Riverdale season 6: Is Hiram Lodge really dead?

Spoilers ahead of Riverdale season 6, episode 6

Riverdale season 6 returned with quite the explosive episode. “Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable” turned reality upside for Archie, Betty, Jughead, and even Bingo the dog. Due to Hiram’s bomb, all four of them were impacted in life changing ways.

Barchie and Bingo developed gifts including invulnerability, seeing someone’s threatening aura, and rapid healing. Jughead, however, is losing his hearing and doesn’t seem to have a new ability. So, while there were some unexpected benefits that came from the detonation of Hiram’s bomb, there’s also been irreparable harm.

Hiram’s last deed prompted Veronica to put a hit out on her father. He’d tried to kill Archie and nearly took out other innocent parties in the process. Unwilling to let him get away with yet another crime, V decided his exile wasn’t good enough.

It was quite the hard stance for the She-Wolf of Wall Street, one we weren’t sure she’d be able to hold onto once her anger settled. We were right, but by the time Veronica decided to call off the hit, she was too late. Her hired gun had already killed her father.

This, however, is Riverdale and characters don’t always stay dead especially when they were killed off-screen. Is Hiram Lodge really gone? Here’s what we know!

Did Hiram die in Riverdale season 6?

Yes. Hiram is dead. Though we didn’t see the proof of his death that was sent to Veronica’s phone, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa had the following to say to Entertainment Weekly about the Big Bad’s demise:

He’s as dead as anyone on Riverdale has ever been. Even when characters are dead, they come back sometimes in flashbacks or dreams. I’ll say this: Mark Consuelos isn’t dead on Riverdale, though Hiram pretty much is.

So, while Hiram won’t be wreaking havoc in present-day Riverdale beyond a possible haunting or a return to the past, we can expect to see Mark Consuelos sometime down the line. We’ll keep you posted on more news and coverage. Stay tuned to Hidden Remote!

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New episodes of Riverdale season 6 air Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Next day streaming is available on the CW app and cwtv.com. Non-US Netflix subscribers can stream new episodes on Mondays.

Riverdale season 6: Is Hiram Lodge really dead?
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