Barchie/Tropes

barchie
tropes

Dynamic

The All-American Boy & Girl Next Door

General

Tropes that define the pairing and their story overall, or serve as a throughline for their story.

Anchored Ship multiple times over Childhood Friend Romance Childhood Friends Childhood Marriage Promise When they were in 2nd grade First Love Just Friends Invoked many times, increasingly defiantly. Nobody believes them, not even their then-significant others Love Theme "If You Love Me" plays over multiple of their romantic scenes Literally Loving Thy Neighbor Longing Look so many, across the seasons Official Couple From 5x19.

Opposites Attract Archie leads with his heart; Betty with her mind. Pink Girl, Blue Boy Not constantly, but it is a recurring motif in their relationship Selective Obliviousness Archie denies any romantic feelings towards Betty, even when asked flat out by Veronica, but his actions throughout the series prove the opposite Ship Tease Shipper on Deck Kevin Keller True Companions Unresolved Sexual Tension “Something we've been wanting to do since high school” Will They or Won't They?

Reocurring

Tropes that have happened more than once for the pairing.

The Big Damn Kiss

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

Coquettish Lip Biting

Season 7

Held Gaze

Holding Hands

rare + in a very significant manner. 2x09, 4x18, 7x11.

Jealous Romantic Witness

Several times over the seasons while they’re with other people

Moment Killer

1x02, 5x06, 6x07, 7x02, 7x06.

Episodes

Season 1

• Young Love Versus Old Hate

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

01 ✑ THE RIVER'S EDGE

• Convenient Slow Dance

At the homecoming dance, this is the first slow song played when Archie and Betty dance

• Insecure Love Interest

Chief reason why Archie rejects Betty

13 ✑ THE SWEET HEREAFTER

• Interrupted Declaration of Love

Archie hesitantly tries to tell Betty how he feels about her, but she cuts him off before he can say it

Season 2

09 ✑ SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT

• Act Of True Love

Archie lets himself be buried alive so Betty doesn't get shot

• Lip-Lock Sun-Block

Their kiss in the car.

• Now or Never Kiss

Under Black Hood duress, which leads them to unspoken That Didn't Happen

Season 3

05 ✑ THE GREAT ESCAPE

• Big Damn Reunion

“What took you so long?”

• Not a Game

“this is Archie's life!”

• Unbroken Vigil

Betty watches over Archie

10 ✑ THE STRANGER

• Do You Trust Me?

Season 4

• Fake Dating

17 ✑ WICKED LITTLE TOWN

• Dance of Romance

Wicked Little Town (Reprise)

• Flashback Cut

Crescendo to their BDK™

• Final Love Duet

Wicked Little Town (Reprise)

• Intertwined Fingers

In the dance fantasy

• Let's Duet

• Romantic Fake–Real Turn

barchie's feelings resurface thanks to their fake dating

• Window Love

Wicked Little Town (Reprise)

18 ✑ LYNCHIAN

• Flashback Echo

When Archie sings to her, Betty remembers the last time she watched him sing, and being heartbroken by his rejection of her.

• Grand Romantic Gesture

Archie writes a love song for Betty!

• Serenade Your Lover

Archie sings to Betty the song he wrote for her

• This Is Your Song

“It's a song I wrote ✑ For you”

Season 5

• Friends with Benefits

05 ✑ THE HOMECOMING

• Battle Couple

fighting the Ghoulies

• Shower of Love

• Their First Time

In the shower.

06 ✑ BACK TO SCHOOL

• Auto Erotica

08 ✑ LOCK & KEY

• Firemen Are Hot

Archie dresses up in his fireman uniform for Betty in the bedroom

19 ✑ RIVERDALE: RIP (?)

• Cliff Hanger

Archie and Betty are sitting on a bomb and it cuts away to the smoke from the explosion

• Official Kiss

Archie and Betty FINALLY get together and seal it with a kiss in Archie’s kitchen

• Relationship Upgrade

• Surprise Party

Archie throws one for Betty to celebrate her graduating

Season 6

• Love Transcends Spacetime

they are in love in multiple universes

• Pregnancy Scare

• Pregnancy Test Plot

• Talking in Bed

06 ✑ UNBELIEVABLE

• Tuck and Cover

Archie tries to protect Betty from the bomb

07 ✑ DEATH AT A FUNERAL

• Targeted to Hurt the Hero

TBK threatens Betty with hurting Archie.

14 ✑ VENOMOUS

• Anger Born of Worry

When Archie is trying to build tolerance to palladium.

• Massage of Love

17 ✑ AMERICAN PSYCHOS

• Love Confession

• Torch Song

Betty sings about her love for Archie.

• You Are Better Than You Think You Are

Archie assures Betty that she’s not evil, reminding her of her true nature.

18 ✑ BIBLICAL

• Died in Your Arms Tonight

Archie dies in Betty’s arms

19 ✑ THE WITCHES OF RIVERDALE

• Reunion Vow

archie promises his return to afterlife!betty

22 ✑ NIGHT OF THE COMET

• Heirloom Engagement Ring

Archie has inherited a ring from his dad that he wanted to propose with, but it was lost in the explosion

• Perilous Marriage Proposal

Archie proposes to Betty as the comet is hurtling towards Riverdale

• Rejected Marriage Proposal

Betty turns Archie down.. ✑ at first

Rivervale

01 ✑ WELCOME TO RIVERVALE

• Bridal Carry

Archie flirtatiously picks Betty up.

Season 7

02 ✑ SKIP, HOP, AND THUMP!

• Love-Obstructing Parents

Alice sabotages Betty's newfound feelings for Archie.

03 ✑ SEX EDUCATION

• Erotic Dream

Betty has a sex dream about Archie.

06 ✑ PEEP SHOW

• Eating the Eye Candy

Betty catches prolonged stares glances at Archie shirtless through their windows.

• Sigh of Love

Archie longs for Betty as he watches her on a double date.

11 ✑ HALLOWEEN II

• Almost Kiss

On Betty's porch.

• Bookends

Archie and Betty's evening ends on Betty's porch, a parallel to the Pilot.

• Grand Staircase Entrance

Betty comes downstairs in her costume and Archie is mesmerised.

• Grave Marking Scene

Betty finds Archie visiting his father's grave and the reminisce together.

20 ✑ BETTY'S GOODBYE

• Enter Stage Window

Archie crawls in through Betty's bedroom window and they make out on her bed.

List

A Act Of True Love Almost Kiss Anchored Ship Anger Born of Worry Auto Erotica B Battle Couple The Big Damn Kiss Big Damn Reunion Bookends Bridal Carry C Childhood Friend Romance Childhood Friends Childhood Marriage Promise Cliff Hanger Convenient Slow Dance Coquettish Lip Biting D Dance of Romance Died in Your Arms Tonight Do You Trust Me? E Eating the Eye Candy Enter Stage Window Erotic Dream F Final Love Duet Firemen Are Hot First Love Flashback Cut Flashback Echo Friends with Benefits G Grand Romantic Gesture Grand Staircase Entrance Grave Marking Scene H Heirloom Engagement Ring Held Gaze Holding Hands I Insecure Love Interest Interrupted Declaration of Love Intertwined Fingers J Jealous Romantic Witness Just Friends L Let's Duet Lip-Lock Sun-Block Literally Loving Thy Neighbor Longing Look Love Confession Love Theme Love Transcends Spacetime Love-Obstructing Parents M Massage of Love Moment Killer N Not a Game Now or Never Kiss O Official Couple Official Kiss Opposites Attract P Perilous Marriage Proposal Pink Girl, Blue Boy Pregnancy Scare Pregnancy Test Plot R Rejected Marriage Proposal Relationship Upgrade Reunion Vow Romantic Fake–Real Turn S Selective Obliviousness Serenade Your Lover Ship Tease Shipper on Deck Sigh of Love Shower of Love Surprise Party T Talking in Bed Targeted to Hurt the Hero Their First Time This Is Your Song Torch Song True Companions Tuck and Cover U Unbroken Vigil Unresolved Sexual Tension W Will They or Won't They? Window Love Y You Are Better Than You Think You Are Young Love Versus Old Hate