‘Riverdale’: Fred And Archie Have A Heart To Heart In This Exclusive Deleted Scene

With all the murder and mayhem that engulfed the second season of The CW’s hit show Riverdale, there was one aspect that got a little lost in the shuffle: the relationship between Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) and his father, Fred (Luke Perry).

Which is a little curious, when you think about it. Season 2 kicked off right after the Season 1 cliffhanger, with Fred shot by the mysterious killer The Black Hood, right in front of Archie’s eyes. The ginger stallion’s motivation throughout Season 2 was vengeance for this attack on his father, driving Archie to create a gang of mostly shirtless vigilantes — and even heading to work for the incredibly shady Hiram Lodge (Mark Conseulos). But in the middle of this, there wasn’t a lot of time for the Andrews boys to hang out.

Turns out, that’s because their scenes together — or at least “scene” — ended up on the cutting room floor. Luckily for you, with the Riverdale: The Complete Second Season hitting Blu-Ray/DVD and digital from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on August 7, Decider has snagged an exclusive deleted scene of Archie and Fred bonding over breakfast.

The scene in question takes place during Season 2, Episode 12, “Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked And The Divine.” In the episode, Archie has just begun learning about the Lodge family business from Hiram, which includes serving as a waiter at a poker game, and occasionally alerting Hiram about murder plots by his business rivals. One of those business rivals, by the way, is a Canadian gangster named Papa Poutine, but I digress. Meanwhile, Fred is in the middle of working for the Lodges on their sketchy building project that involves them snapping up most of the undesirable areas in Riverdale for some unknown purpose.

In the middle of that, Archie and Fred share some toast, eggs and bacon, and discuss their entanglement with the Lodges.

“If Hiram Lodge asks you to do something questionable, you’ll let me know, right?” Fred asks.

“Of course Dad,” Archie answers. “As long as you do the same.”

Hey, guess who gets asked to do questionable things by the Lodges? And guess who doesn’t let their father or son know? Oh, Andrews boys. You are so naive and nice and that is why we love you.

It’s funny this scene got cut, because it’s a rare instance of the characters just sitting and chatting with each other. The rest of the season is utter, delightful insanity. There are the Black Hood murders, of course. And the introduction of the (maybe cannibalistic?) Ghoulies, a gang from the Southside of Riverdale that make the Serpents look like puppies. There’s even a musical episode that brilliantly weaves songs from notorious Broadway bomb “Carrie: The Musical” into the ongoing plot of the series.

Oh, and it introduces Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) to Toni Topaz (Vanessa Morgan), in one of the most heartfelt coming out stories depicted on TV. #Choni for lyfe.

You can check out all this and more on the home release, which includes all 22 episodes, plus additional deleted scenes, a gag reel, a Riverdale pop quiz, the 2017 Comic-Con panel, and two behind the scenes mini-docs. Get prepped now, because Riverdale returns for Season 3 on October 10, and promises to be even crazier than last season. Somehow.

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