Riverdale’s Next Lunacy Involves Time Travel, Because Why the Hell Not

Don’t say Riverdale has gone off the rails. Don’t you dare. Give the infamously bonkers present, starring more and more and sinisterly absurd variations of the unquestionably healthful Archie comics characters, the respect it deserves.

Riverdale began going off the rails again in season one, when it was revealed Betty (Lili Reinhart) had a cut up persona who was into S&M. It went crusing off these rails solely in season three, which featured a number of cults, considered one of whom may need had entry to Satanic magic. Now, the present is in season six, and people rails can now not even be seen, which implies an upcoming time-travel episode is just par for its completely ridiculous course.

Rather than attempt to clarify what’s occurred in season six, let me merely inform you what’s occurred: Veronica’s dad tried to homicide Archie (KJ Apa) by placing a bomb underneath his mattress. When it exploded, it despatched the TV collection to an alternate universe referred to as Rivervale, the place Archie was nearly instantly ritually sacrificed by your complete city, together with Betty, Veronica (Camila Mendes), and Jughead (Cole Sprouse). When the Riverdale actuality returned, Archie, Betty, and Jughead inexplicably obtained superpowers, which is sweet, as a result of a person named Percival Pickens (Chris O’Shea) has come to city with a sinister plan and thoughts management powers. Oh, and in some unspecified time in the future, Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch was possessed by her ancestor whose additionally an evil witch. This has all occurred within the first 9 episodes of the season.

Given all that has occurred in season six thus far, sending Pop’s diner proprietor Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) again in time in an try to find extra about Pickens’ pernicious plan shouldn’t increase anybody’s eyebrow. Now, to be clear, Riverdale has completed a handful of flashback episodes, the place the present’s most important stars all play youthful variations of their dad and mom. And from the stills that Entertainment Weekly snagged, that also seems to be like will probably be the case—however Tabitha is perhaps going again additional than the ‘80s. You can see more of them here.

Riverdale airs Sundays on the CW, but you’ll have to attend till the episode after subsequent airs to see Tabitha’s journey by time on April 24.

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