The Riverdale Plot Twist That Happened Because Of Dawson's Creek

The Dawson's Creek moment Greg Berlanti is referring to was when character Joey Potter wore a wire for the police to get her father to confess to dealing drugs. The moment has been criticized by fans of the series and even the Dawson actor himself, James Van Der Beek. Had Berlanti not intervened in the Riverdale writing for Season 2, Archie might've done the exact same thing to Veronica's dad, Hiram. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told Variety that, following Berlanti's suggestion, the writers flipped the script and wrote Agent Adams to be an informant of Hiram's, but then changed their minds and landed on Hermione.