After months off the air, Archie and the gang is back on our TV screens and in our hearts once again. Season 4 of Riverdale premiered last week on the CW Network, and if you haven't heard of the teen drama yet, then you have been living under a rock. I'm going to take you through some of the memorable moments from this first new episode back.

The show started with Jughead narrating the summertime events of the town, and it was all very nice and wholesome. It was very reminiscent of the first season and the first episode, which took place around the Fourth of July, just like this one. Everyone seemed really happy, and the town was void of murderers and cults which is pretty unusual. It warmed my heart, until it all came screeching to a halt.

While the core four enjoyed some time at Pop's, Archie received a phone call about his father, and hearts all around the world shattered into a million pieces. KJ Apa's Archie dropped to the floor in agony, as we all heard the words we knew were coming- that his father had passed away. Played by the late and great Luke Perry, us fans knew this painful moment would come, but it didn't make it hurt any less.

Fred Andrews died an honorable death, helping a stranded driver on the side of the road and being hit in the process. From there, the episode stayed in a somber mood, having to deal with the aftermath of a death of a loved one and a friend of the whole town. This episode really showed the talent of some of these young actors conveying the emotions that go along with grief.

However, Archie, being good-old stupid Archie, took things like he usually does, to the extreme. Instead of letting the legal system play out justly, Archie gets all punch happy and goes on a journey of vengeance on the hit and run driver who killed his father. Understandably grief can take many forms, but this route is par for the course for Archie and how he usually handles most of his problems, being the little testosterone-filled drama queen he is.

In a nice yet not too wild plot twist, the man claiming to have been the hit and run driver was covering for his young and afraid son, so Archie didn't pummel him to pieces like he otherwise would have. On a lighter note, the episode featured Perry's old Beverly Hills 90210 castmate and love interest, Shannen Doherty. She played the stranded driver that Fred selflessly saved, which was a fitting sendoff of Perry's character, to have a nice, little blast from the past.

The show ended with Archie riding back into town with his friends, a police escort, and his father's body. The townspeople surrounding the road made this event into a bittersweet parade, with signs honoring the fallen Andrews, which was very touching to see. Dressed in black, the Riverdale posse mourned at Fred's funeral, where Archie talked of all the good things about his dad, which also could have been translated to the late actor himself too.

Other small plotlines were previewed in this first episode back, but mostly this was all for Luke Perry. This episode was the calm that Riverdale so desperately needed after the hectic and crazy mess that was the events of season 3. No drugs, no cults, no satanic-like killings. Just some soon-to-be high school seniors both celebrating the future and grieving over the past.