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Recap

Betty is writing a new edition of her newsletter. She's a little stunned about Alice slapping her. She reveals that she wants to write a book of all her thoughts.

Veronica and Jughead walk into the school while holding hands. Everyone is staring at them confused.

Veronica and Jughead lightly kiss at her locker.

Mrs. Grundy is impressed by Archie's latest poem; she thinks it's the most mature thing he's ever written. He agrees and says he'll stick with his motivation (e.g. sleeping with Twyla Twist).

Cheryl and Toni are processing the negatives of their pin-up photos together.

Reggie tells Julian and his hookup with Archie and Twyla. Betty overhears the comments in the lounge and she's upset.

Betty bumps into Cheryl and discovers her pin-up photos. Cheryl confesses to Betty that she's dating Toni, and Betty tells Cheryl that she's The Teenage Mystique. Betty pitches the idea of Cheryl and Toni submitting a story and their photos for Betty's book.

Betty asks Cheryl to take a photo for her book cover.

Jughead gives Veronica a drawing of a sexy witch. Jughead thinks "Veronica, the teenage witch" will help with his Pep Comics regulations.

Hollywood movie star Josie McCoy visits Veronica to shake things up. Veronica heard rumors of Josie's Broadway hit was turning into a movie musical; Josie admits to the truth. Josie wants to air the movie to a small test screening of her work before she shares it with the movie studio for notes.

Kevin, Clay, and Veronica watch Josie's film; they give her a standing ovation. Veronica thinks Josie could release the film now, but Josie is cautious and still wants to do the test screenings. She wants Veronica to fill the screening in Riverdale with people who are hip and want to watch her type of movie.

Veronica plans to show Josie around town at night to prove how hip the town of Riverdale could be.

Archie visits Twyla again to do another session, but she turns him down. Twyla doesn't want to do anything long-term with Archie. She tells him to find someone else who will indulge him.

Cheryl and Toni shoot a pin-up photo of Betty.

Toni and Fangs ask Veronica for help with getting Fangs to perform with Josie.

Archie gives Mrs. Grundy a red apple. Archie invites her to the reading of his new poem; she accepts.

Jughead pitches the witch comic idea to Mr. Fieldstone. He likes the idea, but he wants Jughead to refine and soften the idea to make it campier and sweeter.

Cheryl shows Betty the photos of her pin-up cover photos. Betty feels like a fraud because she has never had sex. Cheryl gives her a magazine on how she can learn to masturbate on her own.

Veronica gives Jughead the idea of naming his cartoon witch, "Sabrina."

Archie performs his poem on stage, which is about a student being obsessed with his teacher. The entire room is uncomfortable hearing the poem. Fangs performs "Great Balls of Fire" to add excitement back to the room. Meanwhile, clips are shown of Betty in the tub masturbating and Cheryl painting the book cover portrait.

Josie is impressed by Fangs' performance. She has Fangs perform on the bongos while she performs a number for everyone. Josie's number is a spoken word piece with music.

Josie agrees to have her screening of "Going Uptown" at the Babylonium. Toni and Clay invite Josie to attend their literary society meeting.

Mrs. Grundy wants Archie to write about pain and what his most painful experience was. She doesn't want him to write about young heartbreak.

Cheryl unveils her painting to Betty. Betty loves the painting.

Mr. Fieldstone loves Jughead's comic of "Sabrina The Teenage Witch." He thinks they will save Pep Comics.

Josie attends the Black Athena meeting.

Josie tells Veronica that she wants to make her movie into a big movie premiere. She wants the whole red carpet deal. Josie reveals to Veronica that she financed the film herself; she found out that the studio had planned to turn her Broadway hit into a movie starring Lana Turner instead of her. Josie put all her money into making the movie with herself.

Josie reveals the test screenings were a ploy to prove to the movie studios to distribute the movie everywhere. Veronica promises to make the premiere a big function.

Fangs tells Midge that Josie is hooking him up with her music producer in New York.

The ethics council turned down Sabrina The Teenage Witch.

Veronica invites Jughead to the movie premiere. She helps him with his premiere outfit.

Archie starts writing his next poem; one focused on losing his father.

The movie premiere is run at the Babylonium. Josie does her cement hand printing on the walk of fame. A big-time critic attends the movie premiere. As the movie starts, the reel gets caught and burns. Kevin and Clay hurridly try to fix the reel.

In the interim, Josie performs a musical number in front of the crowd to keep everyone in the cinema while Kevin and Clay fix the movie.

Veronica steals an early draft from the critic and reads it to Josie. The review from the critic reveals Josie's performance and movie are a hit.

Josie tells Veronica that she should set her dreams higher and consider making movies instead of only running a movie theater.

Uncle Frank reads Archie's poem about his dead father and gets emotional. Frank rips up the poem and tells Archie he can never write about Fred again.

Show:
Riverdale
Season:
Episode Number:
17
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Riverdale Season 7 Episode 17 Quotes

Jughead Jones, do you have a thing for sexy teen witches?

Veronica

Josie: You know how skittish studio executives can be.
Veronica: Unfortunately, all too well. I’ve dealt with my fair share. They’re fear-driven creatures.