Show Greetings reader, we are back with an update on the wildest show in the west, Riverdale. The latest episode of season 5 saw a huge seven-year time jump take place and it has us wondering, did this somehow make Riverdale... better? Well, let’s not make bold claims, but if you dropped off from watching Riverdale, here’s what you need to know before diving back in. 7 Years Later…The last time we saw the gang (one week ago) they were graduating high school and moving off to a land of promising futures. Archie was joining the army, Betty, Veronica and Jughead went off to college and Cheryl stayed in Riverdale to clean up her family’s image. Sounds like a pretty nice place to wrap up the series right? Wrong. Who knows if it was due to the pandemic shutdown or not, but Riverdale returned to production with an ambitious 7-year time jump. Yes, it’s true, the cast members are now acting their age. Leaving the high school arena behind, Riverdale has a whole new feel. So if you’d fallen off the Riverdale bandwagon, now is a good a time to jump back on. Where are they now?Here’s what all the characters are doing in season 5 now:
Just in case you were wondering, which I know you were, everyone’s favourite character Pop is still around, he’s just retired. What’s new in Riverdale?After 7-years there’s some fresh blood in town. To save you frantically searching the internet for actor filmographies, allow me to introduce these new cast members. Veronica’s husband Chad Gekko is played by Chris Mason. You may recognise him from Broadchurch or Dirty John. Betty’s new love interest and boss, known only as ‘Glen’ is played by Greyston Holt who you’ll know from The 100, Batwoman or basically any other CW show. Lastly, Erinn Westbrook (Glee) plays Tabitha Tate, Pop Tate’s granddaughter who is working at the family diner. Now, I know you’re probably worried that the show is done with its random musical numbers, over the top murder mysteries or cringe-worthy teen angst. But you have nothing to fear because there is still unnecessary singing and everyone broke up so there is still angst. Plus a whole new serial killer is on the loose who may just have the best stupid name in history: the Trash Bag Killer (TBK). So, the bottom line is that Riverdale is back on its bullshit but all grown up and you should absolutely tune in for it. More From Lifehacker AustraliaAbout the AuthorWhy did Riverdale jump 7 years?After four seasons of teen drama, Riverdale Season 5 catapulted its fans and characters seven years into the future. Rather than following the Archieverse's “Core Four” to college, the CW show chose to jump straight into their adult years.
Is there a time skip in Riverdale?For Season 5, it was announced that Riverdale was going to take a peek into the future by aging up all the characters seven years and skipping through time. The characters would be college graduates and not quite as close as they used to be but would return to Riverdale to save the dying town.
What episode does Riverdale time jump?'Riverdale' Recap: Season 5, Episode 4 — 'Purgatorio,' Time Jump | TVLine.
Why are students having seizures in Riverdale?Penelope Blossom told Betty that the runoff from Claudius' Fizzle Rocks production ended up contaminating the town's water supply, which is what caused the seizures. As fans on Reddit pointed out, this revelation called back to an auspicious sign that was featured in the Season 3 premiere.
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