7x20 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale

Terribly written episode. Betty seemingly can't remember any detail of her life, but then once Jughead starts recounting something, she's suddenly able to chime in and provide more details. I understand that you might not remember every single little detail when you're old, but some of the things she seemed to be unaware of were rather large, life-altering events. Like her mother flying a plane and finding a new husband. Those are things you wouldn't forget!
Considering the way this day played out, damn, Betty sure picked one of the most pivotal days possible to miss out on! (In the original version of this day, where she had the mumps.)

• Archie tells Betty that they'll still see each other, because they haven't graduated yet. This makes sense - yearbooks aren't handed out on the literal last day. It happens like a month or two before the year is out, typically. But then later in the episode, everyone (including Archie) is treating it like the year is over and they'll never see each other again?? Where's the consistency?
• I thought everyone except Jughead and Betty had chosen to only remember the good times from their past lives (aka past seasons), and forget all the bad/dark stuff. So why does Archie have a bit about Fangs being part of the Farm cult and harvesting organs in his poem? Does that qualify as a good time?! Lmao
• They made Fangs literally be Ritchie Valens, dying young while on tour... That's so lazy.
• Even more gay people in the 50s, yep, sure. Also, a polyamorous relationship in the 50s, because that's totally normal. Fucking hell this is so stupid.
• Everything about Veronica's career path is stupid and unrealistic for the era, but that pretty much sums up every single plot Veronica's character has gone through in the entire show's run.
• If Pop Tate died in 1956, then how is the structure of Pop's still standing with a for sale sign in 2015? (Since Old Betty was 86, and they were 16 in 1955, that makes it 2015 when she dies.) This version of Tabitha never came back, as we learned in the previous episode. Who ran the diner, then? A property like that isn't going to remain standing untouched for 70 years.

All in all, this season was completely unnecessary. It's the final season, and 17 of the 20 episodes felt like filler. What they ended up doing with the timeline also makes no goddamn sense whatsoever, but a lot about Riverdale doesn't make sense, so I guess that part isn't all too egregious. What really stuck out is the lack of Tabitha. They set her up to be really important in S6, being the "Guardian Angel of Riverdale" and all that, and then she's only in like 3 episodes of S7. Did the actress not want to return or something? Very strange.