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Archie and the gang might be graduating for the final season of “Riverdale” but marks the beginning rather than the end. The fifth season of “Riverdale” will conclude the series with the cast graduating high school following a trip seven years into the future following graduation.
As everyone is planning their future after graduation Archie is trying to figure out whether he’ll make it to graduation. In season 4 Archie was struggling with maintaining good grades and was warned of being held back deterring him from graduating with his friends.
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Though Principal Weatherbee tells Archie he won’t be able to graduate, Archie lies to his friends that he’ll graduate with them on time. Archie also takes interest in joining the Army which Veronica opposes.
Archie attends graduation alongside his friends but received an empty diploma cover sleeve following the friends’ next steps towards their future. Archie signs up with the Army recruiters shortly after reporting to basic training while Veronica spent the summer in the Hamptons with her family.
Jughead stays behind in Riverdale after his father F.P. decides to move with his sister Jellybean to Toledo after the discovery that Jellybean was the mystery filmmaker sending anonymous films to Riverdale High students. Shortly after graduation F.P. and Jellybean leave while Jughead stays in Riverdale squatting at Archie’s house while he’s away.
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Jughead also squats in the bunker before leaving for Iowa after being disappointed by a promise made by his friends. The four friends promised to meet at Pop’s Diner one year after graduation but Jughead was the only one to show up revealing that he would be seeing his friends the next time in six years.
The following episodes take place 7 years into the future with Betty working for the FBI, Jughead working as a writer, and Archie on active military duty. The season is currently being aired on the CW on Wednesday night and the final season is already living up to the dramatic “Riverdale” reputation.
