It is safe to say that is NOT how I thoughtRiverdale’s season would end!
I know what you’re thinking: Why don’t they just run?
Because they can’t!
Madelaine Petsch on ‘Riverdale’.Michael Courtney/The CW
People can enter, but they can’t leave.
(Vampire Diariesfans will recognize the idea.)
The show then quickly answers all your other questions: No, Jughead can’t make portals.
And Tabitha says that no matter what time she travels to, the comet always hits.
And if that comet hits, the only survivors are going to be Archie and Anthony for impenetrable/immortal reasons.
So, Cheryl and Heather call upon Abigail for help.
Talk about a downer!
In exchange for her help, she wants one last night with Thomasina.
Apparently their boss wants them to head up the FBI’s serial killer division, but Betty says no!
That chapter of her life is over, and she’s finally ready to choose light.
Say goodbye to Dark Betty, everyone!
And speaking of choosing light, Betty revisits that conversation with Archie.
But Betty stops him.
And he says yes!
Elsewhere, Veronica tells Reggie that, should they survive, he can have full ownership of the casino.
They have kids, they grow old, and they do it all in a Pop’s booth.
Someone, um, might want to tell Fangs that.
But just as everyone prepares to lose, Veronica has a realization.
How might she do that?
Oh, you know, just a traditional blood oath followed by a Cheryl-Veronica kiss to transfer powers.
With one final song, everyone in Riverdale prepares for Cheryl to face the comet.
Cheryl uses her powers on the comet and then suddenly … Archie wakes up in his bedroom.
But something’s different.
Specifically, it’s now 1955 in Riverdale and our heroes are teenagers again.
He’s the only one who remembers life before the comet.
It’s time to return to the highs and lows of high school football, y’all!
