‘It does set up the rest of Betty’s emotional season story,’ showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa tells EW.
Warning: This post contains spoilers from the June 12 episode ofRiverdale.
Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) did it.She killed TBK.
Lili Reinhart on ‘Riverdale’.Colin Bentley/The CW
So, is this really the end of TBK?
The short answer is: Yes.
“We deliberately saw the body.
Let’s actually visit the body this time.'
He’s been a great creepy villain.
So he’s gone the distance.”
But how will killing TBK affect Betty?
“We talked about that.
We said, ‘Is this the end of Betty’s season story?’
And the answer is, not quite.
I don’t think she’s completely reconciled what her husband did with Betty.
“It does set up the rest of Betty’s emotional season story,” Aguirre-Sacasa continues.
“And I’ll say this: It will be resolved by the end of the season.
This is a big step, but it will be resolved.”
Speaking of the end of the season,Riverdalehas announced that itsseventh season will be its last.
“We were thinking seven years was going to be our run.
And when that was formalized, I don’t think it caught anyone by surprise,” he says.
“I will say, the confirmation came as we were plotting literally the last episode of the season.
And we were weighing a very big swing for the end of the season and into season seven.
And when [the news] came down, it was like, ‘We’re doing this.’
Riverdaleairs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
