Spoiler Alert- Do not read the following review if you have not seen the season 3 premiere of Riverdale. This Review contains spoilers. You’ve been warned!
From Betty Cooper walking-in on her family partaking in a presumably occult ritual to Archie Andrews pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit – last night’s season premiere of Riverdale set up multiple storylines for the season to come. And, it did NOT disappoint!
Last night’s episode dove deeper into the mysterious, Greendale “Farm” and its impact on the Cooper family. Although the farm and its leader, Edgar, have been of great help to Alice and Polly in the months following Hal Cooper’s arrest, Betty continues to question the farm and with good reason. In fact, at the end of the episode, Betty walks-in on her family participating in a supernatural ritual that involves Polly’s twins, Juniper and Dagwood levitating over a bonfire. This is leaving many fans confused, as in a recent interview with Build Series, Lili Reinhart claimed there would be no supernatural elements or magic in the series. Perhaps Betty was just hallucinating? Possibly a result of her continued adderall abuse over the summer?
Nonetheless, I really appreciate Riverdale touching upon a very pertinent epidemic plaguing this generation: the abuse of adderall. Riverdale’s target demographic is comprised of millennials, in which adderall is increasingly becoming the drug of choice. And although Betty’s situation may seem unrelatable ( you know with her father being the Black Hood and all), I commend the writers of Riverdale for touching on a subject so very few shows are willing to explore with their audience.
Another major storyline that will continue to unfold this season is Archie pleading guilty to the murder of Cassidy Bullock, a crime he did not commit. It will be interesting to see Archie serve time in Juvenile Detention , and to see his relationship with the Serpents evolve. Although I sense that Archie’s time in juvy will be short- lived, I predict this may cause problems in his relationship with Veronica. Afterall, it is Hiram Lodge who framed Archie for the crime, and even though Archie seems forgiving at the moment, a few months in juvy can definitely change his mind.
Grab your popcorn folks, because Wednesday nights just got a whole lot better!
Im so curious as to what happened with that weird ritual at the end!! Does anyone have any theories ???
The farm is a cult! Or like the review said maybe Betty was hallucinating… let’s see next week
Wow this review was super insightful!
Just finished watching and wow!!! What is going on?!!! Can’t wait to see next weeks episode I’m so curious. Do you know what’s going on with Jugg and that map???