History Series / Riverdale

*** [[spoiler:Hiram for Veronica in the first part due to his big involvement with Archie's messing life.]]
*** [[spoiler:Betty and Edgar Evernever seems to go in this way because he corrupted Polly and Alice with his Farm. His daughter Evelyn can count too for Betty.]]

*** Black Hood for Archie and Betty. Archie hates him for his shot on his father and begins obsessed by revenge. With Betty is more psychological because he want exclude her relatives forcing her to harm them what motivates her to arrest him. [[spoiler:Due to his identity (Hal Cooper) Black Hood became a ArchNemesisDad for his daughter.]]

** Hiram Lodge has his faults in the comics, but crookedness isn't one of them. In the TV show, he's been prosecuted for shady business deals and is a well-known criminal.

*** Clifford and Hiram possibly. The former is responsible of the later's arrestment.

*** Betty and Veronica were this for Cheryl and Chuck. Lampshaded by Cheryl in 1.10. But the episode show Veronica is more the one of Cheryl and Betty of Chuck with a glare exchange at Jug's birthday. Maybe more a rival dynamic.

* AmicableExes: Fred and Mary Andrews have split up, but he claims it's civil.

* AlliterativeName: As usual, they abound:

* AffectionateNickname: Veronica, just like in the comics, occasionally calls Archie "Archiekins" as a term of endearment. [[ChildhoodFriends Betty and Jughead]] call each other "Bets" and "Juggie" respectively. Veronica is often called "V" or "Ronnie" by other characters.

** Mrs. Cooper is a gentle, loving parent to Betty in the comics, not the least bit like her controlling, borderline abusive TV counterpart. As with Chuck, she too slowly starts to reform as the series progresses.

** Mr. Cooper initially appeared to be an aversion, as he seemed sympathetic and not controlling in any way, unlike his wife, and as much under her thumb as his daughter is. It was soon played straight, where it turned out [[spoiler:he was stealing from the police and seemingly lied to his child about her sister. He also planned for Polly to get an abortion, due to her baby being a Blossom.]] Throughout the rest of the series, he also shows a more prickly and aggressive side in general. [[spoiler:He is ultimately revealed to be the Black Hood, surpassing even Clifford as the most profound case of Adaptational Villainy in the show.]]
** Mr. Jones has a normal, respectable job in the comics. [[spoiler:In the TV show, he's a gang leader for the traditionally villainous Southside Serpents, though he himself remains a pretty decent person and a good father for the most part.]]
** Mr. Lodge has his faults in the comics, but crookedness isn't one of them. In the TV show, he's been prosecuted for shady business deals and is a well-known criminal.

** Mrs. Cooper is a gentle, loving parent to Betty in the comics, not the least bit like her TV counterpart. As with Chuck, she too slowly starts to reform as the series progresses.
** Mr. and Mrs. Blossom are also nice loving parents in the comics, unlike their cold creepy TV versions. This is gradually turned up to eleven as the series goes on, culminating in the reveal that Penelope Blossom is a cruel, abusive matriarch who at best neglects her daughter, [[spoiler:and Clifford ''murdered his own son'' for threatening his ''drugdealing'' business]].

** In the comics, Chuck Clayton is a sweet-natured athlete and artist with one steady girlfriend and more respect for females than any of the other boys. On Riverdale he's an arrogant womanizer who slut shames his unsuspecting dates online. Beginning with Season 2, however, he reforms into a much nicer character, more closely resembling his comic self.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: At [[https://youtu.be/1oUvO9dzEPM?t=172 2017 WonderCon]], creator and showrunner Creator/RobertoAguirreSacasa stated that, in creating the show, they did not want to do the classic Archie/Betty/Veronica LoveTriangle, but instead one between Archie/Betty/Jughead.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
** Cole Sprouse is definitely more handsome than Jughead's traditional cartoonish appearance, though the character is depicted as attractive in some stories.
** Creator/LukePerry plays Archie's father, who is tubby and bald in almost all appearances. His mother is played by Molly Ringwald. Jughead's dad is now former teen heartthrob Skeet Ulrich. Mrs. Cooper is [[https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2017/01/26/archie-comics/26-alice-cooper.w710.h473.jpg sometimes portrayed about as attractive as her actress]].
** K.J. Apa has [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3518498/Now-Archie-s-got-six-pack-Newcomer-K-J-Apa-shows-incredible-abs-set-comics-inspired-CW-Riverdale.html "incredible abs"]]--probably not the first attribute you associate with Archie. This one is {{Lampshaded}}, and it's a moderately important plot point that he got ''hot'' over the summer.
** Did you ever expect the elderly Miss Grundy to be played by Sarah Habel? [[spoiler:Well you shouldn't, because that's not actually Ms. Grundy.]]
** Redheaded, pretty, curvy Shannon Purser is playing Big Ethel, who traditionally had been a homely, buck-toothed, flat-chested girl with a scrawny body[[note]]and resembles a female Jughead[[/note]]. She's ''slightly'' less conventionally attractive than the other girls.
%%* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Just in general.

* ALadyOnEachArm:
** Archie's grand entrance at the dance in 1.01. Betty on one arm, Veronica on the other.
** This is how Fred attends the Homecoming dance, with his estranged wife Mary on one arm and old flame Hermione on the other.

** Hiram Lodge is a straight-up criminal with a domineering and controlling side. While [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his genuine love for Veronica]] is one of his few redeeming qualities, his shady ways nonetheless prove to be a bad influence on her, and have consequences in her day-to-day life. His behaviour finally crosses into full-on abuse in [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E01Chapter36LaborDay "Labor Day"]], when he tells Veronica that [[spoiler:framing Archie for murder]] was intended as a punishment for how she "betrayed" him.

* ActionGirl: [[ALphaBitch Cheryl]] has her moments. [[spoiler: The most notable one is when she uses her bow and arrows against Black Hood in Season 2 penultimate episode.]] [[spoiler: During the 7 years time skip, Betty becomes this thanks to FBI training.]]

** In Season 7, ''almost every adult'' in 1955 is some degree of abusive and controlling. The only exceptions are Mary (who’s ineffective), Jughead’s boss at Pep Comics (who has some shady business practices but is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold) and Brad Rayberry (who is genuinely nice if rough around the edges [[spoiler: until he’s murdered]])

** At this point, [[SlidingScaleOfParentShamingInFiction the only parents we see]] who ''aren't'' abusive or corrupt in some way are Fred, Mary, and Sheriff Keller. The original script also planned for Sheriff Keller to be abusive and homophobic to his son Kevin, though this was scrapped in favour of him being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
** Both the Coopers and Blossoms in particular are nasty, the former emotionally abusing their daughters while keeping them separated so as to lie to them both, while the latter are abusive towards [[TheUnfavorite their daughter]], [[spoiler:and Jason evidently had enough issues with them that he wanted to run away with his girlfriend and their unborn child]]. Alice and Hal at least have some PetTheDog moments to balance it out. Penelope and Clifford, on the other hand, are horrible. Penelope is extremely emotionally and verbally abusive to Cheryl, and it occasionally dips into physical territory. When she's on her best behavior, she's just neglectful. Then, she [[spoiler:sent her daughter to a gay conversion program]]. How delightful! [[spoiler:And can you believe she's the better of the two? Clifford killed his own son.]]
** Hiram is a straight-up criminal with a domineering and controlling side. While [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his genuine love for Veronica]] is one of his few redeeming qualities, his shady ways nonetheless prove to be a bad influence on her, and have consequences in her day-to-day life. His behaviour finally crosses into full-on abuse in [[Recap/RiverdaleS3E01Chapter36LaborDay "Labor Day"]], when he tells Veronica that [[spoiler:framing Archie for murder]] was intended as a punishment for how she "betrayed" him.

* MarryThemAll: So how does the show resolve the long-standing shipping war that included Betty/Jughead, Veronica/Archie, Betty/Archie, Betty/Veronica? [[spoiler:The finale reveals that all four of them decide to be in a [[{{Polyamory}} quad relationship]]. Betty dated both Jughead and Archie, and Veronica did the same and then sometimes Veronica and Betty would hook up. [[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/riverdale-producer-wild-plotlines-varchie-bughead-relationship-1235699866/ Also apparently Jughead and Archie were dating as well, though it wasn't shown]]]].

''Riverdale'' is a television series aired on Creator/TheCW and based upon the Franchise/ArchieComics franchise. Set in modern times, the show is a subversive take on the franchise's characters. It premiered on January 26, 2017 and aired for seven seasons of 137 episodes before ending with the series finale on August 23, 2023.

*** Later [[https://twitter.com/WriterRAS/status/1031996422709637121 revealed]] to be the case for two charaters' maiden names: '''Ma'''ry '''Ma'''iden and '''S'''ierra '''S'''amuels.

** [[FieryRedhead Cheryl,]] who was always an intense person (with some pyromaniac tendencies) and a WildCard, develops pyrokinesis. Though in her case it's due to her ancestor Abigael's passage in her body. She doubles also as the resident DarkMagicalGirl, which goes in had with a {{Goth}}ic NightmareFetishist like her.
%%* Tabitha becomes Riverdale's guardian angel, and gains powers like time traveling and controlling time. She is a very helpful person and

** Reggie [[spoiler: plays basketball for Kansas State, and makes the NBA and plays for the Lakers. He suffers a knee injury, retires and moves back to Riverdale to coach the high school's baskteball team, with his two sons also on the team. After he dies, he's buried in Duck Creek and his sons run the car dealership]].
** Fangs [[spoiler: able to Midge out of the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, and later marries her and meets his daughter. He becomes a rock and roll star, but unfortunately dies young when he is killed in a bus accident. His music was still very successful, and Midge and his daughter were well compensated from the royalites from his music]].
** Kevin [[spoiler: moves to New York with Clay for college, and they continue their relationship. Kevin later works in theater and Clay becomes a professor. Kevin dies at 82 and Clay dies several weeks afterward]].
** Other endings include [[spoiler: Archie's mother Mary settling down with a woman, Alice divorcing Hal and becoming a flight attendant and marries again after saving an airplane from crashing, Polly gives birth to her twins and retires her burlesque act, Julian Blossom getting killed in action during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, Pop Tate dies during senior year and is memorialized by the town, Principal Weatherbee and Ms. Thorton marry, Nana Blossom is reincarnated several times, and Tom Keller and Frank Andrews get murdered by ''Chic'' of all people after they pick him up for a hookup]].
** And finally, Betty [[spoiler: founded a feminist magazine, never marries and adopts a child, and later has a granddaughter. She is taken through Riverdale one more time by her granddaughter before she passes away in the backseat. Her younger self then joins Archie, Jughead, Veronica, and the rest of her class in the Sweet Hereafter to stay young forever, a nod to the comic book ''Riverdale'' is based on as the ''Archie'' characters are always high schoolers]].

* GrandFinale: ''Riverdale'' series finale ends [[BittersweetEnding somewhat bittersweetly]]; the cast is [[spoiler: still stuck in the 1950s and cannot return to their previous lives, and they go their separate ways after graduation. But the end of the world has been prevented, and various characters live happy, fulfilling lives and/or make their mark on the world]]:
** Archie [[spoiler: moves to Modesto, California and becomes a construction worker while working on his poetry. He marries, has a family and dies after living a long life, and gets buried in Riverdale next to his father]].
** Jughead [[spoiler: founded a satirical magazine in the vein of ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' magazine; he never marries and dies at 84, having lived a successful life]].
** Veronica [[spoiler: moves back to Los Angeles to work in Hollywood and eventually works her way up to be a studio head, and dies after living a long life and is buried in Hollywood]].
** Cheryl and Toni [[spoiler: stayed together and also moved to California, Cheryl becoming a famous artist and Toni continuing her activism. They even have a son named Dale, after Riverdale.]].
** Reggie [[spoiler: plays basketball for university, and eventually makes the NBA and works at his family farm during the off-season. After he dies, his two sons run the car dealership in Riverdale]].
** Fangs [[spoiler: unfortunately dies young when he is killed in a bus accident, but he was still a successful singer and musician and Midge and his child are well compensated from the royalites from his music]].

* MarryThemAll: So how does the show resolve the long-standing shipping war that included Betty/Jughead, Veronica/Archie, Betty/Archie, Betty/Veronica? [[spoiler:The finale reveals that all four of them decide to be in a [[{{Polyamory}} quad relationship]]. Betty dated both Jughead and Archie, and Veronica did the same and then sometimes Veronica and Betty would hook up. [[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/riverdale-producer-wild-plotlines-varchie-bughead-relationship-1235699866/ Also apparently Jughead and Archie were dating as well, though it wasn't shown]].

* MarryThemAll: So how does the show resolve the long-standing shipping war that included Betty/Jughead, Veronica/Archie, Betty/Archie, Betty/Veronica? [[spoiler:The finale reveals that all four of them decide to be in a [[{{Polyamory quad relationship]]. Betty dated both Jughead and Archie, and Veronica did the same and then sometimes Veronica and Betty would hook up. [[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/riverdale-producer-wild-plotlines-varchie-bughead-relationship-1235699866/ Also apparently Jughead and Archie were dating as well, though it wasn't shown]].

* MarryThemAll: So how does the show resolve the long-standing shipping war that included Betty/Jughead, Veronica/Archie, Betty/Archie, Betty/Veronica? [[spoiler:The finale reveals that all four of them decide to be in a [[{{Polyamory quad relationship]]. Betty dated both Jughead and Archie, and Veronica did the same and then sometimes Veronica and Betty would hook up. [[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/riverdale-producer-wild-plotlines-varchie-bughead-relationship-1235699866/ Also apparently Jughead and Archie were dating as well, though it wasn't shown]]]].

* GrandFinale: ''Riverdale'' series finale ends [[BittersweetEnding somewhat bittersweetly]] with the cast [[spoiler: still in the 1950s and they go their separate ways after graduation, but the end of the world has been prevented and various characters live their lives throughout the decades happily]]:

** Fangs [[spoiler: unfortunately dies young when he is killed in a bus accident, but he was still a successful singer and musician and Midge and his children well paid from said success from his singles]].
** Kevin [[spoiler: moves to New York with Clay for college and to continue their relationship, Kevin later works in theater and Clay becomes a professor. Kevin dies at 82 and Clay dies several days afterward]].
** Other endings include [[spoiler: Archie's mother Mary settling down with a woman, Alice divorces Hal and becomes a flight attendant and marries again, Polly still has her twins and stops her burlesque act, Julian Blossom getting killed in action during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, Pop Tate dies during senior year and is memorialized by the town, Principal Weatherbee and Ms. Thorton marry, Nana Blossom is reincarnated several times, and Tom Keller and Frank Andrews get murdered by ''Chic'' of all people after they pick him up for a hookup]].
** And finally, Betty [[spoiler: founded a feminist magazine, never marries and adopts a child, and later has a granddaughter. She is taken through Riverdale one more time by her granddaughter before she passes away in the backseat. Her younger self then joins Archie, Jughead, Veronica, and the rest of her class in the Sweet Hereafter to stay young forever, a nod to the comic book ''Riverdale'' is based on]].