JamesG
11-23-2025, 05:39 AM
"Riverdale" was an enormously popular teen drama on The CW, adapting characters appearing in Archie Comics for its titular ominous town. Like any good teen drama, this meant plenty of convoluted romantic relationships, occasionally centered around protagonist Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) as he progressed through high school.
But the relationship that always seemed particularly doomed to fail was the one between Archie and Valerie Brown (Hayley Law), the bassist for local band Josie and the Pussycats.
The relationship between Archie and Valerie came in the show's sixth episode, with their mutual attraction fueled by their love of music. At this point, Archie was already showing interest in Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), and the impromptu Archie-Valerie relationship felt like a stalling tactic.
Fortunately, Archie and Valerie's romance didn't last all that long, with Valerie dumping him three episodes later for putting his priorities elsewhere and neglecting her. While many of us have had short-lived teenage flings, this romance's brevity makes one wonder why it ever occurred at all.
https://www.tvline.com/2033212/tv-couples-wish-never-got-together/
But the relationship that always seemed particularly doomed to fail was the one between Archie and Valerie Brown (Hayley Law), the bassist for local band Josie and the Pussycats.
The relationship between Archie and Valerie came in the show's sixth episode, with their mutual attraction fueled by their love of music. At this point, Archie was already showing interest in Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), and the impromptu Archie-Valerie relationship felt like a stalling tactic.
Fortunately, Archie and Valerie's romance didn't last all that long, with Valerie dumping him three episodes later for putting his priorities elsewhere and neglecting her. While many of us have had short-lived teenage flings, this romance's brevity makes one wonder why it ever occurred at all.
https://www.tvline.com/2033212/tv-couples-wish-never-got-together/