Riverdale

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR RIVERDALE

Riverdale has come to Netflix y'all and it's the best thing ever. If you are unfamiliar with the show, it's a series created by CW that's a modern adaptation of the original Archie comics. If you like murder mysteries and drama, then this show is the one for you. The show revolves around the murder of Riverdale town resident, Jason Blossom. It's a classic whodunnit with enough drama to keep you obsessing over the series until you finish. I binge watched the first season in a little under a week, and let me tell you, this series is an emotional roller coaster.

I've found myself so intrigued with the characters of this series. Despite the small amount of episodes, you feel like you really get to know them. I don't know how true the writers stayed to the comics, but from what I've heard characters such as Betty and Jughead were spot on from the comics, and that makes me very happy to hear. The series has definitely gotten me interested in reading the comics just so I can get more of the characters.

Let's talk about the acting on this show. For starters, the actors don't look like sophomores in high school, they're all way too beautiful. But anyway the acting is decent, good enough for the story to continue on and for me to enjoy it. KJ Apa, aka Archie has a spot on American accent, despite being from New Zealand. Camila Mendes, aka Veronica's acting was kinda spotty at times. Writers made her character someone straight out of a show like "Gossip Girl." I really wish they had Veronica stick to her goal in the first couple episodes which was to be a good person. This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I really do love Veronica, I just wish they didn't make her a exact copy of every snobby New York rich girl. The actress who plays Cheryl (whose name escapes me at the moment), wasn't the best actress either. However, Cole Sprouse as Jughead was phenomenal. His character was exactly what the show needed. I hadn't seen Cole act since his Disney days, but you could tell he really got into his role as Jughead. Him and Betty are so cute. Jughead is the kind of character you always root for.

The ending of the first season was so dramatic and I can't wait to see what happens next. This series is a perfect show if you're just looking for something to watch. Besides the whole Archie dating Ms. Grundy thing, and the Betty thinks she's Polly thing, the show is pretty solid and I totally recommend it.