Based on the characters by Archie Comics, Riverdale got off to an explosive start with the disappearance of Jason (played by Trevor Stines).
Jason’s body soon washes up on the shores of Sweet River Lake, and it’s confirmed that he was shot dead. Here are the best fan theories about Jason’s death…
Did Jughead Jones kill Jason Blossom?
Jughead Jones (played by Cole Sprouse) narrates the entire series and from the start of episode one, it’s obvious that he has a keen interest in the mystery as he begins to write a novel retelling the events of the summer.
Jughead also appears to be the outcast of Riverdale High, where Jason was the jock, captain of the football team and so on. Viewers get an inkling that he and Archie Andrews used to be best friends, but their relationship has since broken down. Archie now plays for the football team and is considered for captain.
Was Jughead jealous of Jason’s popularity? And now resents Archie for the same thing?
Did Betty Cooper kill Jason Blossom?
Betty Cooper (played by Lili Reinhart) appears to be the sweet girl next door, but as Riverdale continues, viewers have seen a very different side to the lovestruck blonde.
Now, fans have suggested that it may have been Betty’s alter ego who murdered Jason. They believe she may have had a psychotic break when she referred to her good friend Chuck (Jordan Calloway) as Jason while also referring to herself as her sister Polly (Tiera Skovbye) in episode three.
The original fan theory was that Polly never existed at all, and instead was some sort of Betty alternate personality, but this has already been disproven by Polly’s appearance on the show.
It doesn’t seem likely that Betty pulled the trigger as she only found out the finer details about Polly and Jason’s relationship after his death. But she’s certainly keen to get to the bottom of who did fire the gun?
Did Clifford Blossom kill his own son Jason?
One wild fan theory claims that Clifford Blossom (Barclay Hope) killed his own son because he may have been blackmailing him about his lovechild.
They believe that Cliff could be Archie’s biological father and somehow Jason found out about it and asked him for money in return for silence. While it seems a little OTT, there’s been plenty of hints throughout the series at how much Jason and Archie look like one another, so perhaps they are half brothers…
Did Alice and Hal Cooper kill Jason Blossom?
Alice and Hal Cooper have made no secret of the fact that they’re delighted Jason is gone. They believe the teen ruined their daughter’s life, and is the one to blame for her being “sick”.
While it could just be a typical case of parents not approving of their child’s spouse, viewers have since found out that Polly is pregnant with Jason’s child.
It also looked pretty obvious that Hal had broken into the sheriff’s house and retrieved all of his evidence for the case.
However, when Betty suggested to her parents that she thinks her father did it – Alice (Mädchen Amick) started to laugh uncontrollably, suggesting her husband would never have the guts to do such a thing.
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