‘Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart On Present Ending & The “Absurdity” Of The Storylines – Deadline

Lili Reinhart is opening up about Riverdale coming to an finish after seven seasons and giving her tackle viral clips of the present that showcase the “absurdity” of the storylines.

In an interview earlier than the SAG-AFTRA strike and after wrapping up filming for the present, Reinhart and her fellow forged members talked to Vulture in regards to the sequence.

“We are able to all be joyful that we had a f***ing constant job for seven years. I might communicate for in all probability all of us: We’ll by no means once more do one thing that’s 100-plus episodes,” Reinhart instructed the outlet.

Riverdale was a darkish tackle Archie Comics however on the identical time, it dared to be campy. Many social media customers have clipped scenes from the sequence and shared them on-line and Reinhart says it’s not at all times enjoyable studying folks’s reactions to the present.

“I believe it’s essential to acknowledge that our present is made enjoyable of lots. Individuals see clips taken out of context and are like, ‘What? I assumed this was about youngsters.’ And we thought in order nicely—in season one. However it’s actually not been straightforward to really feel that you just’re the butt of a joke,” she mentioned. “All of us wish to be actors; we’re keen about what we do. So when the absurdity of our present grew to become a speaking level, it was troublesome. It’s ‘What the f***?’ That’s the entire level. Once we’re doing our desk reads and one thing ridiculous occurs, Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] is laughing as a result of he understands the absurdity and the campiness.”

Reinhart additionally recalled the second she auditioned for the present saying, “I had simply signed a lease on my own in L.A., and I used to be terrified as a result of I couldn’t afford it. This was my second time transferring there to try to make it work, and I had no cash and no job.”

She continued, “I keep in mind after my last audition, I used to be on the cellphone with my mother and instructed her it was the primary time ever in an audition course of that I felt like I actually was okay and at peace with regardless of the consequence was: ‘I gave them my model of what this character is, take it or depart it.’ That night time, I came upon I bought it.”

Riverdale airs its last episode on August 23 on The CW.