Riverdale (Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, 2017): The adaptation with some compelling opinions
- Katherine Goodyear
- Jun 19, 2017
- 2 min read
An adaptation from the Archie Comics, the recent television series is immersive and incorporated pop culture which entices teens from around the world, into their own little global village. The series has gained popularity rapidly over the few months it has been released. I am not a lover for adaptations as they can miss out key parts in a narrative, or manipulate the original in a certain way to the point that it has no correlation to the originals, but I must admit that the director used soundtrack and cinematography to help aid the individuality of the series. When sophisticated and beautiful Veronica Lodge (Camilla Mendes) moves into the foreboding town, she is instantly met with conflict and tragedy of others, and he new rivalry between her and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) who recently lost her twin brother. The show got positive reviews, despite the stigma it had in regards to it being an adaptation. And who couldn't forget Jughead Jones, played by the loveably Cole Sprouse, if anything, he must have been the main marketing strategy to gain a target audience, well it definitely worked.
The main story that is being unraveled slowly is the death of Jason Blossom (Trevor Stines) as he dies very mysteriously, yet no one knows how he died, or who did it. Each episode holds a secret that one character is possibly holding, but the whole story is an enigma, just like any other show with the same genre or narrative structure. As previously said, I can't help but reiterate the pop culture intwined with pop colours, whether that be in the diner or elsewhere, and how it reminds me of other Netflix original series (for example, Stranger Things) which I would not say that it is a bad thing, but perhaps the show could have had a little more eccentricity to it. Nevertheless, it still caught my eye and got me hypnotised. I had to watch one episode after another, which is what I like. The key to a good series is that it makes you crave the narrative, you need to know what will happen next.
It'd not been kept a secret that another series of Riverdale will be released, but what intrigues me ore is what are they going to apply to it? Can they really make this series better than the last? It maybe possible, but then again, it could go the complete opposite way. We can all agree that the characters have been brought to life by the right actors, and even accentuated, I personally want more of a back story on some of the other characters, that may not be as interesting to other spectators, but it could bring a lot more to the series, adding more enigmas and leaving questions unanswered.
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