Perspective: With Luke Perry’s death, the wayward 'Riverdale' loses its moral compass
Luke Perry in “Riverdale.” By Sonia Rao Sonia Rao Pop culture reporter Email Bio Follow Reporter March 7 at 6:00 AM After news broke of actor Luke Perry’s untimely death on Monday, a common refrain rose among Gen Xers: “Can you believe there’s an entire generation who won’t remember him as Dylan McKay from ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’?”
Fred doesn’t appear until late in the episode, and his main line is as characteristic as can be: “You’re not an idiot, son,” he sighs, bandaging Archie’s latest wounds. “You’ve just got a big heart.” The context of his remark, which involves the naive teenager trusting the wrong person, is irrelevant. No matter how ludicrous a situation Archie finds himself in — and “Riverdale” certainly tests the limits — Fred will stand by him.
Such lessons arrive as early as the pilot, when Archie tells his father he can’t work at the family construction business because he’s heading to football practice, but tells his football coach that he can’t play anymore because his father needs him to work. Fred eventually discovers Archie strumming a guitar on their porch and isn’t as hurt by his son’s chosen passion as he is by the lies surrounding it.
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