Review of "Riverdale" Season 7 Premiere on The CW: The gang time travels…again

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

Apr 1

*Please note that some spoilers are ahead.*

"The year is 1955..."

Riverdale season 7 premiered on March 29th 2023 on The CW. The final season will feature twenty weekly episodes. It stars Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, KJ Apa, Camila Mendes, and Madelaine Petsch. Each episode runs for approximately 42-46 minutes.

After Bailey's Comet threatened to destroy Riverdale for good, the gang got transported back in time to when the Archie Comics first took place. Only no one remembers what their lives were like before except Jughead.

Here is the trailer:

Riverdale was one of my favorite series for the longest time with crazy plot twists, insane cults, and love triangles that made our heads spin. As the seasons continued, the show became really far-fetched and lost its way, but the final season may be able to finish the series strong after all. Is it worthy of your next watch? Let's find out...

The Pros:

This time jump is a lot more promising...

I wasn't a huge fan of the time jump into the future after the gang finished high school. It felt forced and it never really worked for me personally. Well, the gang gets a second chance at high school...only this time they are back in 1955, which will give fans of the original comic series something to be excited about.

The costumes and music are a lot of fun and the series is even tackling important issues during this time period.

Old characters return.

The parents of Riverdale were pretty much phased out after the first time jump, but now we get to see some familiar faces return, which has actually been a lot of fun so far. I'm curious to see who else will come back for the final season since many of my favorite characters left the show at various points.

There also seems to be some hints at one of my favorite ships reigniting. Fingers crossed Choni fans!

We'll have to see how all of this works out and things might get messy when the gang finds a way back to their original time...or universe.

The Cons:

Some characters regress...

While I was super excited to see Toni getting some well deserved screen time, other characters like Tabitha were barely around, which was slightly worrisome. I'm also not sure how I feel about Veronica's character dealing with more nonsense surrounding her family when she worked so hard to break free of that.

Cheryl and Kevin are back in the closet and Betty doesn't have the same fire within her that I'm used to seeing.

I'm hoping that our characters can remember who they are because they are all so fantastic to watch, but I'm worried about certain plots feeling recycled...just merely in a new time setting.

Our characters deserve better than that.

So am I in or out?

I'm in about 75 percent...

Season 7 starts off with a lot of potential and I'm hoping that this show can redeem itself and finish strong, but we still have a ways to go.

Either way, I'm a lot more excited about this season and it's already a lot stronger than the last two seasons I watched so there's definitely some hope here!

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on Riverdale season 7 in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

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