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If you have yet to experience the weird, wonderful charms of The CW’s Riverdale, prepare to embark on a one-of-a-kind streaming adventure!
The first season of the buzzy teen drama is now available to binge on Netflix, which means that all 13-episodes of angst, intrigue, and hot sexy actors doing hot sexy actor stuff is a mere click away. Decider has already covered the show’s most compelling romance and why you should embrace the lost puppy dog charms of lovable doofus Archie Andrews, and now we’re providing you with the ultimate streaming guide to the addictive series that’s a little bit Dawson’s Creek, a splash of Twin Peaks, and a whole lot of absurd fun.
Grab a milkshake, put on your favorite beanie, and prepare your very best emo monologue, because you’re about to enter the town with pep known as Riverdale.
Riverdale Season 1 Episode Guide
“Chapter One: The River’s Edge”: Comic book hero Archie Andrews comes back from summer vacation with washboard abs, a whole bunch of sexual experience courtesy of his not-super-ethical music teacher, and a secret (psst! the secret is that he heard the gunshot that killed pale creep-twin Jason Blossom). Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil”: Archie’s music teacher/sexual predator Miss Grundy diminishes her already slim chances of winning Teacher of the Year when she instructs Archie to forget about the secret evidence that could help solve a murder; Jughead discovers his estranged pal Archie is boning a teacher; Betty threatens to murder Cheryl; and the mystery behind the death of Jason “inciting incident” Blossom thickens. Stream episode
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“Chapter Three: Body Double”: Betty and Jughead revive hardcore investigative journalism at Riverdale High, leading Juggie to interrogate weapons-hoarding Boy Scout leader Dilton Doiley, while Betty and Veronica nearly murder their slut-shaming classmate Chuck in a hot tub. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show”: Everybody’s sad in Riverdale: Archie’s down in the dumps because his whole “illegal tryst with a deviant teacher” thing comes to an end, and Jughead’s got a real stone in his shoe about the Twilight Drive-In closing, probably because he’s been secretly living there; in other news, Jughead’s dad is renegade gang leader Skeet Ulrich. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness”: Everybody has a great time at the Blossom mansion for Jason’s funeral, including Betty and Jughead, who have a fun chat with Creepy Grandma Blossom, all while Archie can’t decide between being good at football or a cool guitar dude. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!”: Betty and Jughead kiss… but before that they finally track down Betty’s sister/Jason Blossom’s ex-fiancé Polly, who we discover is being kept against her will at an asylum and is seven months pregnant, but who cares because Archie’s transition into becoming the musical equivalent of all four members of the Beatles hits a snag during Riverdale’s annual variety show: he has stage fright! Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place”: Archie and Jughead learn all about the bad blood between Luke Perry and Skeet Ulrich, and like all bad blood, it has to do with the construction business; meanwhile, Cheryl and Betty try to keep Polly hidden from the Blossoms who maybe want to kill her? Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Eight: The Outsiders”: Polly reveals that famous dead person Jason Blossom dabbled in drug delivery and decides to celebrate her honesty by moving in with the Blossoms; meanwhile, Archie takes a break from morphing into Duncan Sheik 2.0 to transform into a construction worker and a detective when he becomes the last person in Riverdale to learn that Skeet Ulrich is a member of the dangerous, alliteration prone gang of ne’er-do-wells known as the Southside Serpents. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion”: Cheryl decides she wants Archie to be her boyfriend this week, and he’s like “Hey, that sounds pretty fun,” but then Pussycat Val dumps him; meanwhile, Veronica feels bad that her dad’s Ponzi scheme made Barb’s dad try to kill himself. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend”: Jughead despises parties with every fiber of his beanie-loving being, so the gang decides to throw him a birthday party where Archie and Veronica kiss, Skeet Ulrich broods, and Jughead gets punched in the face; later, Molly Ringwald shows up as Archie’s mom, but Archie elects not to ask her what it was like to work with Judd Nelson on The Breakfast Club. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again”: Polly discovers that Clifford Blossom has a room full of ginger wigs, and some other stuff happens, including Skeet Ulrich getting arrested for Jason’s murder, but the important thing is the wigs. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder”: The disparate worlds of maple syrup, drugs, incest, and murder finally collide as we discover that local street tough and motorcycle jacket enthusiast Skeet Ulrich may not have murdered a teenager; elated about the news, Jughead continues to wear his beanie while the gang unearths the real murderer. Stream episode on Netflix
“Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter”: Loose ends get tied up, Jughead gets sent to public school on the south side, Betty delivers a speech in front of the whole town saying what a great guy Archie (and some other people are), and then Luke Perry gets the worst milkshake ever at Pops’. Stream episode on Netflix
