Quote from: BettyReggie on May 31, 2016, 06:02:38 PM
I just finished reading too.It was great. Reggie is the definitely the star of this issue. It seemed Midge only ran to Reggie when she wanted his help because Moose is so abusive. The scene in the restaurant, tell me if I'm wrong was Midge asking Reggie for money so she can get abortion? That's what I thought. One part of story was really X rated, when Reggie was in bed . And he called out Midge , it looked like dirty. And Kevin looked great . He told the gang what Reggie admitted about killing Hot Dog.
At end I can't believe Sabrina told Reggie if you kill Betty then Midge will come back to life. And he said he will Betty, Poor Archie, they supposed to get married. But Veronica will be thrilled I think to have Betty out of picture.
That seemed to be what was being implied in the restaurant scene -- and furthermore, it was implied that the baby wasn't Moose's, either! (... and from Reggie's story, we can surmise it isn't his either.) But we'll probably not get any further enlightenment on that particular point.
Now here's something else to think about -- After getting beaten up by Moose, Reggie drives off in anger, and deliberately swerves his car to hit Hot Dog. Then of course the next time we see him is at the Halloween party, so it's unclear whether he ever did wind up giving that $500 to Midge... and if he didn't, and she gets brought back to life, it may be she's just as pregnant as she was before getting infected and turned into a zombie.
Somehow, though... I don't think Reggie is going to wind up being responsible for Betty's death. Not to say that I don't think she'll wind up dying, I just don't think Reggie will ultimately go through with his bargain. In fact, it's easy for me to imagine something like the following happening...
After Reggie comes back to the group, feigning remorse and contriteness in order to effect his plan of killing Betty, he's shunned by everyone except Archie, Betty and Kevin (and possibly, even Archie won't be willing to forgive him). Who is the most likely to reach out to him with forgiveness, sympathy and understanding? Betty Cooper, that's who. When Reggie realizes she's the only one who isn't judging him for his sins, he begins to realize just what a good person she is, and reflecting on his times with Midge, that she only ever really used him for her own purposes. He was planning to go through with his bargain and kill Betty, but now he finds himself falling in love with her...