Riverdale first appeared on our screens, it was wonderful and weird. Dubbed a teenage Twin Peaks, it mixed high-school melodrama (reminiscent of The O.C.
and Gossip Girl) with eerie murder mystery. The kitsch Archie comic books the series are based on were given a moody makeover thanks to some gothic-horror cinematography and a load of wild storylines involving illicit affairs and a centuries long family feud over maple syrup.It was great fun and knowingly silly, but in among the bombastic plotlines, cheerleading sequences and musical numbers, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa smuggled in some highly-emotive moments.
Read more on nme.com