Episode Twelve: That's a Sponge, This is a Human Child

About this episode

The hosts discuss the twelfth episode of Riverdale's first season, focusing on the murder mystery and character dynamics.

Join Amy Clarkin and Courtney Smyth as we discuss RIVERDALE SEASON ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE: ANATOMY OF A MURDER This week: the gang team up to find who framed FP, Kevin goes full cop on his boyfriend Joaquin in the process and Fred Andrews loses his best parent award. Multiple traumatic things happen that none of them will ever go to therapy about BUT we do finally find out who killed Jason Blossom… Join us as we cry over Jughead, yell at Fred and get very concerned about Sheriff Keller’s ability to do policing. All this and more on (the penultimate episode of season one of) PREVIOUSLY ON... RIVERDALE! Are YOU in the mood for chaos? Support your local Riverdale enthusiasts – buy us a milkshake if you enjoyed the episode! https://ko-fi.com/previouslyonriverdale Hosted by Amy Clarkin and Courtney Smyth Edited by Michael Murphy Original Music by Michael Murphy

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Clarkin, Courtney Smyth

Topics covered

• Riverdale
• murder mystery
• character analysis
• season recap
• teen drama

Keywords

• Riverdale
• Anatomy of a Murder
• FP
• Jason Blossom
• Jughead
• Fred Andrews
• Sheriff Keller
• Kevin
• Joaquin

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