‘Riverdale’ Cast’s Candid Quotes About Which Ships Should Be Endgame in the Final Season: ‘The Story Is Not Finished’

30.12.2022 - 16:37 / usmagazine.com

Leaving a last impression. Riverdale is getting ready to air its final season and it seems like romance is on everyone’s mind.

During the season 6 finale, which aired in July 2022, viewers saw Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) saving the world from a comet. Things took a turn, however, when the characters ended up reverting back to their teenage years. The only character who remembers their real lives — as opposed to their new reality in the ’50s — was Jughead (Cole Sprouse).

According to creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the alternate universe will play a big role in the show’s final arc.

“We’re going to hunker down, be in the ‘50s, and kind of deconstruct not just Archie Comics but what Riverdale has been and have it in dialogue with what people think of as the Archie Comics. That said, it is not a clean break,” he explained to Nerds of Color that same month. “It is very much in continuity with the first six seasons, kind of the same way that Rivervale ended up being in continuity with the rest of the season. Jughead remembers what happened the first six seasons, it’s in question what the other characters will remember.”

For the showrunner, the big change offers the writers an “opportunity” to reset the story for most of the characters.

“I will say that we are going back and embracing the Archie Comics and the idea of the Archies in the ‘50s, one of the classic staples is the love triangle,” he added, referring to the onscreen couple debate between fans. “We don’t wanna go and kind of just play the straightforward depiction of the love triangle, meaning both Betty and Veronica are fighting over Archie.”

Aguirre-Sacasa continued: “I don’t think we’re ever going to play that. We never did and we’ve never wanted to, and I don’t think