Riverdale

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Season 1
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 252 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 179 out of 252
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 252
  3. Negative: 31 out of 252
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  1. j1train
    Jan 28, 2017
    5
    Despite on-demo pop culture references, a trendy soundtrack and a game cast (the kid from Big Daddy!), "Riverdale" takes itself way too seriously. It's "Twin Peaks" Lite when it could be Wes Craven meets "Clueless."
  2. marcmyworks
    May 22, 2017
    6
    Riverdale is the TV equivalent to taking crack (I assume), it's addictive, not good for the body or mind and is really overall garbage. Saying this, it's fun garbage. I love watching impossibly terrible actors try to make sense of overly dramatic scenarios and situations. The town of Riverdale seems to have more secrets than the CIA.
  3. MariaAlexieva
    Mar 27, 2017
    4
    The show starts of with some promise but as you watch further into the season becomes more and more disappointing. The plot is a little too dull and very slow. The characters, especially the teens, are so unrealistic that at times it's actually laughable. Most of the actors are nothing special both in the way they look and the way they act. Unless the season has a very strong ending IThe show starts of with some promise but as you watch further into the season becomes more and more disappointing. The plot is a little too dull and very slow. The characters, especially the teens, are so unrealistic that at times it's actually laughable. Most of the actors are nothing special both in the way they look and the way they act. Unless the season has a very strong ending I would say for me it rates as barely entertaining.… Expand
  4. jaasieljunior
    Dec 3, 2017
    4
    Embora a história possa aparentar interessante, os personagens não nos convencem,caso não formos adolescentes.DE FATO,o público alvo da série é adolescentes e isso afasta outras faixas etárias .As atuações são bobas e isso reflete na qualidade da série.
  5. Qldgamer
    Feb 11, 2017
    4
    Take a family favourite cartoon series, insert a dull plot, engage some mostly boring actors and wa-lar you have Riverdale. It is some sad attempt at teen drama. I am still at ep 3 waiting for the plot to actually develop into something with teeth.
  6. evii1975
    Jan 20, 2018
    6
    The first season was gripping, clever, and surprisingly enjoyable compared to most 'teen-drama' shows. However, the second season was a mess. Too many different plots at once, unrealistic scenarios and weak chemistry between certain characters.
  7. mellonhead
    Jul 24, 2020
    5
    First half reaction: what a twin peaks rip-off? It's not even good anyway, some of these characters are so damn annoying (cheryl), Jughead's narration about sums up the quality of this show.

    Second half reaction: It's becoming its own thing, there are some genuinely interesting questions and issues at play, some of these characters are getting interesting. It's somewhat exciting, if not    First half reaction: what a twin peaks rip-off? It's not even good anyway, some of these characters are so damn annoying (cheryl), Jughead's narration about sums up the quality of this show.

    Second half reaction: It's becoming its own thing, there are some genuinely interesting questions and issues at play, some of these characters are getting interesting. It's somewhat exciting, if not mildly decent.

    Grade: kind of s**t/C    … Expand
  8. glomman
    Oct 10, 2020
    4
    Riverdale goes from absoluetly laughable to almost bearable to watch once you get used to the **** that lays before you. This series feels incredibly overdramatized and incredibly American - in a bad way.
    I have seriously no idea why people like this, and why Netlix felt the need to produce three more seasons of it.
  9. Fatbob15
    Oct 21, 2022
    6
    This was a decent season, But I think that because it only focuses around one death that it gets boring 6/10

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#22 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#26 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    Full of fast-paced banter and pop culture lines, Riverdale starts this road trip as a fine ride.
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Jan 26, 2017
    30
    The joys and subversions of artistry have fallen away, and brand management--combining the appearance of sex and self-awareness, but none of the real thing--is a poor substitute. But if, like Riverdale, you hit all the notes, it can be hard to tell the difference.
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  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Jan 26, 2017
    63
    A dark (can I say "dark" enough here?) teen soap more in the vein of "Pretty Little Liars" than a comic book come to life.
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