Otherwise, this would've been about an 8.5...ehh 9 for the series. With a really good getaway for the Archie/Veronica and Betty/Jughead couples; with a really good chance to explore those relationships...
However; exec producer Greg Berlanti has his directed film "Love, Simon" (about a homosexual boy coming out of the closet) overly saturating the side story... with who (either already in or out) is going with who to see the (actual) "it" movie... and considering the episode aired March 7th, with commercials advertising "advance screenings" on March 10th, when the actual release date of the film is March 15th.... if there were a "middle finger" trophy; you'd win for this one, Mr. Berlanti.
