Roberto Aguirre Sacasa tweeted the image of Batman carrying Todd and noted that it was the show’s inspiration for the final scene of “Judgement Night,” which just might mean Jughead Jones actually died after that beatdown by the Ghoulies and Penny Peabody.
Arrow-verse fans will likely instantly recognize that scene, but for any Riverdale fans currently scratching their heads, that is Batman carrying the lifeless former Robin known as Jason Todd.
That’s assuming Sacasa and the show’s writers really went all-in on the Jason Todd/Jughead connection, which might mean some good news for devastated “Bughead,” fans.
Prior to that moment, Todd was beaten half to death by the Joker with a crowbar and died after being unable to escape a building rigged with explosives.