

It’s wildly out of character for the Riverdale version of Reggie - who would do anything to stick by Veronica’s side - to do anything hurtful towards the woman he’s loved since high school.

Cypher” - Pictured: Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge - Photo: Kailey Schwerman//The CW - © 2021 The CW Network, LLC. She may best them in the end, but Veronica Lodge certainly deserves much better than lying, cheating partners taking advange of her over and over again. Cypher” doesn’t revolve around Hiram, it does still revolve around men doing her dirty. If anyone can defeat the devil himself, it’s Veronica Lodge - too bad Reggie doesn’t realize that. It’s unfortunate an alternate reality is the only place Riverdalecan deliver a Veronica-centric episode (that doesn’t revolve around her father), but that doesn’t mean it isn’t delicious fun watching her storyline unfold in the most unhinged way possible. The show doesn’t take time to explain why the Tate’s were involved in Archie’s murder, however, and the show probably should have thought ahead by keeping them out of the sacrificial mix. Cypher” - Pictured: Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge - Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW - © 2021 The CW Network, LLC. Related Preview - Riverdale Season 5 Episode 1: Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax Riverdale - “Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Besides Archie Andrews (RIP), the Tate’s truly are the most genuine aspect of Rivervale, and Pops is the perfect safe haven against whatever storm is brewing. Rafael turning up feels like an echo of Tabitha’s first appearance. In a town so wicked, the purity of morality is a sliver of hope that is a surprisingly refreshing - and much-needed - balance the show almost never provides. Tabitha, Pop, Archie - selfless in both worlds - are clearly the heroes who will keep Rivervale alive.Īs strange as it is - and it is all very strange - an angel sweeping into Riverdale allows pure goodness to touch an otherwise dark series. Rivervale - opposed to River dale - seems much less hesitant to define who actually holds the soulful good of the town in their hands. The show has always been about the soul of Riverdale, after all the town’s alternate reality mirroring that fight definitely lines up. Nevertheless, the premise itself is an interesting one, and begins to give shape to the “Rivervale” bigger picture.

Cypher” - Pictured (L-R): Drew Ray Tanner as Fangs Fogarty and Casey Cott as Kevin Keller - Photo: Kailey Schwerman//The CW - © 2021 The CW Network, LLC. It would be much more fun if the show managed to nab Luke Cook - who plays the Devil himself in CAOS - considering Sabrina’s own looming arrival to Rivervale. Riverdale takes a page straight out of Netflix’s book by casting the blonde version of Tom Ellis - a witty and handsome British man named Lou Cypher (get it?) as its Devil. Cypher,” as characters sell their souls, and the battle of Good vs. Rivervale dances with the Devil in Riverdale Season 6 Episode 3, “Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr.
