By ELIZABETH
VALENTIN
Arts Editor
Riverdale’s new season premiered on Oct. 11 on the CW. Last season ended with a cliffhanger where Archie’s father was shot in Pop’s shop. The first episode of this season picks up after this happens. Archie, who does not have a driver’s license, drives his father to the hospital.
The beginning of the season revolves around Archie working with the police in order to find out who did this. At this point, Archie’s father is still in the hospital and unconscious, leaving everyone in the dark in regards to whether or not he will recover. There is speculation from several sides that this may have been an inside job and not a random robbery.
Veronica believes that her mother and father had someone try to kill Archie’s father for them because of their business relations with him. Archie and Jughead look for any connections between the Snakes and the shooter. Pop, who was there the day of the shooting, believes that this was not a random shooting, claiming that he has seen a lot of robbers at his restaurant, but that this person seemed to be the angel of death.
The angel of death has been in Riverdale for quite some time, which is evident throughout season 1. However, it appears as though this season will give the angel of death a physical form.
At the end of the first season, Cheryl Blossom burns down her family’s manor after her father kills himself because everyone finds out that he killed his son and Cheryl’s twin brother, Jason. Cheryl’s mother received third degree burns during the fire and is sent to the hospital. Cheryl tells everyone that she was in the house when the fire started and that her mother went in to save her, claiming that this is why she was burned. Cheryl tells her mother in the hospital that everything will be better now that this has happened, leaving the viewer wondering what better means to Cheryl.
This season also provides a first view at Veronica’s father, who has been in prison up until this point. He has been released from prison and comes home. This leaves the viewer to wonder what effect he will have on Veronica’s life and on Riverdale.
The season also delves into Jughead’s relationship with the Snakes. At the end of the first season, they give him a Snake jacket, which he wears, which indicates to them that he wants to be a part of their gang, like his father is. Betty is against this and vocalizes her concerns for Jughead. The Snakes, however, do offer some support for Jughead and Archie as they try to help determine if a member of their gang shot Archie’s father.
Season 2 also continues the relationships between Archie and Veronica as well as Betty and Jughead. The viewers are left to question how the events that have recently taken place and the events to come will impact these relationships.
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