If you've come to the comment section to figure out if you want to start watching this show, one tip. JUST DON'T!

What I can tell you, after I've watched season 1, 2 and up to episode 20 in season 3. It gets worse. The sad part is, it had potential. I remember I enjoyed the first season. It was decent, it wasn't amazing, but it was good. Second season, it went downhill. Third season, when you think it can't get any worse, oh it does. If there was a way to give this show less than 1/10, I would. The plot has become awful, the writing gets worse, you do not recognize the actors anymore.. And from someone who was a huge fan of Archie in season 1, I honestly want to punch his face in season 3. If you wanna save yourself time, despair, please don't watch this. Your life will be so much better spent doing something else.

How this got renewed for a season 4, I have no freaking clue. I wish this was canceled. Oh how I wish they would just cancel this show right now. I am actually torturing myself watching this season. And once it's over, I can finally rest and put this behind me. I can't see how they possibly can make a season worse than season 3, but I am sure somehow, they can do it.

Update after season 3: Wow it sucks. With a flash forward at the end of the last episode, I honestly can't see this show redeeming itself. So sayonara Riverdale. Will not return to watch season 4.

This is a trashy show. You don't start episode 1 of a TV show on The CW network expecting something from HBO or AMC. I'm not sure what all these negative reviewers were expecting when they started this show. If you take this show seriously, then you're watching it wrong. If you're watching it for fun, just to tap out at the end of the day, maybe to shut your brain off so you can watch an overdramatic storyline that will have no effect on your being, then do give this a try. The overall storyline is ridiculous and completely unbelievable, but this is a teen soap drama. For a teen soap drama, I think it's very well-produced.

**Script & Story:** 6/10 – Like I said, the storyline is ridiculous, but the story does get better.
**Acting:** 8/10 – The four main actors are still fairly early in their careers, and you can tell which ones are less experienced, but they do get better in the second half of the first season, when they become more familiar with their own characters. Plus, the acting from the parent figures (e.g. Madchen Amick, Skeet Ulrich) helps provide more emotional realism to make certain scenes more convincing.
**Set Production & Costume:** 8/10 – I love how they designed the "small town feel" to their filming locations. The natural wilderness of Vancouver, British Columbia helps a lot in some of their scenes.
**Characters:** 9/10 – I'm not crazy for the lack of development for Archie, but they did really well in developing both Betty and Jughead. The introduction of Veronica's father in the second season will definitely help Veronica's character development, and I'm very confident Archie's character will undergo some changes in the second season too.
**Cinematography:** 10/10 – Some of the shots in this show are truly beautiful, especially for a teen soap drama.

There is a lot to like about Riverdale, but it may not be right for the most loyal fans of the Archie comics. There are major changes here as Archie is updated to current American culture. Still, the core relationships ring true. The cast is outstanding with some familiar faces among the parents. The central focus of season 1 is a murder mystery. Although somewhat unexpected for Archie and the gang, the story effectively introduces the characters and relationships while establishing a Riverdale universe that will serve the series well for many seasons to come if renewal beyond season 2 occurs. So sit back and enjoy high school life with twists and turns in a town called Riverdale that provides a mysterious and provocative setting.

**Music** good, not bad as far as music goes.
but story omg 1st season was good. 2nd was ok. 3rd was so bad can't even dare to watch the 4th. Half the time story made no sense. Sometimes it feels like they shot this scene as a filler. Very disappointing story.