Riverdale 1.12 Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder

Riverdale 1.12 Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder
Last night's episode was very exciting! We finally know who killed Jason but before I get to the conclusion, I want to talk about everyone else concerning the murder.

It was obvious F.P. didn't do it, even before his farfetched storytelling being in with Jason's plans. It was when he admitted to taking the research files in Sheriff Keller's office that sealed the deal. That's when I knew it was all an act and he was set up to protect Jughead. Who else has that kind of power and pull upon a gang leader? Jughead is the only person F.P. will fight for, so I think that reading the manuscript helped him stretch out the story during interrogation.

I'm sad to see Mary Andrews go back to Chicago. I wasn't sure if that's allowed so soon in a murder investigation, especially since she posed as an attorney to F.P. to get information. It's good enough Joaquin wanted to help do the right thing, but he too had skipped town shortly after. The overdose scene for South Side Serpent's right-hand man Mustang came too heavy. Did he get tipped off that his involvement with the murder meant he was backed into a corner? It didn't explain much with the small leather bag of money with the personalized H.L. monogram. Does this mean we get to see Mark Consuelos soon? Hiram Lodge could present a nice closer to the season.

Archie and his friends get really naive in all of this. The intentions are in the right place but they don't think carefully (another reason why I thought we were looking at an adult murderer). I feel the situation got complicated really fast once the Coopers uncovered more of their family truth.

The background of the Cooper family tree was not what I expected at all. The level of incestuous implication was a shock and changed the dynamic of the storyline. It's so intricately hidden that how could anybody guess this kind of outcome? I really didn't see any of it coming, but it's a great twist.

So the great-grandfather Blossom and great-grandfather Cooper were brothers. Adopting the Cooper last name covered up the Blossom bloodline. Cutting out the family meant a broken link to the Blossom fortune and every bit of politics involved. Most importantly, Polly is carrying Lannister twins. Penelope Blossom is a freak for saying the twins she's carrying are, "truly Blossom blood." I just don't understand how they had the ability to hide this for so many years. It's similar to how nobody knew F.P. was a gang leader or that Jughead was homeless for so long. Is everybody ignorant to their neighbour's struggles? Another turn-a-blind-eye situation.

It's good to learn about the killer before the finale, because at least we can have a better conclusion. When I saw Clifford Blossom hanging in the barn, I didn't think justice was served. It's not supposed to be an eye-for-an-eye. Nobody knows the why factor except for a few contraband drugs taped in maple syrup. Was this supposed to be the result of the Blossom fortune? Were they tied in with drugs all along or were these confiscated overtime? I wonder if the wife has something to do with it or if they both knew he was going to kill himself in the barn. Cheryl gave a fair warning though as if there was a window of a head start for the dad to explain. I like the theory that the family business may have been underground drug dealing masked with a maple syrup front.

It's all funny business and it's going to take a long time before anyone can seek out the truth.