This show reminds me a lot of Gossip Girl if I'm being honest and Gossip Girl was one of my favorites growing up so it's no wonder. In both shows our main characters are supposed to be teens but they're twice as smart and cunning as the adults and their problems are so much bigger than silly things like relationship drama or who's sleeping with who, even more so in Riverdale than Gossip Girl. I originally compared it to Pretty Little Liars but I think the stakes in Riverdale are so much more intense cause it just feels like the tone was shifted away from teen drama.
Like remember last season when Archie's big problem was music or football? Now he's running around town searching for serial killers and threatening mobsters and getting framed for murder. The only thing that hasn't changed is how dumb/naive he is (in a sweet way.) I'm still curious about the whole blood oath thing he did a few episodes back with Hiram cause they all seem to have forgotten about it completely. Like shouldn't there be some sort of complications with that? Archie did win student council president which hilariously was set up right next to the voting for the mayor seat as if the high school president was just as important. Unfortunately Fred didn't win though I thought for a second he might have a chance after being so kind to the Serpents but it makes more sense for Hermione to win cause if she lost, Hiram would have been knocked down a peg and he's just the worst (in the best way possible!)
Veronica also went through some stuff. I think she's firmly back on the my dad is awful train like she was season 1 and for good reason. I do think that Hiram loves his family in a way but at the same time, his power is more important. Like I don't think he'd ever put a hit out on them but he will take Veronica out of the family metaphorically which he did do tonight. Veronica's arc this season was also kind of crazy in that again she's acting more like an adult than she is. She's been so involved in business all season and I really thought she would end up building that casino she talked about and that it would end up being the hotspot next season but instead it looks like we'll be getting some sort of bar/club in the basement of Pop's. I can see it now. The Pussycats headlining and all the drama happening. I did like her standing up to her father tonight with Hermione helping a little from the sidelines.
Interestingly enough I liked where we ended with Hiram. I felt like for a lot of this season despite all of his bluster, Hiram wasn't really all that much of a mobster boss. Every time there was a problem, the only backup Hiram seemed to have was Archie and Andre but I'm hoping that it was all a ploy for Hiram to dig his claws into Archie all the more. Hiram owns all of the Southside, controls the mayor's office, the Sheriff's and the biggest gang in Riverdale and seems to have tried to break up the core four so he's on top of the world. I loved that round table meeting of evil people at the end cause it ties everyone together perfectly. Claudius will bring drugs into Riverdale and the Ghoulies will sell it while the Sheriff looks the other way and Penny acts to protect them anytime anything goes wrong. The only outlier is Penelope who apparently is there cause she wants to open a brothel and I have to say, I laughed out loud when Hiram called her Madam. What decade are we living in??
Betty spent most of the episode and a lot of this season trying to understand her darkness and what that meant. I do agree with Jughead that Betty could never become her father even with all the darkness in the world not just because she's one of the main characters of this show but because I personally don't believe Betty has it in her. I loved her trying to protect her mom and how incredulous she was with Polly who wanted her to forgive her dad. I still feel like Polly's sketchy especially with that final scene where she convinced her mom to let a random guy from this farm she stayed at come to Riverdale and it makes me wonder if maybe that darkness Hal was talking about is actually in Polly rather than Betty. That'd be an awesome twist.
Unsuprisingly Jughead was fine after last week and honestly did anyone doubt it? Riverdale wouldn't have had the balls to kill one of their most popular characters (certainly my favorite even if Jughead makes the rashest decisions sometimes and it makes me want to smack him.) I loved that he was able to step up and protect the Serpents tonight and I really hope after this they no longer question him at every turn because he really did almost die for them. I love his relationship with FP and how much FP worried about Jug after the fact and I'm really glad Veronica was going to place him in charge of the Pop's basement area cause that means he'll stick around rather than leaving. Cheryl also joined the Serpents and hilariously got a red leather jacket rather than the normal one. Like seriously? Jughead also invited Betty to join and honestly I would love that so much. She can channel her darkness into being queen!
The Serpent storyline is the most interesting one this season cause I really started this season thinking that the Serpents were a gang and that Jughead joining was terrible but after watching the finale, the Serpents aren't portrayed as anything more than a family and might be one of my favorite parts of the show. Like remember when last season they got rid of bodies and attempted to smuggle drugs? Now they spend most of their time throwing parties and trying to save their lives on the regular. Despite how the Northside likes to view them, the Serpents rarely do anything gang-like and they're nowhere as terrible as the Ghoulies which is funny and not at all where I pictured this going.
Overall this was an incredible season of insanity and though I think I enjoyed season 1 better than season 2, there was plenty of amazing moments to be had and I cannot imagine how much better the next season will be!
Don't forget to check out my Gotham and Arrow season finale reviews tomorrow night!
xoxo Allie
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