Betty and the rest of the Scooby gang will be at Riverdale High and Betty will be interning at the mayor’s office. Next season, the focus will be on the drug conspiracy, with Jughead at South Side High and a Serpent. This season, we focussed on the newspapers and a murder mystery. I have a feeling that next year will be something along the lines of The Wire, since Jughead told Kevin it wasn’t The Wire, and a Dickensian story of social injustice, classism, poverty vs wealth, crime, punishment, villainy, and cruel revenge. This year was all about a film noir detective story and an Edgar Allen Poe Gothic Horror Romance. The creepy otherworldly atmosphere, the dark, seedy Noir lighting, Jughead’s voiceovers, read as if from a murder mystery novel that’s steeped in his existential alienation, and the costumes and sets that seem to be from someplace frozen in time, are all what make this show feel so unique. This show would be so much less interesting if it was just about a group of small town high school kids. The Gothic strand of the show’s story seems to be over, but I hope they keep the Noir aspect for the entirety of their run, and add in other genres to explore. All of these actors, and many of the others, have given their characters mystery and nuance, even if they didn’t necessarily get much screen time, in the case of some that I didn’t list, like Ashleigh Murray, the actress who plays Josie McCoy. Even though Fred Andrews is one of my least favorite characters, Luke Perry is still a great actor. They all dominate the scenes they are in. The cast are all amazing, especially Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Mädchen Amick, Skeet Ulrich, Madeleine Petsch, Marisol Nichols, and Luke Perry. I now jump every time someone makes a reference on any show I watch, and assume it will have importance that spans the rest of the season. I’ve enjoyed recapping it and keeping up with all of the literary references, which added a fun depth to the show. Overall, this has been a great season on Riverdale, with a complex overarching plot and characters.
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