Riverdale's Luke Perry Tribute Will Be 'Most Important Episode' This Year

Any time season four of Riverdale premieres, it will feature one of its "most essential episodes nevertheless according to showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.


Aguirre-Sacasa took to Twitter on Wednesday (June 19), sharing the title page of the episode's script, appropriately titled "In Memoriam" as a tribute to its fallen star Luke Perry, who portrayed Archie's (KJ Apa) father Fred Andrews.


"Probably the most crucial episode of #Riverdale we’ll do this year, if not ever," Aguirre-Sacasa captioned his photo. "A tribute to our fallen friend." Perry passed away at just 52 immediately after suffering a stroke earlier this year on March 4, and the Riverdale crew along with because the lives he touched in Hollywood have been devastated by the loss.


Previously, Aguirre-Sacasa had shared with ET Online that Perry's character's sudden disappearance would case in point be acknowledged with season four.


"We knew we had to honor Luke and address Luke's death on the show," Aguirre-Sacasa mentioned. Whenever Luke had passed, we had already pretty much plotted out the end of this season and written the end of this season. Rather than attempt to squeeze something in and potentially not get it right, we thought, 'Let's take a beat and let's figure out really what could be the ideal way to honor Luke and to honor the character of Fred, and let's do it at the best of season four.'"


now, it's not immediately clear how Perry's passing will case in point be taken care of, nevertheless it seems there's something respectful and impactful offered that fans won't wish to miss out on. Given Perry's role in the series, you could bet it will be as heartfelt and kind as he was as Archie's father on the show. It's still hard to believe that he's gone, nevertheless it'll good to be able to see his spirit being celebrated on a show he clearly gave his all on.


Riverdale will be returning with its fourth season on October 9.