Why Riverdales Season 4 Finale Isnt ACTUALLY The End

Why Riverdale’s Season 4 Finale Isn’t ACTUALLY The End

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Riverdale’s season 4 finale left a lot of major elements, such as prom and graduation, up in the air because the season isn’t actually complete.

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Why Riverdales Season 4 Finale Isnt ACTUALLY The End

The Riverdale season 4 finale, “Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey”, left off with a cliffhanger that certainly felt incomplete; this is incredibly accurate, since season 4 isn’t actually finished.

Season 4 likely would have been resolved, but in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing restrictions, Riverdale ended up suspending production early for the security of their cast and crew, especially since they film in Vancouver, Canada, and travel restrictions were being placed as early as March 2020. While some shows, such as Saturday Night Live devised ways to finish their seasons out with ‘at home’ episodes, Riverdale wasn’t able to finish its scheduled 22 episode season. Episodes of Riverdale have ranged in the past from a 13-episode season 1 to 19 or even 22 episodes, so finishing at 19 episodes isn’t completely unheard of; the bigger issue is that the season, which arrives on Netflix May 14, 2020, didn’t wrap up many of its loose ends with Archie and the gang.

However, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has stated that season 5 will open with season 4’s remaining three episodes. The season 5 premiere will see Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead, and the other seniors of Riverdale High going to prom, an event that has been teased and discussed as a major event for the back half of season 4. While prom and graduation are both major events for American high school students, in Riverdale, even aspects of normalcy are laced with latent threats, and season 4’s finale certainly hinted at one major problem that hasn’t yet been addressed.

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Where Riverdale Season 5 Can Go After Season 4’s Finale

Not only was season 4 meant to be the departure of both Marisol Nichols and Skeet Ulrich, but the videotape murders – which could still be fake – haven’t yet been solved. Riverdale isn’t shy about deploying a cliffhanger, but episode 19’s open-ended nature felt forced because, in essence, it was. While not much has been released about season 5 plot-wise, season 4 seemed intent on finishing up the stories of the main characters, who are all going off to college and – for many – going their separate ways, outside of Riverdale. This could be a blessing in disguise, as being forced to open with the true finale of season 4 could solve a major problem.

Other shows that have focused on high school aged main characters, like Glee, saw a major dive in ratings and viewership after the primary characters graduated high school and went their separate ways. By starting with prom and graduation – as well as a murder mystery that hasn’t been solved – it buys time for the writers to figure out the best way to tackle this graduation dilemma. There could still be a major time jump, or even something that draws everyone back to Riverdale, but it won’t need to be the opening event.

By ending season 4 with graduation, which seemed to be the route the show was taking, it all but guarantees audiences will want to tune in for the premiere of season 5. Not only will this allow viewers to see the actual conclusion of Riverdale season 4, but it could potentially hook fans all over again by leading into the aftermath of graduation more seamlessly than it could have after a break in between seasons.

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