The polyamorous community has expressed dismay over the CW drama Riverdale finale’s twist ending in which the four main characters – Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica — were revealed to be in a four-way relationship.
Speaking to TMZ, Brett Chamberlin, executive director of OPEN (Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy) lamented that the show treated the revelation as a “shocking twist” as opposed to treating it like a regular identity.
“It’s frustrating that Riverdale used its characters’ non-monogamous relationship as a ‘shocking twist’ rather than engaging with an authentic portrayal of non-monogamy as simply being part of people’s identities,” Chamberlin said.
“We didn’t see or hear anything about why these characters practice non-monogamy, what it means for them, the…
