As of tonight, Riverdalehas a whole new vibe.
It’s been seven years since high school and seven years since ArchieKJ Apa), Betty (Lili Reinhart), Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse) turned around, and a lot has changed.
Archie went to war, Betty joined the FBI, Veronica got married and Jughead is … still a tortured writer, why not all changed.
It’s a whole new Riverdale, in more ways than one. Gone are the absurd school homicide plots that are peppered with SATs and promposals, replaced by conspiracies for homicides of adults peppered with financial issues and the ability to drink legally. Finally, the stars start to represent their age now, and the actions of their characters now suddenly start to make a lot more sense.
Critics have seen only one post-jump episode in time so far, so we can’t really talk about what’s to come, but there is enormous potential for a really great new start. If you fell out of the show (or never entered in the first place) and are curious, now would be a great time to go back.