(Archie Andrews himself is played by a New Zealander, K.J. And there’s another hue in the mix now, too: Riverdale’s got a new, gritty patina that makes the whole place looks a little washed out. And it’s true that Archie Comics have a long and venerable history of weirdness that stretches back even longer than the recent experiments with zombie stories and multiple timelines Riesman describes in his history. The “Jughead’s Diner” storyline from the 1990s sent Archie’s best friend Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) to an alternate dimension. Watching Veronica try to win back Betty after betraying her new friend by heading into a closet with Archie at a party is far more heartbreaking than any of Cheryl’s theatrics.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2017 19:05 UTC