CW’ series ended this week after seven seasons after premiering in 2017 and quickly becoming famous for its off-the-wall plotlines.
Even though it featured familiar characters like Archie (KJ Apa), Jughead (Cole Sprouse), Betty (Lili Reinhart), Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch), “Riverdale” has never been your grandfather’s Archie comics.
Through its run, it’s been a world where, among other storylines, the kids dealt with a stick-monster creature called “the gargoyle king”; a serial killer; an organ-harvesting cult leader; teenage prisons; time travel; and an immortal evil sorcerer.
Side characters had names including “Tall Boy,” “Poppa Poutine” and “Percival Pickens.” In honor of the Aug. 22 series finale, here’s a look back at some of the show’s most outlandish storylines and characters. “Jingle Jangle” is the name of a drug that flooded the streets of Riverdale, often supplied by a kingpin known as the “sugarman.” It’s been mentioned in various seasons, and it never gets old to hear someone gravely talking about the dangerous drug.In Season 3, Archie was randomly attacked by a bear.
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