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Riverdale Season 7's Original Plan Was Far More Ambitious & Expansive, Reveals Showrunner

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Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa shares the initial plan for season 7, revealing it was far more ambitious and expansive. Debuting in late August, Riverdale's series finale saw an angelic Jughead (Cole Sprouse) operate as a guide to a nostalgic Betty (Lili Reinhart) who gets to spend one last day reliving high school. During that day, Betty also learns of what happened to several of her friends, including how they died. The conclusion is nostalgic and reflective, though it also keeps The CW drama confined to one time period for the duration of its final season.Aguirre-Sacasa had opted not to promote the Riverdale series finale during the writers' strike. But with the strike now officially over, the showrunner spoke to TVLine and revealed that the initial plan for season 7 would have included more decade-hopping, going from the 1950s to the 1990s and then up to the present day. In the quote below, Aguirre-Sacasa sheds light on why the idea was nixed:Originally, when we pitched the season, one of the ideas that we pitched was that the first 13 episodes would be in the ’50s, and then starting around Episode 14 or so, we would start moving in time. So Episode 14 would be set in the ’60s, Episode 15 would be set in the ’70s, and then the ’80s, the ’90s… kind of working through to the present day.It sort of became clear [that] was not in the realm. [We had already done] a more elaborate time travel, time-jumping plot. The writers and the cast and the crew, we were having such a fun time in the ’50s… We thought we would just continue telling the domestic, personal, romantic coming-of-age stories that we tell, and then move everyone back at the end.The finale uses Betty as its point-of-view, main character. Played as an 86-year-old by Superman &amp; Lois' Michelle Scarabelli, she learns that Jughead has died from reading the obituaries. As the last of the group that's still alive, she feels nostalgic about going back to Riverdale. She gets her wish thanks to a younger version of Jughead, who serves as an angelic guide. Betty chooses the day of senior year when the group gets their yearbooks. Suddenly young again, Betty catches up with everyone.The day is bittersweet since Betty learns how many of her friends will die. The mood extends as Betty, Veronica (Camila Mendes), Jughead, and Archie (KJ Apa) have fun in a quad relationship, but it doesn't last. Archie goes to California and marries a woman who is not part of the group. Veronica becomes an Oscar-winning power player in Hollywood. Jughead and Betty have thriving careers of their own. According to some, this is where the Riverdale finale ultimately stumbles. It stays in the 1950s, negating the present-day versions of the group that were actually around for most of the series.Although the quad reveal received some praise, others felt it was an easy out for a series that prioritized 'shipping and the differences between each couple. The finale is a touching tribute to the town of Riverdale and the friendships there, with Betty meeting all her friends in the afterlife after she dies, but it's arguably removed from what the Archie Comics adaptation was for six seasons. The show's alternate plan might have been better in that regard.Source: TVLineThe Rings Of Power's Sauron Reveal Fixed A Major Lord Of The Rings Movie Problem9 Frasier Cameos We Hope Happen In The Reboot (That Aren't Niles &amp; Daphne)The Family Business Cast &amp; Character Guide

Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa shares the initial plan for season 7, revealing it was far more ambitious and expansive. Debuting in late August, Riverdale's series finale saw an angelic Jughead (Cole Sprouse) operate as a guide to a nostalgic Betty (Lili Reinhart) who gets to spend one last day reliving high school. During that day, Betty also learns of what happened to several of her friends, including how they died. The conclusion is nostalgic and reflective, though it also keeps The CW drama confined to one time period for the duration of its final season.Aguirre-Sacasa had...

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