Midge Klump

“	They were blank. It was like there wasn't even a person behind them. He was like Michael Myers. He had the devil's eyes.	”
	— Midge describing the Black Hood's eyes^[src]

Midge Klump was a recurring character on the second season of The CW's Riverdale. She was portrayed by Emilija Baranac though Abby Ross replaced her in the seventh season.

She was a student at Riverdale High School and the girlfriend of Moose Mason.

Midge and Moose were attacked by the Black Hood, who fired several rounds into their car before taking off into the night. They survived due to Moose shielding her from the Black Hood, causing Moose to be hit by several bullets, and admitted into the hospital, where he later made a full recovery. Unfortunately, that would not be Midge's last run-in with the Black Hood. He murdered her after she was cast to play "Carrie White" in the school's musical.

When Archie and the Gang are sent back in time to 1955, Midge is alive and well. She's a River Vixen who hooks-up with greaser Fangs Fogarty.

Throughout Riverdale[]

Season 1[]

While discussing his relationship with Moose, Kevin mentions to Veronica that Midge was Moose's official girlfriend.^[1] In the playbook that members of the football team recorded their 'conquests' in, Midge's name is seen next to Moose's, her worth being a total of six points.^[2]

Season 2[]

After hearing that Archie's father, Fred Andrews, was shot at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe by a black hooded assailant, Midge joined her boyfriend, Moose, and the rest of the Riverdale Bulldogs at Riverdale General Hospital in support of Archie and his family.^[3]

Deadly Days at Lovers' Lane[]

RD-Caps-2x02-Nighthawks-31-Midge — Midge looking at Reggie for Jingle Jangle

Midge approached Reggie by his locker looking to score some "Jingle Jangle", a new drug that has found its way onto the north side of Riverdale. After instructing Midge to keep her voice down on school property because the simple mentioning of the drug can land them both in a lot of trouble, Reggie asked who was Jingle Jangle for, to which she replied that it was for her and Moose. Reggie told her that he'll see what he can do.

The following night, Midge and Moose attended Retro Night at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, where Reggie delivered the Jingle Jangle in the diner's parking lot as planned. Unbeknownst to them, they were being photographed by Alice Cooper. Midge and Moose later drove out for a secluded tryst in the woods that night, where after taking the Jingle Jangle, they began kissing. However, they were attacked by a black hooded assailant, who shot at repeatedly, and left them for dead.^[4]

Having been spared of any injuries due to Moose's heroic actions in using his own body to shield her from the gun fire, Midge, who was covered in his blood, got out of the car immediately following the shooting and screamed for help. Fortunately, she and Moose were discovered by Kevin soon thereafter.

RD-Caps-2x03-The-Watcher-in-the-Woods-23-Midge-Archie-Moose-Reggie — Midge telling Archie and Reggie about the Black Hood

The next day, as Moose received a visit from Archie and Reggie at Riverdale General Hospital, she told them that the shooter's eyes were blank, as if there wasn't even a person behind them, comparable to Michael Myers or the devil.^[5]

In the days leading up to Christmas, Midge and Moose entered the student lounge at school to find Archie, Betty, Cheryl, Kevin, Veronica, Jughead and Josie opening presents as part of a Secret Santa gift exchange. Midge and Moose were welcomed back by hugs from Josie, Reggie, and Kevin.^[6]

As she learned that Southside High was being closed down and that some of their students would be transferring to Riverdale High, Midge approached Cheryl, who was devastated to learn of the incoming transfers.^[7]

RD-Caps-2x14-The-Hills-Have-Eyes-89-Moose-Midge — Midge and Moose at Pop's with Kevin

Midge and Moose entered Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe to find Kevin eating alone. So she invited him to join her and Moose in their booth. She asked if he was meeting anyone at the Bijou, but unfortunately, he wasn't. Which Midge thought was unacceptable. She offered to help him find a date, suggesting one of the new Southside Serpents that had recently transferred to Riverdale High following the shut down of Southside High. She had heard that at least one of them was gay, Fangs Fogarty. However, Kevin noted that he didn't think he could date someone named "Fangs". Moose interjected that Kevin should at least give Fangs a chance given that he was attractive though Midge disregarded his comment. She then asked how Kevin and Moose became friends. Kevin told her that they were lab partners in Biology.^[8]

RD-Caps-2x17-The-Noose-Tightens-13-Midge — Midge at the student hall meeting

Midge attended the school hall meeting where Jughead, Betty, Archie, Veronica, Reggie and Josie squared off for student body president. The second question of the night came from Midge whose question pertained to Veronica and Archie's parents being on opposite sides of the Mayoral election. She asked if this would cause problems for their election campaign. However, Veronica and Archie adhered to the old maxim that politics are never discussed at the dinner table. They were apparently on the same page about everything, even her parents building a prison. In the meantime, they were committed to improving the quality of life at Riverdale High.^[9]

A Killer Musical[]

In the school gymnasium, the River Vixens rehearsed one of their routines while singing "In". Midge, Toni and Cheryl led the squad.

RD-Caps-2x18-A-Night-To-Remember-12-Archie-Betty-Veronica-Cheryl-Josie-Midge-Moose-Ethel-Toni-Kevin — Musical rehearsal

Midge ran into the auditorium with Cheryl, Toni, Betty, Veronica, Archie, Josie, Ethel, Kevin and Moose. They got on stage, where they continued to sing and dance before being joined by Fangs, the assistant director. The cast then began introductions, starting with Archie who portrayed "Tommy Ross", the boy next door. Betty played "Sue Snell", the good girl. Veronica portrayed "Chris Hargensen", the mean girl. And Cheryl would be playing the iconic role of "Carrie White". As for who would be portraying, "Margaret White", Carrie's mom, that role went to Alice Cooper, which came as a surprise to almost everyone. Kevin explained that while her casting was untraditional, to him, there's nothing more amateur than age-inappropriate casting. Alice was both looking forward to playing Margaret and spending more time with Betty. Chuck Clayton joined them late after mistaking that rehearsal was in the music room.

RD-Caps-2x18-A-Night-To-Remember-19-Moose-Midge — Moose and Midge at rehearsal

Cheryl interrupted rehearsal after hearing whisperings that some of them, mainly Ethel and Josie, didn't think she's fit to play the role of Carrie White. So to settle the matter, she began to sing "Carrie" to prove them wrong. Her singing removed all doubt as Midge, Archie, Veronica, Betty, Ethel, Josie, Alice, Toni, Moose, Jughead, Kevin, Fangs, and Chuck gave Cheryl a round of applauded. As Cheryl headed back to her seat, a heavy sand bag fell from above and nearly crushed her.

Toni, Veronica, Ethel, Betty and Chuck rehearsed in the auditorium, where they sang and performed "The World According to Chris". Midge, Archie, Fangs, Kevin, Moose and Jughead are highly impressed with Veronica as they applauded the routine. Betty credited Veronica's performance to her being the literal embodiment of Chris, the character she's portraying. Never had a role been so perfectly type-cast, Betty remarked.

RD-Caps-2x18-A-Night-To-Remember-82-Moose-Midge — Midge is the Carrie understudy

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Kevin informed Midge, Toni, Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Fangs, Ethel, Alice, Moose, Betty, Chuck and Josie that Cheryl will no longer be playing Carrie. When they asked why, Kevin simply replied that Penelope Blossom wasn't much of a stage mom. In the meantime, Cheryl's understudy would assume the role, that being Midge, who Kevin appointed after the sand bag incident.

On stage, Midge portrayed Carrie White while Alice portrayed Margaret White. They sang "Stay Here Instead". However, Alice's performance began to seem a bit too realistic and more so directed at Betty than Midge. Alice then looked to Betty in the crowd and told her not to leave her like everyone else, before running off the stage in tears.

Opening night, in the dressing room, Midge, Toni, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Kevin, Moose, Alice, Chuck and Ethel sang "A Night We'll Never Forget". Afterward, Midge went into her dressing room with Fangs, where he was supposedly giving her last minute notes.

RD-Caps-2x18-A-Night-To-Remember-141-Midge — Midge is killed by the Black Hood

The crowd was packed when the play began, and Alice started to sing "Evening Prayers". Toni, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Moose watched from backstage. When Alice cued Midge, the curtains raised only to reveal that Midge had been murdered by the Black Hood. She had been stabbed with knives and scissors and pinned to the wall. On the wall, written in blood was a message. "I Am Back From The Dead. All Those Who Escaped Me Before Will Die... B.H." When Alice screamed in fear, the crowd realized that this was not part of the play and the auditorium erupted in panic and chaos.^[10]

After her funeral, Midge's secret relationship with Southside Serpent Fangs Fogarty was exposed. Chaos ensued in Riverdale as people suspected he was the copycat killer of the Black Hood, and had killed her in a crime of passion. Midge's own mother, Mrs. Klump, took justice into her own hands and shot Fangs.^[11]

Midge's killer, the Black Hood, was unveiled to be Hal Cooper; he was incarcerated. It's also revealed that Fangs had survived Mrs. Klump's assault to avenge her daughter's death.^[12]

Season 3[]

Kevin hallucinates seeing Midge after eating brownies given to him by Evelyn. Midge is pinned to the walls with knives and a message written in blood that says "All Your Fault. You Killed Me, Kevin".^[13]

Season 7[]

1955[]

RD-Caps-7x02-Skip-Hop-and-Thump-21-Midge — Midge in 1955

Langston Hughes' poem about the late Emmett Till has inspired dialogue at Riverdale High School, where Midge asks about his age, to which Toni reveals he was only 14 years old, younger than all of them when he was taken out of home in the middle of the night, tortured, and beaten, with his body thrown into the river.^[14]

Midge goes to lover's lane with Fangs, though their evening comes to an abrupt end after Cheryl discovers her in the car and orders her to get out. Despite Cheryl warning her against pursuing anything with Fangs, Midge remains interested and cheers Fangs on during his sock hop performance.^[15]

Midge attends Veronica's make-out party at the Pembrooke, where they kick the night's events off with a game of "Post Office," which results in Midge sharing an awkward kiss with Kevin, who she has to forcefully hold still.^[16]

Pregnancy[]

RD-Caps-7x04-Love-&-Marriage-83-Fangs-Midge — Midge is pregnant

Midge suspects she is pregnant and tells Fangs. With Toni's help, they meet at the science lab at midnight where Toni injects Midge's pee into a frog; if the frog lays eggs the following day, it will confirm the pregnancy. Since the frog lays eggs, Toni suggests Fangs ask Midge's parents for her hand but don't mention that she's pregnant just yet. However, Midge's parents refuse and order him not to see Midge anymore.^[17]

RD-Caps-7x08-Hoop-Dreams-54-Midge — Midge cheers for Fangs

Midge is at cheerleading practice and Toni Topaz is auditioning to join the team. Evelyn is the only River Vixen who has qualms about accepting her onto the team. Midge goes with Betty, Veronica and others to watch basketball practice for the Bulldogs who have a new star player, Reggie Mantle. Captain Julian does everything he can to play dirty, including taking all the players so that Reggie's team consists only of him, Fangs, Archie and Dilton, the water boy. Reggie's team wins and Midge cheers when her boyfriend scores a basket. Afterwards, Evelyn tries to keep Toni from squaring off, but Cheryl, Midge and the other Vixens are in favor.^[18]

RD-Caps-7x09-B-and-V-Double-Digest-42-Midge-Fangs — Movie night with Fangs

Midge and Fangs go to the James Dean Double Feature at the Babylonium organized by Veronica Lodge. However, due to a defective film malfunction, the movie night is postponed. Fangs and Cheryl demand a refund and incite the crowd to throw popcorn at Veronica. A few nights later, Midge is disguised as a nurse in case the movie is too scary (Dilton handles fake life insurance) causing friction with Cheryl at Babylonium's horror night. The Crawling Eyes screening proves successful especially for the 4D experience with two ushers disguised as Crawling Eyes monsters appearing in the audience in the middle of the movie. Midge is thrilled and kisses Fangs in the middle of smoke and chaos.^[19]

RD-Caps-7x10-American-Graffiti-108-Fangs-Midge — Midge supports Fangs' career

At school, Fangs inquires about the health of Midge and their baby and then informs her that he's got a gig in Centerville. Midge is happy for him, but Fangs thinks she shouldn't go. It is in a bad part of town and he does not want her to be in danger. Above all, he doesn't want to give her parents further reason to stand in the way of their relationship. Midge, of course, goes anyway with Toni and Cheryl and along the road, they find Betty and Veronica stranded by the side of the road. Archie's car run out of gas and the boys went back to Pop's gas station. The girls hop in and they all go to the concert. The next morning, Fangs is greeted by a crowd of students who ask for his autograph but Fangs only has eyes for Midge. Once they are alone in the Blue and Gold classroom, Fangs shows her a music producer's business card.^[20]

Halloween[]

Midge and Fangs are with the rest of the gang in the Varsity lounge when Veronica arrives dressed as a sexy witch and is disappointed by the lukewarm response of her fellow students. In turn, her friends explain to her that Riverdale has an odd attitude toward Halloween after four kids died. Since then, the town no longer embraces the Halloween spirit as Greendale does. In Riverdale, there are rules; trick-or-treating is for kids and teenagers stay indoors.

Midge meets with Cheryl in the girls' bathroom, and asks her if she can be excused from the annual sleepover party that Cheryl hosts for the Vixens at Thornhill. Fangs is playing at Veronica's burlesque night at the Babylonium, and Midge doesn't want to miss it. After an initial refusal, Cheryl agrees. She too wants to go to the Spooktacular Ghost Show. Together, they decide to tell the squad they got the flu, and the sleepover will be hosted by Evelyn. They also agree it's time that they confide in each other. Midge suggests to do it after the Halloween party, claiming she is very good at keeping secrets. The evening is a smash hit. After the party, Fangs and Midge go to Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe with Toni and Cheryl where the two couples sitting in a booth reveal their respective secrets; pregnancy and lesbian relationship. Unbeknownst to them, Evelyn is sitting at the counter and has heard everything.^[21]

Physical Appearance[]

Midge is a young woman with fair skin, short, dark brown hair and light green eyes. She has been seen to wear turtleneck sweaters occasionally.

Personality[]

Midge is a kind and friendly person. She showed willingness to help when she could, offering Kevin companionship when she noticed him sitting alone at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe. She was also caring and supportive, seeing Moose through his recovery following the Black Hood shooting. As mentioned by Moose, Midge "likes to get a little crazy sometimes". This could imply Midge was a daredevil who liked to take risks such as assuming Jingle Jangle on the regular.

Relationships[]

Moose Mason[]

“	Guys, I gotta tell you something. The night of the show, Midge and I got into a fight backstage cause she admitted, she was seeing someone else, behind my back. {...} She let it slip that it was a Serpent.	”
	— Moose to the Bulldogs^[src]

RD-Caps-2x14-The-Hills-Have-Eyes-87-Moose-Midge — Moose and Midge at Pop's

While it remains unknown just how long the two were together, Midge and Moose were girlfriend and boyfriend up until her untimely death during the school musical, though neither of them were faithful throughout the duration of their relationship. Moose had a brief romance with Kevin Keller shortly before Midge began cheating on him with Southside Serpent, Fangs Fogarty. However, they did seem to care for one another nonetheless, proven when Moose shielded Midge from the gunfire of the Black Hood while at Lover's lane.

Fangs Fogarty[]

RD-Caps-7x10-American-Graffiti-23-Fangs-Midge — Midge and Fangs

Midge flirted with Fangs Fogarty after the latter transferred to Riverdale High from Southside High before she was untimely killed by the Black Hood to cleanse town of sinners. Midge cheated on Moose, who hooked up behind her back with Kevin all along, and in 1955 Midge has a crush on Fangs Fogarty, the resident bad boy. Midge gets pregnant unbeknownst to her parents, who do not want her to date Fangs because he is from the Southside. Midge and Fangs continue to date anyway.