Yes, the cast ofRiverdaleknows how silly the show is.
Something they won’t miss?
Being mercilessly mocked on social media.
Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones on ‘Riverdale’.Kailey Schwerman/The CW
“People see clips taken out of context and are like,What?
I thought this was about teenagers.And we thought so as well in season one.
But it’s really not been easy to feel that you’re the butt of a joke.
We all want to be actors; we’re passionate about what we do.
So when the absurdity of our show became a talking point, it was difficult.”
She added, “It is,What the fuck?That’s the whole point.
Mendes, however, contended that the absurdity is on par with the absurdity in Marvel movies.
“You’ve got a f—ing talking raccoon fighting aliens in space!
No one’s like, ‘This makes no sense.’
We’re a comic book; it’s supposed to be fun and fictional and weird.
Sprouse quipped, “Go watchEuphoria.”
“Roberto didn’t want to do that,” Mendes added.
“I think he wanted something that was more outlandish.”
New episodes ofRiverdaleair Wednesdays on The CW.
