TMC
04-02-2022, 06:17 AM
https://collider.com/riverdale-descent-into-madness-why-its-good/
Riverdale has always deserved more credit than it got. The show’s freshman season was an inspired take on a well-known property, updated to match the aesthetic of edgy post-streaming teen shows while seeking inspiration from classics like Twin Peaks. What it lacked in inspiration, it made up for in the way it presented the residents of the idyllic town of Riverdale. The show managed to find a way to make Betty (Lili Reinhart), an arguably boring character defined as being the 'good girl' into someone actually interesting to watch, and the choice to cast a Latinx actress for Veronica (Camila Mendes) gave the series some much-needed representation. And Archie (KJ Apa)…well, even if the show has never known what to do with him, it has always managed to make sure we were enamored by his physique. As the series progressed, though, Riverdale got stranger and stranger, a seemingly ordinary teen drama that traded excess for nuance turned into a cacophony of clashing genres and storylines. And out of it emerged a show that’s so impossibly unhinged, it’s quite literally hard to describe. Now, as the show teeters towards its seventh season, the cosmic balance of Riverdale has once again shifted this time due to Betty and Archie getting superpowers.
Riverdale has always deserved more credit than it got. The show’s freshman season was an inspired take on a well-known property, updated to match the aesthetic of edgy post-streaming teen shows while seeking inspiration from classics like Twin Peaks. What it lacked in inspiration, it made up for in the way it presented the residents of the idyllic town of Riverdale. The show managed to find a way to make Betty (Lili Reinhart), an arguably boring character defined as being the 'good girl' into someone actually interesting to watch, and the choice to cast a Latinx actress for Veronica (Camila Mendes) gave the series some much-needed representation. And Archie (KJ Apa)…well, even if the show has never known what to do with him, it has always managed to make sure we were enamored by his physique. As the series progressed, though, Riverdale got stranger and stranger, a seemingly ordinary teen drama that traded excess for nuance turned into a cacophony of clashing genres and storylines. And out of it emerged a show that’s so impossibly unhinged, it’s quite literally hard to describe. Now, as the show teeters towards its seventh season, the cosmic balance of Riverdale has once again shifted this time due to Betty and Archie getting superpowers.