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While Archie faces prison, Jughead discovers a disturbing new mystery involving a role-playing game called "Griffins and Gargoyles" and a skeletal figure known as the Gargoyle King . Critical Analysis Riverdale recap: Season 3, Episode 1 - Entertainment Weekly

The premiere picks up three months after the Season 2 finale, with Archie Andrews on trial for a murder orchestrated by Hiram Lodge. While Archie faces prison, Jughead discovers a disturbing

The "Core Four" spend Archie’s last free weekend trying to find normalcy at a pool party hosted by a returning Cheryl Blossom. Much of the episode focuses on the stifling courtroom drama

Much of the episode focuses on the stifling courtroom drama. Despite his mother Mary serving as his attorney, the jury deadlocks 6-6. In a move many reviewers called "infuriating" and "idiotic," Archie bypasses a second trial and pleads guilty to manslaughter to spare his family further pain, resulting in a two-year sentence in juvenile detention. , titled " Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day ,"

, titled " Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day ," marks a significant and controversial shift for the series, transitioning from a gritty teen noir into something far more bizarre and potentially supernatural. Plot Summary: A Weekend of Dread