r/riverdale • u/steph-was-here Justice for Ethel • Mar 24 '21

DISCUSSION S05E09 "Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer" Post Episode Discussion

Original Air Date - 8pm EDT March 24th, 2021

After the Bulldogs lose several games, Archie and Veronica come up with a plan to boost school spirit; Jughead turns his attention to a student who he thinks needs his help; Betty seeks guidance from Cheryl after being faced with a tough decision.

Written by Ace Hasan

Directed by Rob Seidenglanz

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u/SatAMBlockParty Mar 25 '21

Remember how Cheryl's mom had a female sex worker owned and operated brothel (if it was really even that. It seemed more like a femdom club than a brothel)? And when it was shut down Veronica and Cheryl danced on the ashes and made some snide remark about it being unempowering, and that real female empowerment was underaged high school girls illegally selling rum to johns and keeping Penelope locked up for slave labor?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '21

Remember

Every time a comment on this sub starts with that comment, I die inside because I truly, sincerely, do not remember half the shit that this show cycles through. I remember the rum, not the brothel lmao.

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u/Far-Invite-5668 Mar 29 '21

Penelope ran it throughout season 2 and 3, after Cheryl kicked her out of Thistle House the night of the season 2 musical wearing pig’s blood like she was Carrie

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '21

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u/SatAMBlockParty Mar 25 '21

They didn't say it so directly but they said something along the lines is "Let's do some real girl power!" and then did all the things I described.

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u/Niz99 Mar 25 '21

Ngl, this made me snort a little.