This "Riverdale" Fan Theory Is So Insane It Might Actually Work
Could Riverdale become Afterlife with Archie?
OK guys, we've talked about who might have murdered Jason and where Jughead could be living. It's time to look at the wildest Riverdale fan theory of all: that this is all headed towards a zombie apocalypse.
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As you may or may not know, Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is also the creator of Afterlife with Archie, a popular comic series that sees the Archie gang battling a zombie apocalypse.
It's a very dark take on the Archie universe, and as writer JK Pimento points out, Riverdale has established a similar tone and interpretations of the characters. Which makes sense, considering they both come from the same creator. But there are certain things that indicate Riverdale could be heading more explicitly into Afterlife territory...
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Sabrina Spellman, the teenage witch, will appear in the final episode of Season 1 (sadly not played by Melissa Joan Hart).
Sabrina is the one who accidentally causes the zombie apocalypse in Afterlife, when she tries to resurrect Jughead's dog Hotdog after Reggie runs him over. The undead Hotdog bites Jughead, who turns into a zombie, and the end of the world spirals out from there.
Even if this doesn't happen in the show, it'll be interesting to see how they handle her witchy abilities. But back to the zombie evidence...
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