Riverdale actors tease ‘tragic’ season finale and it’s not looking good for Archie and pals

Warning: this story contains spoilers for Riverdale season 2.

Riverdale's K.J. Apa and Cole Sprouse have teased the "tragic" season 2 finale - and it's not looking good for Archie and the rest of the gang. While both of the actors stopped just short of actually confirming a death, it's not hard to imagine that the gang war brewing between Archie, Hiram and Jughead (among many, many others) could end up fatal. Especially with the news that the Black Hood is on the way back to Riverdale. Apa told TV Line that a tragedy will be play out in the last episode, which will ultimately change things for everyone. He continued:

“It’s a tragedy, really, what happens. I think the last episode, if I were to describe it in one way, it would be tragic — for one person in particular in the show, but for everyone, ultimately.”

He later added to Entertainment Weekly that while it may be a tragedy, it's "almost perceivable". He continued:

“You can see it coming a little bit.”

Meanwhile, Sprouse - who plays Jughead on the show - weighed in on who could be at the center of the tragic event. He explained:

“It’s utilizing a lot of hidden turns in the earlier episodes that a lot of people might’ve overlooked, and setting up a narrative that we didn’t realize was actually a chess game one of our characters was losing tremendously the whole time.”

It comes as Riverdale's executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed Black Hood's return last month.

“When we started, we had three likely suspects, so for the first half of the season, we were always dropping red herrings so we could pick [one of the three]. “As we moved into the second half, and we get back to the Black Hood for the last few episodes, we always knew it wasn’t Svenson, [the janitor], but for the last 10 episodes or so, we’ve had a pretty clear idea and have been writing toward that.”