Tonight on CW their drama Riverdale airs with an all-new Wednesday, August 11, 2021, season 5 episode 11 Finale called, “Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows,” and we have your Riverdale recap below. In tonight’s Riverdale season 5 episode 11 episode as per the CW synopsis, “RETURN TO RIVERDALE – In the aftermath of the prison break at Hiram’s (Mark Consuelos) jail, Archie (KJ Apa) leads the charge to round up the remaining convicts on the loose.
Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) reaches out for Betty’s (Lili Reinhart) help when she realizes Jughead (Cole Sprouse) is missing. When Penelope (guest star Nathalie Boltt) re-enters the fold, Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) becomes suspicious of her true intentions.”
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In tonight’s Riverdale episode, Archie and several school officials assess the school after Hiram’s escapees trashed the place. It will be weeks before the school can reopen. Veronica arrives back in town and hears the news. She heads to see Archie. He tells her he is all right. She tells him Chad didn’t sign the divorce papers. He thinks until Chad does, they need to stay friends.
Cheryl’s mother is back home after escaping from prison. She tells her all about how she wants to start a church. Cheryl doesn’t look impressed. Meanwhile, Tabitha calls Betty – Jughead is missing. Betty is working on the case involving her sister. But she can look into it.
Tabitha is about to be robbed by gunpoint at the diner when Cheryl’s mother stops the felon. At the hospital, the felon is questioned by the sheriff. He wants to know more about the other escapees. At Veronica’s shop, she is robbed. They take an opal she just acquired.
As a PR stunt, Hiram offers a reward for the local of his escapees. Archie plays the game, asking for a list. He wants the reward money to fix the school. Veronica tells Reggie he is going to help her find her opal. He agrees.
Tabitha tells Betty about Jug and his decision to trip on shrooms and write. They head to the bunker for clues. Meanwhile, Jug is attacked by two men outside in an unknown area.
Kev, Archie, and some others get ready to go out and find the escapees. Tabitha and Betty call Jug’s ex who he got the shrooms from. She isn’t helpful.
Cheryl rolls her eyes as her mother holds a service, collecting money. Across town, Veronica asks Archie to get her opal as they catch escapees.
Jug comes to by a fire in a makeshift tent. A man has been caring for him in an alley. He tries to leave but the man tells him to rest. He has an infection and he is weak.
It seems Hiram’s plan has backfired on him as an escapee holds him hostage. Jessica, Jug’s ex, helps Betty and Tabitha look for him. Cheryl confronts her mom about taking money at the service.
The man holding Hiram now has the sheriff and others. He has two other felons with him. They plan to shoot their hostages until they get back a stash of palladium. They call Archie and plan to meet up.
Jessica and the girls end up back at the bunker. Jessica suggests they all trip to find Archie. They think she is off or up to something. Jug wakes to someone assaulting the man who has been caring for him.
Archie’s uncle Frank decides to help rescue Hiram and the others. Cheryl opens a crate, looking at a skeleton she clearly knows is there. At the diner, Betty and Tabitha eat and talk to Jessica who may have put something in their food. Betty defends herself in regards to her and Jig’s falling out. She plays them a voicemail he left her, attacking her.
It appears Jessica has drugged them. She reveals what she did for Jug’s manuscript. She cannot have the world read it. Meanwhile, Veronica brings the escapee’s a safe they want. Just then, Archie and the gang come crashing through a skylight. They all fight. Veronica gets her opal back. She later tells Archie she needs to get him back asap.
Hiram threatens the governor. Jug is back to himself. Tabitha and Betty are also back to themselves. Tabitha wants to help Betty with the case involving the missing girls. Tabitha gets a voicemail from Jug. He tells her he is fine and safe. He plans to head to New York. He jumps in a truck after hitching a ride.
THE END!