00:00Come back to me, Chuck. We're not done yet, do you hear me? Our story's not over.
00:07Things just keep getting stranger in the town with Pep, Riverdale.
00:11After season 2's emotional, dramatic and straight-up overwhelming second-to-last episode,
00:16the CW show's season finale left us with even more questions.
00:20So, here are five burning questions for Riverdale season 3.
00:24And if you haven't watched the finale yet, warning, major spoilers ahead.
00:28Now, it's also worth noting that in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter following the finale,
00:32creator and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa suggested viewers turn to episode 7 of season 2,
00:38titled Tales from the Dark Side, for clues about what may come when Riverdale returns next season.
00:43So, with that in mind, first up, will Archie end up in the clink?
00:47The season finale ended with our hero being hauled off by the new sheriff in town,
00:51whose loyalty lies with Hiram Lodge, just as Arch was about to be sworn in as the new student council president.
00:57Archie Andrews, you're under arrest for the murder of Shadow Lake resident Cassidy Bullock.
01:01What?
01:03Archie's obviously being framed by the criminal mastermind, as he didn't really kill the lake house intruder,
01:08but he did basically threaten Hiram's life.
01:10Did you really think Veronica's daddy dearest was going to let him get away with that one?
01:14And what about the new serpents?
01:16Cheryl Blossom has joined the ranks of the down, but not completely out biker gang,
01:20even receiving a custom red leather serpent jacket. Who knew that was an option?
01:24The new member announcement was Jughead's first act as the gang's new leader,
01:28a.k.a. the Serpent King, after his dad, FP, stepped down.
01:32But remember, he just might end up running that speakeasy Veronica plans on opening underneath Pop's chocolate shop.
01:37But what will Jughead's leadership mean for the group?
01:40And will Betty take Jug up on his offer and join the gang as his serpent queen?
01:44You're asking me to join the serpents, Jug?
01:46Sorry.
01:49You know what they say, like mother, like daughter.
01:52And speaking of Betty's family, what will happen to Hal?
01:55As we learned in the season's penultimate episode, those cryptic calls to Betty were coming from her dad all along.
02:01Hal Cooper really was a serial killer, the Black Hood. Why didn't we see that one coming?
02:06So Hal is now in jail, and after much debate, Betty finally decided to visit dear old dad in his Hannibal Lecter-like cell
02:13in order to confront him and swear off the darkness he passed down to her.
02:16But is the Silence of the Lambs reference more than just a nod?
02:19Could we see Hal take on an advisory role for Detective Betty, providing insights into the mind of a killer?
02:25Aguirre-Sacasa seems to think that's a possibility.
02:27And when it comes to killers, have we really seen the last of the other Black Hood?
02:31Sheriff Mineta offered a weak story about the identity of the debate night shooter, suggesting that disgraced serpent Tallboy was behind it.
02:39The suspect conveniently died off-screen before he could speak for himself, which doesn't seem like a particularly satisfying answer to that mystery.
02:47And finally, what about Chick? Is he really dead? Or did he make it out of his confrontation with the Black Hood, aka Betty's dad alive?
02:55That body in the morgue wasn't his, so it seems highly likely that he'll turn up again, probably at the worst possible moment.
03:01And don't forget the still undiscovered body that Betty and Jughead disposed of.
03:05There are many, many more questions we could get into, like what really happened to Betty's actual brother?
03:10Is Dark Betty gone for good? And what will come from the sinister circle meeting we saw Hiram, Penelope, Claudius and more shady figures
03:17having about funneling drugs through the new prison?
03:20Well, I guess we'll just have to wait until next season to get our answers, but in the meantime, be sure to let me know all your Riverdale season 3 theories in the comments.
03:27Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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