Thread for best Reggie stories. 

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 11:11:33 AM

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What "best" is left to bring out in Betty?

Her self-respect. Spunkiness. Being a fun person whose every decision does not revolve around getting Archie's attention.

Isn't that what I said? The only thing that that's wrong about her is her obsession with Archie. Without that, she's got no problems.
Why would she get out of one black hole of a relationship just to head into another one even deeper?

Oh, i don't mean that Betty needs Reggie, she could get anyone she wanted, or be happy in her singlehood. But it's so much more fun to ship her with someone interesting like Reggie. We don't want her with some boring guy like Adam.

Betty should just drop Archie. ALL of her problems stem from her single-minded obsession with Archie. Heck, she could even date him casually once in while, as long as she felt like it. Or anyone else she felt like dating... Adam, Trev, or Sayid.

Don't forget Jason. Apparently he had a crush on Betty in some stories from the Cheryl title.

Or she could date Alexander Cabot III or Reggie. There must be a ton of decent guys lined up to date Betty, so she could afford to be picky, and not need to date the jerky ones. Wasn't that the whole point of dumping Archie in the first place?

Pairing someone like Betty with someone like Adam maybe nice in real life, but it's not very entertaining in a comic book setting.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 11:05:50 AM

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Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 10:57:11 AM

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Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 10:45:52 AM
What "best" is left to bring out in Betty?

Her self-respect. Spunkiness. Being a fun person whose every decision does not revolve around getting Archie's attention.

Isn't that what I said? The only thing that that's wrong about her is her obsession with Archie. Without that, she's got no problems.
Why would she get out of one black hole of a relationship just to head into another one even deeper?

Oh, i don't mean that Betty needs Reggie, she could get anyone she wanted, or be happy in her singlehood. But it's so much more fun to ship her with someone interesting like Reggie. We don't want her with some boring guy like Adam.

Betty should just drop Archie. ALL of her problems stem from her single-minded obsession with Archie. Heck, she could even date him casually once in while, as long as she felt like it. Or anyone else she felt like dating... Adam, Trev, or Sayid.

Don't forget Jason. Apparently he had a crush on Betty in some stories from the Cheryl title.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 10:57:11 AM

Quote from: Original Sin on April 28, 2016, 10:54:15 AM

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 10:45:52 AM
What "best" is left to bring out in Betty?

Her self-respect. Spunkiness. Being a fun person whose every decision does not revolve around getting Archie's attention.

Isn't that what I said? The only thing that that's wrong about her is her obsession with Archie. Without that, she's got no problems.
Why would she get out of one black hole of a relationship just to head into another one even deeper?

Oh, i don't mean that Betty needs Reggie, she could get anyone she wanted, or be happy in her singlehood. But it's so much more fun to ship her with someone interesting like Reggie. We don't want her with some boring guy like Adam.

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I guess Reggie is speaking of the playboy Archie as the "Creep".

You constantly see people posting that panel, but I'd love to see the whole story. Reggie appears to have a very sincere expression on his face here, but I have my suspicions otherwise... I've never known Reggie to do anything that didn't involve his own self-interest.

Yep, part of Reggie's scheme to get one over on Carrot-Top. I'll post the story if I can find it.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 10:45:52 AM
What "best" is left to bring out in Betty?

Her self-respect. Spunkiness. Being a fun person whose every decision does not revolve around getting Archie's attention.

I totally agree that couples are boring. I want BettyXReggie to become a running theme, not an old married couple. Or if they did become a couple, it should be an on-again-off-again thing. 

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 10:30:42 AM
Subtracting her unfortunate obsession with Archie, the idea that Betty could somehow be any better than she already is boggles my mind. Reggie obviously needs a LOT of work. Talk about your impossible projects... if she couldn't change ARCHIE in all this time, what possible chance does she have of turning Reggie into a decent sort of guy?

Archie is better when he is with Veronica. He does not need Betty to change him, Betty practically enables his flakiness anyway. And, btw, when we shippers want B & R to bring out the best in each other, we don't want them to become goody-two-shoes or vestal virgins (what's the fun in that? ) If Reggie gave up his pranks and wisecracks, he wouldn't be Reggie anymore.

Here's a fanart thingie I did a few years ago. Classic Betty's psycho stalkerish obsession with Archie makes her perfect for the role of the crazy ex in My Super Ex-Girlfriend.

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It's just that I can easily find so many more examples of out-of-context panels for Betty and Jughead.

Not just out-of-context panels. There are plenty of in context panels, stories, and covers for Betty/Jughead. But I guess Betty/Jughead is too easy for us shippers. They are too nice to each other.

I guess that's what makes me wonder about the shippers. I want to say "You must hate Betty pretty bad to want to saddle her with this miserable jerk." Not that Archie's exactly that much better for her, but Reggie? Or is it one of those "Who-cares-he's-good-looking-so-I'm-sure-she-can-change-him" things, which of course NEVER works.

Nope, we want Betty and Reggie to bring out the best in each other.   (btw, Archie brings out the worst in Betty, and she brings out the worst in Archie. I have lots of thoughts on this subject, tell you later.    )

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 02:55:47 AM
It's just that I can easily find so many more examples of out-of-context panels for Betty and Jughead.

Not just out-of-context panels. There are plenty of in context panels, stories, and covers for Betty/Jughead. But I guess Betty/Jughead is too easy for us shippers. They are too nice to each other.

Quote from: daren on April 28, 2016, 03:13:36 AM
De the Jughead/Veronica feud thread isn't a shipping thread.

It's not??   Well, the original J/V Feud thread most certainly was a shipping thread. And the new one is going to become so, give it a few days. 

Quote from: kassandralove on April 28, 2016, 05:54:51 AM


Lol off topic

Oh, it's totally on topic!  

Jughead must be the most versatile character in the Archieverse. He can be as wise as Yoda, as manipulative as Machiavelli; he can be hilarious, crazy, loyal, sweet; and sometimes he can be a total jerk. This thread is for Forsythe P Jones' best worst moments.

"Chubby"   

Back in the day, when Archie and Veronica were (mostly) going steady, Betty and Reggie used to team up to try and create trouble in paradise, usually with disastrous results. I feel there needs to be a thread for the hilarious stories where this dynamic duo caused mayhem. 

Here's the first one...