Riverdale's Kerr Smith Displays on 'Full Circle' Function: 'Felt Like Capeside'



Warning: This story accommodates spoilers from the Wednesday, Might 6, finale of Riverdale.


Mr. Honey is saying goodbye to Riverdale Excessive. Jughead (Cole Sprouse), Betty (Lili Reinhart), Archie (KJ Apa) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) fought again in opposition to the principal (Kerr Smith) through the season four finale, even getting their dad and mom concerned when he canceled the promenade.


A lot of the episode, nevertheless, was advised by way of Jughead’s fictional story — wherein the children by accident murdered Mr. Honey after which turned on one another so as to cowl it up — and ultimately, it was revealed that Mr. Honey wasn’t truly out to get anybody.


Kerr Smith Reflects on Full Circle Principal Role on Riverdale
Kerr Smith on ‘Riverdale.’ Kailey Schwerman/The CW

After the gang acquired Mr. Honey fired, it was revealed within the closing moments of the episode that not solely had he written Jughead a raving letter of advice for faculty, he’d additionally had great success as a principal and made the varsity a greater place. Whereas he’s leaving Riverdale Excessive, he gained’t be far — he’s taking up as headmaster at Stonewall Prep.


“ what I preferred about this script? The children have been the unhealthy guys for as soon as. They have been those that made the error,” Smith, 48, advised Us Weekly solely in regards to the finale. “We acquired just a little bit extra three-dimensional with Mr. Honey. We discover out that he’s not such a foul dude! He’s only a tough-love man. He was doing it for the children.”


Though the Closing Vacation spot star isn’t positive but if Honey might be again subsequent season, he “would love” to return — particularly if a promenade episode does occur sooner or later.


Michelle Williams James Van Der Beek Joshua Jackson Meredith Monroe Kerr Smith and Katie Holmes in Dawsons Creek
Michelle Williams, James Van Der Beek, Joshua Jackson, Meredith Monroe, Kerr Smith and Katie Holmes in ‘Dawson’s Creek’. Frank Ockenfels/Warner Bros Television/Kobal/Shutterstock

Smith additionally identified that this job has been “unusual” to him, since he made his mark in Hollywood in one other little highschool present, taking part in Jack McPhee on The WB’s Dawson’s Creek.


“This job for me has been full circle. From my days in Dawson’s Creek, I imply, the highschool’s the identical. The characters are, after all, completely different however the partitions are the identical,” the Fosters alum advised Us. “I’m strolling round Riverdale Excessive, however in my thoughts, it looks like Capeside!”


He continued: “I really feel I ought to be the Jughead or the Archie however I’m not. I’m Obba Babatundé (Principal Inexperienced). I’m Harry Shearer (Principal Peskin)! These have been our principals again within the Dawson’s Creek days. For me, that is bizarre!”


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