#this is so long im so sorrydjjd

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what is ur favorite riverdale story line

ok. this is gonna be a long winded answer but jdsjsd

i would say season one?? like most riverdale stans, i would guess. but i haven’t watched season one in a while so like. i imagine it’s not all that i remember it to be lol.

villain-wise, i actually kinda liked the black hood i think?? season one was pretty good regarding the compelling nature of the ~crime~ itself, probably above all other seasons, in my opinion, even if the who-done-it aspect wasn’t all that amazing, while on the other hand, i think the ~mystery~ aspect is actually being better done this season (season three, that is) than the others, as at least i have no standing theories on who it is lol. the black hood isn’t all that compelling concerning the actual crimes (death just gets less and less important as riverdale progresses lol) or the mystery aspect (i didn’t necessarily suspect hal, but that’s more because i didn’t care all that much lol), but i liked the conflict it caused for our respective ‘heroes’. i guess since archie’s my favorite character, it was the most compelling antagonist for him personally compared to any of the others.

but season one was all around more….. grounded lol. things weren’t as crazy and i didn’t have to suspend my belief exponentially just to make it through each episode. the whole season revolved mainly around the death of one person, which compared to the two seasons that came after, doesn’t feel like all that much anymore, but i liked that about season one i guess?? that the death(s) felt important. while i would probably hesitate to say the teenagers actually acted like teenagers, they definitely did more than they do now. i dunno, things were easier to digest in season one from a more realistic perspective. some might find that more boring, though, which i won’t fault them for; it’s just my preferred cup of tea, as it were.

but i think season two gave the characters, or at least archie, some development. for better or worse (probably for worse cause this is riverdale lol), his character actually had a driving force behind his arc, however less grounded it may be. i guess i have mixed feelings concerning that lol. the price of the less passivity of archie’s story was that it felt less real and tangible compared to the first season.

idk if i even wanna get into season three tbh lmao. it’s not over as of yet, but it feels like a archie!whump fanfic so far and the villain is, so far, being painted to most likely be another one of our character’s parents, which if so, would be the third time it’s played out that way. which is. less than thrilling lol. but as i mentioned before, i do like that the mystery is more prevalent; i honestly have no idea where to even start with any guesses or theories, so i guess kudos to them for that, at least.

ok yeah this is very long winded pfhfhf uhHH and i didn’t really answer anything?? i kinda said a buncha things only to talk myself out of them??? sorrysjjds 

i honestly would feel better coming to a conclusion after rewatching at least season one, if not two as well, but the answer is probably a tentative season one for now. that season at least seemed to have a solid head on its shoulders. >.o