#chapter eighty-one

Lili Reinhart

Riverdale S5 E5

Nocturnal Acquaintances

Chapter 81/?

The restaurant was in view already, a warmly lit beacon, shop windows casting orange shadows into the street where they melted into ripples on the puddles and stones when he stopped short. He could see the early diners finishing off their dinners with a glass of wine or a cup of coffee, deep in conversation, some of them laughing with wide, open expressions and in full view of the world. Grantaire looked back over his shoulder and ran his fingers over his eyes, a sigh lodged deep in his throat as he waited out a row of cars that passed him on the street.

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As much as I like the idea of Michael's resurrection I don't truly believe that he is back for good. A part of me thinks that this could be another one of Rose's face transplant fake-outs, trying to bamboozle Rafael, Jane & crew....but all of this for what? To take over the hotel? Gain information on Luisa's whereabouts? All of the above? Eventually we'll see, but regardless I'm hoping that there is a clear and logical reasoning behind Michael's return. Please don't let it be something like a long lost twin situation, as this concept has already beaten to death in this series. Maybe he was cloned at some point? Perhaps he faked his own death for a higher work purpose? But If that's the case i feel like some viewers would turn on Michael for making that decision, so I don't think the writers would take that backlash prone approach. But with this tevenovela type of show, you never know what outrageous route they'll take.

And of course I would love a Jane/Michael end game, so if he is indeed coming back as a season regular, I hope the writers don't drop the ball behind his return because I would hate to see that all of the years of Jane's suffering over Michael's death was completely unnecessary.

Lili Reinhart

Riverdale S5 E5