Barchie/Tropes

Tropes

 * multiple times over
 * multiple times over


 * Archie and Betty rehearse, singing to each other, remember their past and finally kiss! (4x17) Also their first as teens (2x09)
 * Archie and Betty rehearse, singing to each other, remember their past and finally kiss! (4x17) Also their first as teens (2x09)








 * When they were in 2nd grade
 * When they were in 2nd grade






 * rare (s1-4); always a big deal/in a very significant manner
 * rare (s1-4); always a big deal/in a very significant manner


 * Jealous Romantic Witness
 * Several times over the seasons while they’re with other people


 * Invoked many times, increasingly defiantly. Nobody believes them, not even their then-significant others
 * Invoked many times, increasingly defiantly. Nobody believes them, not even their then-significant others


 * "If You Love Me" plays over multiple of their romantic scenes
 * "If You Love Me" plays over multiple of their romantic scenes




 * so many, across the seasons
 * so many, across the seasons




 * Not constantly, but it is a recurring motif in their relationship
 * 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
 * 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
 * Kevin Keller




 * “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”
 * “Something we've been wanting to do since high school”



Season 1

 * Betty's mother inexplicably has something against the Andrews family.
 * Betty's mother inexplicably has something against the Andrews family.


 * 1x01 — The River's Edge
 * At the homecoming dance, this is the first slow song played when Archie and Betty dance
 * At the homecoming dance, this is the first slow song played when Archie and Betty dance


 * Chief reason why Archie rejects Betty
 * Chief reason why Archie rejects Betty


 * 1x13 — The Sweet Hereafter
 * Archie hesitantly tries to tell Betty how he feels about her, but she cuts him off before he can say it
 * Archie hesitantly tries to tell Betty how he feels about her, but she cuts him off before he can say it

Season 2

 * 2x09 — Silent Night, Deadly Night
 * Act Of True Love
 * Archie lets himself be buried alive so Betty doesn't get shot


 * Their kiss in the car.
 * Their kiss in the car.


 * Under Black Hood duress, which leads them to unspoken
 * Under Black Hood duress, which leads them to unspoken

Season 3

 * 3x05 — The Great Escape
 * “What took you so long?”
 * “What took you so long?”


 * “this is Archie's life!”
 * “this is Archie's life!”


 * Betty watches over Archie
 * Betty watches over Archie


 * 3x10 — The Stranger

Season 4



 * 4x17 — Wicked Little Town
 *  — Wicked Little Town (Reprise)
 *  — Crescendo to their BDK™
 *  — In "Wicked Little Town"
 *  — In the dance fantasy
 *  — Wicked Little Town (Reprise)
 *  — Wicked Little Town (Reprise)


 * 4x18 — Lynchian
 *  — When Archie sings to her, Betty remembers the last time she watched him sing, and being heartbroken by his rejection of her.
 *  — Archie writes a love song for Betty!
 *  — Archie sings to Betty the song he wrote for her
 *  — “It's a song I wrote. For you”

Season 5



 * 5x05 — The Homecoming
 *  — fighting the Ghoulies
 *  — In the shower.
 *  — In the shower.


 * 5x06 — Back to School
 *  — that pesky fire alarm
 *  — that pesky fire alarm


 * 5x08 — Lock & Key
 * Firemen Are Hot – Archie dresses up in his fireman uniform for Betty in the bedroom

Season 6

 *  — they are in love in multiple universes


 * 6x07 — Death At A Funeral
 *  – TBK threatens Betty with hurting Archie


 * 6x14 — Venomous
 *  — When Archie is trying to build tolerance to palladium


 * 6x17 — American Psychos
 *  — Betty sings about her love for Archie.
 *  — Archie assures Betty that she’s not evil, reminding her of her true nature. 6x17.
 *  — Archie assures Betty that she’s not evil, reminding her of her true nature. 6x17.


 * 6x18 — Biblical
 *  — Archie dies in Betty’s arms

Rivervale

 *  — 6x01