a thread of why the barchie flashbacks WERE romantic since yall bugheads decide to make one as to why they arent

--the first flashback of when they were at pops--
"blow a hurricane , scatter us away"
VERONICA WASNT IN THE DINER YET ba's feelings SCATTERED HER AWAY . that's why betty and archie were still only focused on each other, rather than v . she wasn't THERE.

--the second flashback at archies door--
"in a flow of wind and rain"
ARCHIE WAS HAPPY TO SEE BETTY AGAIN, HE THOUGHT HE LOST HER FOREVER, AND SHE SHOWED UP ON HIS DOORSTEP

--the third flashback of betty touching archies face--
"a sea of tidal waves , to wash the storm away"
BETTY TOUCHING ARCHIES FACE WAS THE TIDAL WAVE. THAT WAS WHEN ARCHIE REALIZED HE ACTUALLY DID LIKE HER TOO AND HIS VEIW WAS CLEARED "wash the storm away"

--the 4th flashback of their kiss--
"and if we don't behave, they'll cut us down again"
PPL DONT JUST KISS BC THEYRE UPSET. THE LYRICS MEAN THAT IF BA DONT STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER THEY COULD KISS AGAIN.

--the recreate of the dance--
THAT IS HOW THEY BOTH WISHED THAT NIGHT HAD WENT. THEY WISHED THEY WERE TOGETHER FROM THE BEGINNING . ARCHIE LITERALLY SAID "I was just a boy, and u were so much more" and "cause with all the changes we've been through,the strangers always you