a-true-janian-reply:

stark:

1x13 | 2x22 → requested by @a-true-janian-reply

I know some people are upset that we didn’t get more of a buildup of Cheryl becoming a Serpent, or feel this was unearned. And that is fine. You can feel this way.

But what I really enjoy about this finale parallel is that Jughead put this jacket on (his father is the King, but he hadn’t been very pro-Serpent either before this moment) and he felt a connection to his father and a feeling of acceptance with the possibility of a “family” and support system. He had just been told that he was loved by the girl he also loves and feels unconditionally supported by. Here Cheryl is feeling the same. You could argue that she went from being “You all need to leave me school you all are trash” to partying with the Serpents and voting with them too quickly. But this mirror is appropriate when you consider that Cheryl has just been legally emancipated from her only living parent and has recently formed a bond with Toni. She sees this new group as a place that she can reform her identity and feel accepted and supported. So both are questioning/exploring their identity and finding a new tribe.