She’s like an unlikable Veronica Mars that frequently dresses like Wendy from Wendy’s.
So it sucks but it's good but it sucks
If you want deets:
1) the cast is good and
almostclicks really well. There’s one other annoying character, too. Mind you, yeah it’s a problem that their lead is an unlikable character, but I think the actress is salvageable. If they tinker with her character a little, maybe it makes things better.
2) from where I left off, the show has a poorly implemented supernatural (or fake supernatural done inconceivably well) that undermines the let’s-have-a-mystery feel the show should have. This isn’t me bickering about the show not being the genre I want or something; it’s just really contrived dated horror movie stuff.
3) I guess if they fix Nancy’s character, they can ignore this one, but the show has a voiceover and it’s gotta go. Nancy doesn’t have a warm personality and it sounds like she’s always between peeved-whining and sad-whining and nobody wants to hear that unless the source is ovulatin for you.
4) the main mystery isn’t compelling. At a minimum, they botched the pacing. The premise of it even sounds boring on paper, but I suppose it could’ve been interesting
5) Nancy’s backstory is like the least imaginesszzzzzzzzzzzhitzzz. She had a mom but she died, and now she’s sad... and dad is bad... and IS HE CONNECTED TO THE MYSTERY AND MOM’S DEATH? How long will you have to watch the dad’s intro scene to deduce it?
On the other hand, the positives;
1) Mostly solid cast
2) Good setting. Not a slam dunk or original, but moderately fresh for a show like this. I Know What You Did Last Summer New England. Maybe a slight early Supernatural feel for look and feel, but New Englandier.
3) Promising license—for real, although I suppose a lot of it’s best material is off the table since this is an older, sluttier Nancy than in the books.
4) from what I saw, it had a couple of good mystery-type suspense sequences for TV. You know, Nancy sneaking around and trespassing and committing petty misdemeanors, girl shit
5) I love Riverdale, but this is completely avoiding that level of trashiness despite surface-level similarities between the shows
I want the show to get better, because a decent CW-style live action Scooby Doo-y or Murder She Wrote-y show would be bonertopia for me. I want them to succeed.