Barchie/Tropes

Tropes

 *  — multiple times over
 *  — Archie and Betty rehearse, singing to each other, remember their past and finally kiss! Also their first as teens (2x09)
 *  — When they were in 2nd grade
 *  — rare, always a big deal/in a very significant manner
 *  — Invoked many times, increasingly defiantly. Nobody believes them, not even their then-significant others
 *  — "If You Love Me" has played over multiple of their romantic scenes
 *  — so many, across the seasons
 *  — Not constantly, but it is a recurring motif in their relationship
 *  — Archie denies any romantic feelings towards Betty, even when asked flat out by Veronica, but his actions throughout the series prove the opposite
 *  — Kevin Keller. From 6x17, Veronica Lodge
 *  — “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”
 *  — so many, across the seasons
 *  — Not constantly, but it is a recurring motif in their relationship
 *  — Archie denies any romantic feelings towards Betty, even when asked flat out by Veronica, but his actions throughout the series prove the opposite
 *  — Kevin Keller. From 6x17, Veronica Lodge
 *  — “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”
 *  — Kevin Keller. From 6x17, Veronica Lodge
 *  — “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”
 *  — “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”
 *  — “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”

Season 1

 *  — At the homecoming dance, this is the first slow song played when Archie and Betty dance.
 *  — Chief reason why Archie rejects Betty (1x01)
 *  — Betty's mother inexplicably has something against the Andrews family.

Season 2

 * Act Of True Love — Archie lets himself be buried alive so Betty doesn't get shot
 *  — 2x09
 *  — Under Black Hood duress, which leads them to unspoken

Season 3

 *  — “What took you so long?” (3x05)
 *  — 3x10
 *  — “this is Archie's life!”
 *  — Betty watches over Archie

Season 4

 *  — Wicked Little Town (Reprise)
 *  — Crescendo to their BDK™
 *  — When Archie sings to her, Betty remembers the last time she watched him sing, and being heartbroken by his rejection of her
 *  — In "Wicked Little Town"
 *  — Archie writes a love song for Betty!
 *  — In the dance fantasy
 *  — Archie sings to Betty the song he wrote for her
 *  — “It's a song I wrote. For you”
 *  — Wicked Little Town (Reprise)
 *  — “It's a song I wrote. For you”
 *  — Wicked Little Town (Reprise)

Season 5

 *  — fighting the Ghoulies
 * Firemen Are Hot – Archie dresses up in his fireman uniform for Betty in the bedroom
 *  — that pesky fire alarm
 *  — that pesky fire alarm
 *  — that pesky fire alarm

Season 6

 *  — 6x14, when Archie is trying to build tolerance to palladium
 *  — 6x18, Archie dies in Betty’s arms
 *  — 6x17 ♥
 *  — they are in love in multiple universes
 *  — 6x14
 *  – TBK threatens Betty with hurting Archie
 *  – TBK threatens Betty with hurting Archie
 *  – TBK threatens Betty with hurting Archie

Rivervale

 *  — 6x01