two kids.
-Li'l Fred and Li'l Polly. -[chuckles] Oh!
-Seriously? -Yeah.
We couldn't come up with more creative names than that?
I guess not.
But being married to you, having a family with you, it was literally like my heaven.
♪ Tippy-toes, tippy-toes I'm on my tippy-toes, tippy-toes ♪
♪ I'm walking on eggshells I'm careful with myself ♪
♪ Trying not to break... ♪
I just thought I would check in on you.
Ah.
You mean, because everyone else is happily reunited and...
I'm alone dealing with the fact that Betty and Archie are endgame.
About that.
Yes, in a lot of the future scenarios I saw, Betty and Archie are endgame.
Right. I'm sure I'll be planning their wedding.
But...
And I really shouldn't be saying this.
...in an almost equal number of scenarios, you and Archie are endgame.
Meaning?
Your romantic future...
is up for grabs.
♪ Burn down the lights... ♪
Congratulations, gentlemen.
Now, instead of having a single execution, we'll have three.
And I'll do the honors myself.
Night-night.
♪ Fight to the death ♪
♪ Till the morning brings the light And we'll soon realize... ♪
We're so screwed.
Maybe not.
Before coming to bust you out, I grabbed a little insurance policy from the shop.
This is one of Percival's magic weapons.
I mean, it won't break us out of here, but...
it'll be perfect for sticking in someone's neck.
Hopefully Percival's.
I'm glad you both made it back.
And I hope you are too.
We are, Tabitha.
Definitely.
But we still don't know how or...
why Baby Anthony survived the plague of the firstborn.
Well, I...
learned a few things...
during my visit to the Sweet Hereafter.
The first is...
Baby Anthony can't die.
Because he's immortal.
-[scoffs] -What? How do you know that?
Because an angel told me.
He also said that I'm...
Riverdale's guardian angel.
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