In honor of 'Riverdale's return this week, enjoy our re-release of TV. Watch. Repeat.'s unlocked 'Riverdale' episode!

Imagine, if you will, a 'Riverdale' in an alternate universe, where the comics were played for comedy, time travel was a central plotline, and Archie was played by none other than... Louis C.K. Believe it or not, it almost happened.

Thankfully, though, we instead got the 2017 release of 'Riverdale' as we know it, a dark take on an old classic starring Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart, and K.J. Apa. In their latest episode, Allison and Kate are joined by Kaitlin Reilly and John Padden of 'The Riverdale Register' podcast to explore the history of the CW series. Throughout the hour-long conversation, they delve into the original script — a big deviation from the one that aired — the evolution of Archie Comics, and the casting choices that made the series what it is today. Plus, don't worry — there's plenty of conversation surrounding 'Riverdale's questionable era, and, of course, Archie's bear attack. (We can talk for hours about Archie's bear attack.)