This post contains details from Wednesdays episode ofRiverdale.
Hiram Lodge is back to cause chaos in Riverdale.
But some things never change, and Hiram has an ulterior motive up his sleeve.
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Consuelos confirmed to Deadline that this is his only episode and it definitely feels like goodbye.
He also discussed his latest endeavor, hostingLive!with his wife, Kelly Ripa.
DEADLINE: Hiram keeps popping back up in Riverdale.
So that was just so amazing.
It was such a gift to go back and be able to say goodbye.
DEADLINE: You have shared so many on screen moments with Camila.
How have the two of you developed as scene partners, after sparring together all these years?
CONSUELOS:I mean, she came she came to the show ready to go.
I thinkRiverdalewas her first show out of college.
She had a season under her belt when I joined the show.
Shes such a pro.
I love having her as a scene partner.
Every scene is different.
she always wants it to be the best.
We have a great rapport.
Im really, really proud of her.
Shes such a badass.
I couldnt be more proud of her.
I know, Im not her dad, but I definitely have some fatherly pride.
DEADLINE: What about Hiram Lodge andRiverdaleas a whole has kept you coming back?
Definitely the most devious, baddest bad that Ive ever had the opportunity to play.
So Im really thankful for that.
A couple years ago, I thought I was ready to move on.
But Im so glad that, like all the other characters that die inRiverdale, they all come back.
I was so happy that Hiram was not the exception.
So when last season came in when I was like, Alright, maybe hes dead.
Maybe hes just dead, and hell be the one guy that dies and never comes back.
Im okay with that.
DEADLINE: You mentioned saying goodbye.
Does this mean that this is your last episode?
CONSUELOS:it is my only episode.
So I think the fans will be happy with the episode and what Hiram does.
It feels like goodbye.
It definitely feels like goodbye.
DEADLINE: Youve had so many great moments throughout the series.
A few years ago you acted alongside your son Michael.
Looking back, what is it like to reminisce on some of those special moments on the show?
CONSUELOS:So many great moments.
Also, my wife was on the show.
She came in and played on an episode, which I thought thats so cool.
Weve done that before, obviously.
I started my career playing opposite her.
So that was such a thrill.
I was really grateful for that.
Every now and then Ill think about it, [and it] just gives me a big smile.
He did such a great job.
He just did Hiram proud and he did the story proud.
He got to do so much in one episode.
I mean, he lost the girl.
He got the girl.
He killed the bad guy.
He watched his father die.
He had a funeral scene.
I mean, this kid got to play an actors journey in one episode.
I said to him, Michael that doesnt always happen that way.
So I hope you enjoyed that.
But I will never forget that we had that time together and its there forever.
We can watch that episode 20 years from now when Im with his kids.
DEADLINE: Did you instill any wisdom in him about the character or just acting in general?
CONSUELOS:We didnt really talk about it too much.
He had a couple of questions.
He worked with a coach.
I stayed completely out of the way, unlike Hiram.
I did not get involved at all.
So not to [make him] feel weird that his dads watching.
He didnt even know I was there.
But I was just so proud.
Him and I worked on a show 20 years ago…so I knew Michael was in great hands.
He went into it very seriously.
I guess a long way of saying like, I stayed out of the way as much as possible.
And the director of that episode did an amazing job.
The writer did an amazing job.
It was all there on the page.
So I thought they really set him up for success, and I think he delivered well.
DEADLINE: Outside ofRiverdale,you recently started co-hostingLive!with your wife, Kelly Ripa.
How has that been going?
CONSUELOS:I love it.
I absolutely love it.
Its such a different muscle than Im used to.
When you go to work on a live TV show, you have to be ready immediately.
As soon as I wake up, Im working.
Im very much awake.
So its a wonderful challenge.
Im enjoying it immensely.
Why was that the initial reaction, and how did you decide it would be a positive thing?
CONSUELOS:When people make it look easy, it almost always is not easy.
Kelly makes it look very easy.
The times that Ive filled in with her Im like, Wow, this is easy.
This is no big deal.
So, I was like, Well, Im an actor.
Im not sure I do that.
I thought there was this magic that happened every time that we did it.
We set up a list of objections, and then we would overcome those objections.
Then with COVID, when they closed the borders, it was a lot of time away from home.
Just like any big decision, we took it very seriously.
Im so glad that they asked me.
Im so glad that she was cool with it.
And Im so glad I said yes.
