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Or, better still, maybe they will just go completely nuts and do Afterlife with Archie for the show’s swan song.

Given recent developments, it seems like the next and final season of Riverdale may just feature some sort of version of this proposed storyline. In the aftermath of Netflix’s cancellation of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, word spread that a potential fifth season would have featured a Riverdale crossover.Although they don’t appear, Sabrina’s beloved aunties are mentioned in this episode.He’s back to being mute, but perhaps he will have something more to say next week.

The last time Trevor Stines’ Jason Blossom appeared on Riverdale, he was finally given the opportunity to speak.

Tonight’s episode was written by Riverdale/Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Chrissy Maroon.

In this episode, Jughead is shown to be the creator of the Madhouse Glads comic in his version of The Sweet Hereafter. (Over the years, Archie Publications have printed several titles that featured knock off versions of their core characters, it’s super weird/fascinating). By 1970, the title had morphed into Madhouse Glads, a comic detailing the adventures of an Archie-esque group of friends.

Archie’s Mad House was the comic that Sabrina the Teenage Witch originally debuted in back in 1962.

But as Sabrina remarks, “death doesn’t like to be cheated,” so you can expect there to be major consequences for Cheryl’s actions.

Cheryl plays with life and death in a cavalier way when she brings her dead family members back to life.

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Following her apparently not entirely welcome resurrection, Sabrina dedicated herself to the study of necromancy - giving the character the focus her life lacked in her solo TV series.

Even if these characters never interact again, this episode was a celebration of the richness and versatility of Archie and his world.

My gut instinct (which I delve into more below) is that the stage is set for a full-scale Archiveverse crossover next season. These are plot development so big that I can’t even imagine Riverdale ignoring them once Percival Pickens is dead and gone. The majority of this series’ female leads are now witches. Sabrina’s return was about more than just flashy magic. Yes, this was contrived, but I’ll allow it as this move answered key questions about the Sabrina finale and how the character is now alive in the first place. She still uses the world of the supernatural to further her own agenda, as showcased in this episode when she used Jughead’s body to briefly bring dead boyfriend Nick Scratch back to the world of the living. In each scene, Shipka stole the show, presenting a more mature Sabrina but one who is still immediately recognizable. (True, Riverdale has attempted to do this before by bringing on Katy Keene characters and through the failed The Pussycats backdoor pilot, but none of those efforts possessed Sabrina’s pop culture cachet). The merging of Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s worlds was so effortless it is difficult to not look at this installment as a proof-of-concept that illustrates how well the Archiveverse shows can unite on screen. Would it feel forced? How much supernatural shit can you sneak into this show without breaking the narrative and overall tone? Would Shipka still bring magic to the character? Let’s answer these questions quickly and move on: No, endless amounts, and with ease as if no time had passed. So it was fair to be apprehensive about how Sabrina would fit into the show. Riverdale is not a show that does subtlety.