Riverdale Season 1 (2017)

The reason I started watching it though was the endless ‘get the look’ videos I saw online. I kept liking the style of the characters. So I finally gave in and watched it.

What is this story about?

The story is a subversive take on Archie and his friends, exploring small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. The characters are inspired by the Archie comics.

Trailer

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What did think?

The series was a bit weird and a bit strange. However, the fashion in this series was good. The music teacher was very weird and strange from the beginning. She was in a way a predator because a teacher should never do anything with a child except teach them this wasn’t framed that way which was a bit disappointing. I liked how in episode 4 we could see a bit more in the life of Jughead. Why he was so passionate about saving the drive-in? Cheryl’s bad girl persona doesn’t come across. As she is mean and then a couple of minutes later, she is quite nice. She has an interesting personality that needs to be explored more in my opinion. I think it’s interesting to explore the characters more in the upcoming seasons.

All the adults are very interesting but also difficult to fully grasp. This is not a soppy high school story. It’s a murder mystery.

The comics
I personally never read these comics, however, when I looked them up I was certain that I had seen them before. Chances are that I saw them but wasn’t interested or that it was in passing. I binge-watched the whole season and ended up rewatching it as well. Once this is up, season two will be in full swing, and I’m pretty sure it’s going to be great.

I would recommend this if you like murder mysteries with fashion, glitter, and teen drama. Have you seen Riverdale? Did you like it as much as I did?

Lots of love,
Melissa