In a post-comet scene, fans realize that Archie, Betty, and Jughead survived, but saving the world also came at a cost - they were somehow transported back to the 1950s. The plan wasn’t ideal, but it did make sense of why the Riverdale core cast got powers to begin with. And as an 11th hour Haily Mary, it’s was their best option.Īs Cheryl levitated to the comet - yes, levitated Wanda style - everyone was left hoping for the best but expecting the worst and bracing for impact. It’s not queerbaiting when it involves saving the world, okay? The hope was that Cheryl could drum up enough power to use her pyrokinesis powers to melt the comet (because they are made of ice!). Using her kiss of death, she was able to essentially siphon everyone’s powers via a blood pact before transferring them to Cheryl through a pretty steamy kiss. And Veronica, who felt like the outsider most of this season and struggled to find her purpose, realized that the powers she was granted actually lent themselves to stopping the comet. I fact, he was forced to put his heroics aside to let Cheryl and Veronica shine and save the day.Ĭheryl was long overdue for an epic storyline, so bringing her strange upbringing into the mystical world was a smart decision from the creative forces behinid the show. While things looked bleak ahead of the crash, their survival plan came together quite nicely, actually.Īrchie’s invulnerability and hero complex have been great assets to Riverdale, but surprisingly, they played a small role in saving the town. Riverdale has always been a unique and wacky show, but season 6 was a whole trip through dimensions and alternate universes, ending in the most unexpected way and in a decade we never thought we’d see our Riverdalians in.Īfter a supernatural battle with Percival Pickens, Riverdale’s finest came together in hopes of stopping Bailey’s Comet from crash landing and wiping the murderous town from the map. As Riverdale wrapped up its final episode of the season, I found myself uttering: “what a trip.”
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