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Translation and modernization from the classic comics

posted 8 years ago by bustedbrain16
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--Archie: aside from the "where the hell's the tic-tac-toe board on the side of his head?" through most of the episode, the (when it came up)"wtf? doin' a teacher?" not right at all, but adding some "kick" to the series... developers are gonna do what they want to
--Veronica: having her dad be indicted and losing the family fortune--good way to keep the gray area skirting between rich bitch and "frenemy" (the whole "package deal" thing really cemented that.
--Betty: can't be too sure yet... she's medicated, but doesn't want to take the meds... (definitely pointing at a possible "psychotic personality change" story arc
--Reggie: not a big part in this episode, but expect him to be a bit more of a douchebag
--Jughead: hmm...an always eating slacker with dumb hat... imho perfect, only seen at Pop's Chock'lit Shop writing, and I can't think of any better way they could've done that dumb-ass iconic hat.
--Moose: honestly thought he'd have a bigger build
--Ms. Grundy: WTF were they thinking making old-lady Grundy into a hot young vixen? A made-for-tv character for the "teacher/Archie affair" plot could be just as easy.

[–] GomezAddams666 8 years ago

This was so fulled of cliches and cheese that Fuller House would call Riverdale "LAME!"

[–] bustedbrain16 8 years ago

considering the source material comics are perpetually stuck in the 1950's, (as opposed to superhero comics which adapt and evolve with the times)I'm not sure if it could come off any other way

[–] b-touch 8 years ago

To be clear, the "tic-tac-toe" pattern on the side of Archie's head was meant to signify the low-cut part of his buzzcut haircut.