Preview — Riverdale Season 5 Episode 2: Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders
We’re getting one step closer to solving the mystery of Riverdale‘s menacing videotape auteur and some of our heroes aren’t handling it too well.
On Riverdale Season 5 Episode 2, “Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders,” Archie appears to be falling apart.
With graduation only a couple of weeks away, no clear path, his secret break up with Veronica, and a new videotape featuring a recreation of one of the most traumatic moments of his life, it’s pretty easy to see exactly why Archie seems so unhinged in the promo for “Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders.”
When it comes down to it though, I still believe Archie will ultimately make the choices that would’ve made his father proud.
This episode also features guest appearances from Sean Depner as the ever chaotic Bret, and Mishel Prada as Veronica’s half-sister, Hermosa.
Could Bret help Betty and Jughead solve the videotape mystery? Do you think that the auteur has finally committed one of the video’s depicted murders? Will we find Blue Velvet David dead or alive?
Last season, Hermosa seemed to be a villain right up until the end when she actually went to bat for Veronica and helped the team solve Jughead’s would-be murder. Can we actually trust Hermosa to help Veronica once again?
This episode was written by Janine Salinas Schoenberg and Devon Turner and directed by Gabriel Correa. The title, “Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders,” refers to a made for TV movie called “The Preppie Murder” that re-created the murder of Jennifer Levin by “the preppie killer” Robert Chambers.
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!
Episode description: Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead’s (Cole Sprouse) investigation into the auteur takes a twisted turn after receiving a call from Bret (guest star Sean Depner). Meanwhile, Archie (KJ Apa) is forced to make an impossible decision when the person responsible for his father’s death needs his help. Elsewhere, Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Hermosa (guest star Mishel Prada) come up with a plan to force Hiram (Mark Consuelos) into early retirement, and Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) makes a business move. Mädchen Amick and Vanessa Morgan also star. Gabriel Correa directed the episode written by Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Devon Turner.
Photos from Riverdale Season 5 Episode 2:
Promo video:
What are your hopes for this episode of Riverdale? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our review of Riverdale Season 5 Episode 1, “Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax” right here.
Riverdale airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW.
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Samantha Coley
Samantha (she/her) is a social media specialist by day and a sci-fi junkie by night. As a freelance writer and podcaster, she also enjoys live-tweeting, blogging, good music, and better television. Her current favorite television shows include Star Trek (yes, all of them), Riverdale, and Stranger Things and there will always be a place in her heart for Battlestar Galactica, Leverage, and The West Wing.