It lends itself to the campy atmosphere that Riverdale has always embraced, which would most definitely fade away if the supernatural begins to influence the stories. Plus, part of Riverdale's charm has always been the wacky nonsense that the writers are able to work out that mostly comes together in the end.

They’ve learned that the end of the line isn’t always going to be, well, satisfying, as we saw with the predictable reveals of Charles and Jellybean as the Big Bads behind many events in Riverdale Season 4. Those who have stuck around have learned to accept that many of the stories that are told will have to be accepted with a leap of faith.

There’s hardly a logical way out of things, but the writers have to play by certain rules to keep the show relatively grounded in reality. In a more grounded world, the writers have to play by a certain set of rules. Riverdale already has trouble with taking the lazy way out, like the aftermath of Betty and Archie cheating on their long-time partners (or, rather, lack thereof). Those who didn’t die were inflicted with various supernatural entities, like the ghosts that haunted Jughead ( Cole Sprouse) and Tabitha ( Erinn Westbrook) or Betty’s mysterious interaction with who she thought to be the Trash Bag Killer.īringing in the supernatural - especially this late in the game - would be a major mistake. Cheryl ( Madelaine Petsch) was revealed to be the presumed-dead Abigail Blossom, exchanging souls with Nana Rose and moving on to the hereafter. Likewise, Toni ( Vanessa Morgan) and Reggie ( Charles Melton) came back after meeting their ends when one was turned into La Llorona and the other was literally dragged to hell after a deal gone awry with Lucifer, respectively. Archie ( KJ Apa) was sacrificed for a curse, later to be resurrected.

Over the course of the five episodes, multiple characters met their untimely ends. And, in this shadow town, the supernatural ran quite rampant. Riverdale Season 6 kicked off with a special five-episode event entitled “Rivervale,” which saw our beloved characters in a shadow town, part of an alternate universe that was similar but not quite the same as the town we have been watching for the last five years.

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