Warning: This article contains spoilers about theRiverdaleseason 3 finale.

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I need to add some Kahlua to my Pops chocolate malt after that intense finale.

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Apa) burning their clothes and swearing theyll never speak of this night.

Also, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) is missing but Archie burns his iconic beanie.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

What can you tease about this?ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA:Next season is the kids senior year.

We loved the core four together in the finale.

People are definitely going to think Jughead is dead.

What can you say about that?I cant say anything specifically to that.

The Blossoms are at the root of the evil in Riverdale.

Penelope is MIA at the end of the season.

So our plan is to bring back Penelope, and we have a couple of ways of doing that.

I dont think weve seen the last of Penelope Blossom.

Cheryl seems a little off the deep end, hanging with the corpse of her dead brother Jason.

Is Alice going to be missing all of next season?That storys not over.

Edgars not in jail, and Alice is MIA.

We are going to resolve that story.

Its not going to be the season-long story, though.

That is an outstanding thing, though.

So we also finally meet Alices son Charles.

Is this going to be likeMindhunter?I love that show, so yeah.Teen Mindhunter?

Speaking of crazy families, Hiram is still manipulating everyone from jail.

Hes like the indestructible villain.

Mark is the exact opposite.

Hirams like the Kingpin from the Spidey comics or The Punisher.

Hes powerful no matter where he is, jail or no jail.

Were going to pick that thread up in season 4 the mystery of what Hiram was hiding.

So I think there is a universe where Gina comes back.

There wasnt a discussion of Fred (Luke Perry) in the finale.

Do you know yet how youre going to handle his character?Im so glad youre asking about that.

Ive read online that theyre like, Ooh,Riverdales not dealing with this.

Is Fred going to just be on a business trip?

I think thats going to be a big part of Archies journey next season, honestly.