Riverdale’s Quad Relationship Was A Masterstroke

In its series finale, Riverdale finds a brilliant way to avoid any endgame criticisms by having the core four characters enter into a quad relationship. Since the inception of Archie Comics, the titular all-American red-head (KJ Apa) finds himself pulled between girl-next-door Betty (Lili Reinhart) and new-to-town Veronica (Camilia Mendes). Given the unending nature of comic books, the series can carry on with this conceit and pair its characters in different configurations with each run. However, The CW’s Riverdale has a more definitive end. Even so, the series deftly navigates the Barchie vs. Beronica vs. Bughead shipping wars with its polycule twist.