Grover C. Magnus 
Do not say Riverdale derailed. Don’t you dare. Put on the infamously bonkers show, featuring increasingly absurd and sinister versions of the unmistakably wholesome Archie comic book characters, the respect he deserves.
Riverdale started to derail back in the first season, when it was revealed that Betty (Lili Reinhart) had a split personality who was into S&M. He went off those rails entirely in season three, which featured several cults, one of which could have had access to satanic magic. Now the show is in season six, and those rails can’t even be seen anymore, which means an upcoming time travel episode just equals its utterly ridiculous course.
Rather than trying to Explain what happened in season six let me just tell you what is come: Veronica’s father tried to murder Archie (KJ Apa) by putting a bomb under his bed. When it blew up, it sent the TV series to an alternate universe called Rivervalewhere Archie was almost immediately ritually sacrificed all over town, including Betty, Veronica (Camila Mendes), and Jughead (Cole Sprouse). When the rivervalley reality returned, Archie, Betty and Jughead inexplicably received superpowers, which is good, because a man named Percival Pickens (Chris O’Shea) has come to town with a sinister plan and mind-control powers. Oh and at one point Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch was possessed by her ancestor who was also an evil witch. This all happened in the first nine episodes of the season.
Given everything that’s happened in season six so far, sending Pop’s restaurant owner Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) back in time in an attempt to find out more about Pickens. pernicious plan should raise no eyebrows. Now, to be clear, Riverdale did a handful of flashback episodes, where the show’s main stars all play younger versions of their parents. And still images that Weekly entertainment hooked, it still seems to be, but Tabitha might go back further than the 80s. You can see more of them here.
Riverdale broadcast on Sundays on the CW, but you’ll have to wait for the episode after future airings to see Tabitha’s journey through time on April 24.
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