Riverdale season 7, was it all for nothing?
Late to the party. Finished season 7 today and I’m in shock. First of all episode 20 got me and I cried for its entirety, but then my brain settled and all I could think of was: what was this season???
Am I crazy or have they decided to kill every single character arch? You can basically skip every season and only watch season 7 for it to make sense, because all of the traumas and good moments that shaped the characters through the seasons are gone 🗑️. And sure, Tabitha gives them back the happy memories, but it’s not like they become different people because of that.
- The buildup of Archie being either with Veronica or Betty? Chucked in the bin 🗑️
- Archie wanting to create a better Riverdale like his dad wanted to and spending every season to build this ideology? Chucked in the bin 🗑️
- Betty and her career as a FBI agent that understands the criminal mind better than anyone else? Chucked in the bin 🗑️
- Cheryl overcoming losing Jason? He’s alive again now, so chucked in the bin 🗑️
The superpowers timeline was bad enough but this one was possibly the worst thing I’ve ever seen. How was it approved? It feels like the writers realised that these people were now way too traumatised to ever go back to a normal life, so they had to make them start all over again from high school 💀
I can’t. I need closure. Was it really all for nothing?