While Riverdale's midseason finale revealed Riverdale High janitor Joseph Svenson to be the Black Hood, life is never that easy for the characters on The CW's hit show. Even though Svenson is dead, the mystery seemingly solved, even one of the show's stars thinks the real killer is still out there.
Over the course of the second season thus far, we have diligently tried to solve the mystery of who is the Black Hood, examining possible suspects, speculating who might really be the face behind the Black Hood's reign of terror. While we've come up with some solid reasons why specific characters -- particularly Betty's dad, Hal Cooper -- could be the hood, there is one person we have yet to consider:
Jughead Jones.
That's right, Jughead Jones, Archie's best friend, one half of Bughead, our helpful narrator, could be the Black Hood. While, admittedly, Jughead turning out to be behind the terror gripping Riverdale this season would be a massive, mind-blowing twist that would change the trajectory of the show going forward, there are still some solid reasons why Jughead makes a prime candidate. Not only does he have the right eye color to be the Black Hood, there are other reasons worth considering.
First, as we've noted previously, the Black Hood early in his reign of terror appeared to be specifically targeting Archie. While Archie and Jughead are friends now, if you recall when Riverdale first debuted last year, the pair had a very strained relationship, having grown apart since they were kids. However, even though the pair have resumed being friends, things haven't exactly been smooth between them. There are still obvious tensions between them -- particularly when it comes to Jughead's involvement with the Southside Serpents. We also know that Archie's dad, Fred, founded Andrews Construction alongside Jughead's dad, F.P., but that Fred kicked him out of the business. While Fred had valid reasons to do so, that action had negative ramifications for Jughead's family. It's not impossible that he's held a grudge and the Black Hood going after people connected to Archie is one way to settle the score.
Whoever the Black Hood really is, be it Hal Cooper, Jughead, or even Sheriff Keller, there is one thing we know for sure. There is more to the story than we've seen so far and whoever is truly beneath the mask is going to shake Riverdale to the core.
