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Rivervale is no more … but now it’s time to find out what’s next for Riverdale.
EW caught up with showrunnerRoberto Aguirre-Sacasato talk about what comes next.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: We’re coming off of your big Rivervale event.
How much will the events of Rivervale affect the rest of the season?
Or does that feel a little bit more like a standalone thing?
ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA:No, it’s funny.
I don’t think it’ll feel as standalone as it does right now.
One of my more specific questions about that is about the Jughead (Cole Sprouse) sacrifice.
Is that specifically going to come back into play, or was that kind of wrapped up?
Well, good question.
Let me just say keep watching.
[Laughs] Keep watching.
In terms of larger season mysteries, are we getting back kind of into the TBK arc?
TBK is a big, big part of the rest of season 6.
Then we have our stranger who arrives.
Usually they show up to cause trouble.
So yeah, we’re definitely settling into season-long mysteries and season-long conflicts.
I do want to talk Betty and Archie for a second.
It feels like they’ve almost started something so many times.
Are they finally going to try this relationship thing for real?
Coming out of the events of 605 and 606, Archie and Betty are pretty bonded.
The answer is yes and no.
We never have a chance to reflect.
We’re usually always up to our eyeballs in work.
Every year we sort of investigate a new genre.
A lot of our characters are working together in ways that we haven’t seen.
So yeah, we do have a go at keep it fresh without breaking the mold.
That is a challenge that we talk about a lot in the room.
Riverdalereturns Sunday, March 20 on The CW.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
