Warning: the following story contains major spoilers from the season 4 premiere ofRiverdale.
That’s why he was hit by a car that came speeding by.
The father was just covering for his son to protect him.
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It really was just an accident.
“It felt like that’s a way that Fred could have gone.
After that, we said this episode really isn’t going to launch any huge stories for this season.
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It was really going to be focused on that and the emotional effects of that passing for everyone.”
There had been some talk about including some otherRiverdalestorylines in the premiere but each time he decided against it.
“We wanted to tell a very grounded, truthful story.
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That became the organizing principle or the marching orders.”
It resonates for Fred, it also resonates for Luke, and Shannen speaks to that.
“On the show, he’s always been our moral center,” he says.
“We frequently describe him as the one good parent onRiverdaleand the best influence on Archie.
In a noir crime-ridden world which is whatRiverdaleis, he’s got dignity and honor and really good values.
Archie wants to live up to that.
He’s always wanted to follow in Fred’s footsteps but now feels that burden even more so.
The footage came from already-aired episodes in the past, but the photographs are actually from Perry’s life.
“They read the script and they provided those great photos.
I love seeing him in his baseball uniform.”
Riverdaleairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
