Okay, I just got this two days ago. Here are my thoughts:

Veronica:

Mr. Lodge continues to act wildly out of character.

An employee sees Reggie and Veronica hugging, even though it was nothing romantic. I wonder if something will come of that.

Betty's suddenly in New York City. It's cute how she's drawn to the place in both continuities.

I like the realistic touch of Betty living off ramen noodles. The way that she demands meat, though, you'd think she couldn't afford a Banquet meal, which aren't that much costlier.

The more that I think about the "saving Pop's" aspect of the story, the more that it doesn't make sense to me. How is a Jimmy's Rocketship (Johnny Rocket's) and Dunk-A-Muffin (Dunkin Donuts, which has a different menu) gonna drive Pop's out of business? Why is the gang so dead-set against them? By the way that they talk, you'd think Riverdale doesn't have ANY franchise restaurants. At all. And they wanna KEEP it that way, goshdarnit! I live in a town with a McDonald's, Burger King, Hardee's, and Wendy's, and there's a small, privately-owned restaurant on my very street that's been there since at least when we moved here in June of 1986. Granted, the franchise restaurants are not right next door to it, but it's still surviving in a small town (smaller than Riverdale, likely, since we don't have a downtown or a real business district) with at least four franchise restaurants. My late coworker's mom, also, has had a nostalgia-themed restaurant in this town since at least 2005 (granted, it's now in another location, but there's another small restaurant in its old location now). Also, why does Pop have to sell right now? Why can't he just leave Jughead in charge as the manager, retire from actively running the place, live off the money that Jughead sends him for now, and sell the place to Jughead when Jughead has the money?

Betty:

Mr. Lodge continues to act wildly out of character.

Seriously, what is up with him actively ruining Archie and Betty's lives (getting Betty FIRED, no less) in the hope that Archie will marry Veronica, and that will suddenly turn Veronica into a good business leader? This plot makes NO SENSE. At all.

With all of the code violations that the inspectors find, it's a wonder that Ambrose was ever open for business in the first place.

Quote from: Tuxedo Mark on November 16, 2010, 12:54:07 PM

This plot makes NO SENSE. At all.

That's not completely true.  In-universe it makes perfect sense from his pov.  He sees Veronica unhappy and unable to work right because Archie married Betty.  Mr Lodge thinks if he can break Betty and Archie up, he'll marry Veronica and she will be happy and productive again.

But Mr. Lodge knows that Archie knows what Mr. Lodge is doing. How could he still think that his plan of Archie marrying Veronica is going to work now? If anything, Archie is going to be completely deadset against becoming related to Mr. Lodge, and Archie would certainly tell Veronica what her dad has done.

Quote from: MNM on December 11, 2010, 11:56:52 AM

Quote from: Tuxedo Mark on November 16, 2010, 12:54:07 PM

This plot makes NO SENSE. At all.

That's not completely true.  In-universe it makes perfect sense from his pov.  He sees Veronica unhappy and unable to work right because Archie married Betty.  Mr Lodge thinks if he can break Betty and Archie up, he'll marry Veronica and she will be happy and productive again.

But Mr. Lodge knows that Archie knows what Mr. Lodge is doing. How could he still think that his plan of Archie marrying Veronica is going to work now? If anything, Archie is going to be completely deadset against becoming related to Mr. Lodge, and Archie would certainly tell Veronica what her dad has done.

Well I never said it would work, I said from Lodge's pov it makes sense.  My main point was to say you were confusing you not liking the plot point with it not making sense.

Hey, it's not a plot point I like either, I have no interest in the Archie/Veronica storyline I only read the Betty one and could really do without Lodge being so over bearing and involved, but it is what it is.