Riverdale Producer Breaks Silence on the Finale’s Surprising Romance Twist

Sarah Schechter noted that “a person’s life isn’t who they end up,” while discussing the ending of Riverdale.

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Summary

• Riverdale’s finale revealed a surprising romantic twist during the show’s final moments.
• The show consciously stepped away from the traditional Archie Comics love triangle, making a modern and fitting choice.
• The producer believes that the finale’s ending allows audiences to root for their favorite pairings.

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for the Riverdale finale.

The producer behind the hit series Riverdale, Sarah Schechter, has opened up about the finale of the Archie-Comics-inspired CW series and shared her thoughts on the show’s ending. While chatting with Variety, Schechter discussed the surprising romantic twist that is revealed during the show’s final moments. The final episode of the teen drama series, titled “Goodbye Riverdale,” jumped forward in time to an 80-something-year-old Betty (played by Lili Reinhart), revisiting one day from her last year of high school and saying a final farewell to her friends and family.

The episode also showed what happened to the rest of the Riverdale crew and revealed that the core four, Betty (placed by Lili Reinhart), Jughead (played by Cole Sprouse), Archie (played by K.J. Apa), and Veronica (played by Camila Mendes) were in a quad relationship during their senior year. However, sadly none of the four main characters ended up in a relationship together. While chatting with the outlet about the Riverdale series finale, Schecter revealed her thoughts on wrapping up the seven season teen drama.

“I think anyone who tells you there was always a plan, they’re lying. From the beginning, we had so many conversation about not wanting this to be retro in the wrong ways, and not wanting to be reductive in the wrong way. There’s this core of Archie Comics about family, town, growing up and everything universal, but there was always Archie picking between two girls. I think we made a really conscious effort to step away from that in the pilot, and have maintained that throughout. So I think it was modern and fitting.”

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The Riverdale Characters “Have Such Big Lives That They Were Meant to Lead”

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The Riverdale executive producer continued, describing the romance as “such a brave and interesting choice.”

“Each of these characters have such big lives that they were meant to lead —I do think it was such a brave and interesting choice. Them not ending up together, in a way, is more honest. It also helps you remember that each one of these relationships is equally important in its moment. If anyone ended up with anyone, it would say somehow that it’s more powerful. There’s a maturity to it that I love so much.”

Schecter then noted:

“A person’s life isn’t who they end up with: It’s deeper and more meaningful than that. [Showrunner] Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] is such a theater fan, and you can really feel Our Town in it — with a quad. It’s still Riverdale! I thought it was kind of amazing choice, and they kind of all end up in the afterlife together. That allows people to root forever.”

The producer additionally spoke about the finale’s choice to not show Jughead and Archie hooking up, despite showing Betty and Veronica together. As Schechter explained:

“I mean, that’s, like, too hot for TV. I don’t think there was a reason for it. I think there’s a fantastic, fantastic amount of LGBTQ representation on the show.”

The producer finished by reflecting on what Riverdale means to her, saying:

“I’ll remember it [Riverdale] as my first baby. I’ll just remember it really fondly with a lot of love and pride.”

The final season of Riverdale will be available to stream on Netflix on August 31.

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