View Full Version : Why Riverdale isn't ending the season tonight w/ a prom episode


TMC
05-07-2020, 02:24 AM
https://www.etonline.com/riverdale-boss-reveals-why-the-season-4-finale-isnt-the-big-prom-episode-exclusive-146023

More than half of Episode 20, the big prom episode, was filmed before the coronavirus shutdown, says showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. "So when it became clear that we weren’t gonna be able to finish the season, the first thing I kind of did was look at episode 20 to see if we could cobble together an episode from that," he adds. "And though we actually shot the prom, where a lot of dramatic stuff happened, there were so many emotional scenes with Archie and Veronica and Jughead and Betty that it felt like we just couldn’t quite do it." ALSO: Mädchen Amick used her Twin Peaks experience working with David Lynch in directing tonight's season finale (https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/riverdale-seson-4-finale-madchen-amick-directing-jughead-story-murder-vhs-tapes-interview-1234598838/).

Riverdale Season 5 will kick off with the planned last three episodes of Season 4 (https://ew.com/tv/riverdale-season-4-finale/)

"Yeah, we had written episodes 20, 21 and 22 and when we talked about season 5 and some of the big events like prom and graduation, it would feel like a cheat if we somehow didn't do those," says Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa of the coronavirus-shortened Season 4. "So we're essentially starting the season with the last three episodes of season 4, and partly because they're dynamite episodes. I mean big, big, big changes happen. We are continuing the mystery and the relationship drama straight into season 5." ALSO: Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols will return next season for a proper sendoff (https://tvline.com/2020/05/06/riverdale-recap-season-4-finale-prom-graduation/).

TMC
09-03-2020, 02:41 AM
Lili Reinhart: "I genuinely feel like a prisoner" returning to work on Riverdale amid a pandemic (https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lili-reinhart-feels-like-a-prisoner-returning-to-riverdale-amid-covid/)

“We stopped during the prom episode, so I have to fit back in that prom dress. Five months later, we’re all going to be tan, maybe a little bit thicker. I certainly am,” the actress tells Nylon magazine (https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/lili-reinhart-interview-swimming-lessons-poetry), adding: “I genuinely feel like a prisoner, going back to work, because I cannot leave Canada. That doesn’t feel good. You can’t go home for Thanksgiving, can’t visit your family. No one can come visit you unless they quarantine for two weeks. It just feels f***ed.”