Life in Riverdale is far from normal. Riverdale, began their 5th season with three episodes that were to air to end their 4th season. However, the season's last couple of episodes had to be pushed back due to COVID-19 halting production.
With the gang departing for their adult futures at the end of Episode 3, they will return the following week having been apart for seven years. While the storylines take a considerable jump, not everyone was happy with certain moments in the first three episodes.
Betty Living With Jug
Riverdale is known for its relationships. And while 'Teen TV Dramas' have controversially focused on sex over the years, Jughead and Betty are no different. However, with their families now living together since F.P. and Alice are a couple, fans had wondered why certain rules hadn't been put in place.
They sleep under the same roof but does that mean they have the right to sleep in the same bed? Especially with their parents down the hall and a young impressionable teenage girl (Jellybean) living in the same house too? What message is that sending?
Jellybean Doing The Videos
Riverdale is a small but very weird town. The kids there often play for keeps and that goes for their lives and relationships. But Jellybean playing the role of a stalker and mastermind behind the videos is just too weird to digest. Even in her small role, Jellybean played the background. She's still a kid.
For the writers to make her the one behind the videos made no sense. A young kid and some friends staged videos which scared a whole town and she did it because she didn't want to lose her brother. Those videos almost cost people their lives and to have a child behind the whole ordeal made no sense at all.
No Direction For Archie
How often does a star of a show go through multiple seasons with no direction? No matter the cast of characters and who might be considered the best, Riverdale is still centered around Archie Andrews. He started out good as a football star but then quit football to pursue music and even that fell apart.
His father's death did indeed leave a gaping hole in his life but was it that wide that Archie is not wondering? Jughead had it bad growing up but look at him now. Veronica's family is full of criminals. Betty's dad is a serial killer and yet, they all have a better path to success than Archie does before the time jump. How does any of that make sense?
Charles Being Caught
The goal before the time jump should have been to tie up loose ends from the first four seasons before the gang becomes adults. However, there was one storyline that just vanished right before our eyes. It was revealed that Betty's brother Charles was not exactly who he said he was.
While he was indeed a part of the FBI, Charles was cornered by Betty and Jughead as being the one behind sabotaging acts. But what made no sense was that after he was confronted, Charles itted to it but then nothing happened. Charles was killing folks and got away with it.
Archie's Mom's New Life
With Archie's dad dead, Archie's mom came to live with him in Riverdale. But there was a catch. Mary has moved on with her life. She now has a new girlfriend and one who could help Archie get into the Naval Academy. But since her coming out party, that relationship has vanished from all storylines.
With Archie's mom taking on a larger role in his life, why haven't the writers written the relationship into any storyline? It makes no sense as this would be a way for viewers to get to know Mary much better than just a ing character.
Where Was Toni's Family
Toni and Cheryl have possibly the best relationship on the show. It's a love that should not have made it as far as it has but fans are glad that it did. However, what makes no sense about this union is the fact that Toni basically lives with Cheryl, and yet, her family has an issue with the Blossoms. While it's clearly not water under the bridge, it was never brought up in previous seasons.
Where did Toni's family think she was living all this time? Since they have been absent from the show for seasons, why make her family's disapproval such a big deal right before the time jump?
Archie Telling Veronica About The Kiss
Archie and Veronica have been through more troubling moments than a simple kiss between friends. With their High School days ending, the couple, well, Archie, was lost. As a result, he begins to distance himself from Veronica.
It was only at the prom that Archie decided to tell Veronica why he was distant, telling her about the kiss he shared with Betty. What made no sense was that no one else seemed to care. Betty acted as if it never happened so why exactly did Archie come clean?
Housewives Of New York
Housewife of New York, really? Of all the scenarios that could have played out regarding the departure of Hermione from the cast of Riverdale, the writers choose for her to become a Reality TV star? It never occurred to the writers that Veronica may need her there?
Hermione has stood by her husband's side through some tough times and now she wants to divorce him to a show that would always place her in the center of the drama. At this point, just send her to jail or something but the housewives storyline just makes no sense for a show built off TV drama not wine-tasting drama.
No Real Relationship Drama
No matter how many times Archie and the gang attempted to do grown-up things, the reality is, there were still high school kids with adolescent feelings. Death, crime, and murder weren't enough to break these kids but dealing with matters of the heart didn't shake them either.
Betty and Archie betrayed their significant others and there was no real blowback from that. In fact, after the news broke, both couples still spent the night together. Everyone ended on good but how can everyone be understanding of the event after they were betrayed by their closest friends?
Archie ing The Army
Riverdale is not set in the 1920s, meaning, requirements are slightly different than what they used to be. Archie may be at the age to enlist but he also must have a high school diploma or even his GED. Well, by the end of season 5, Archie didn't have either. So, how was he able to the Army?
To add more weirdness to it all, he was gone the very next day. He explained to his friends that he could get his GED while in the Army but rules clearly state that he should not have been allowed to enlist in the first place. Just another gaffe the writers made that makes no sense at all.