Archie and Veronica continue to grow vloser; Betty confronts her mother; Jughead finds himself in an unexpected situation; Hermione makes Fred an offer that seems too good to be true; Cheryl takes matters into her own hands.

Riverdale wraps up its first season with an episode that’s all over the place in what it touches upon and the soap opera aspects. With the killer revealed last episode, the fallout and what it means for the characters and Riverdale is explored.

There’s both good and bad in the fact the new Scooby Gang is recognized for what they did but the episode also brings up the bad in the fact that the town is up in arms over the Serpents and also Betty’s involvement too. The fact everything isn’t a rah-rah celebration is a good thing. For how over the top the season has been in the drama and mystery, it still keeps some things realistic.

That realism really comes to Cheryl who has to deal with her father committing suicide and murdering her brother. It’s choreographed far ahead as to where she’s going and things are a bit extreme in that aspect but understandable. Still, there’s some issues in the fact she’s left alone during the jubilee. It doesn’t make sense and a weird slip during an interesting episode.

For everything the episode wraps up it sets up a lot for the next season. A revelation that impacts the Coopers and an event surrounding Archie drives the path to the second season of the series. So much is wrapped up and so much is set up for what’s to come and that seems to include a similar story structure with a mystery having to be solved.

Overall, the series is an interesting one using the familiar world and characters but creating a new spin through it all that’s an over the top soap opera. Most importantly, it’s fun delivering solid entertainment that consistently delivered in the story, acting, and plot. It has its issues for sure, but for a beginning, its been a great start.

Overall Rating: 8.35