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Riverdalewears its inspirations like badges on a lettermen’s jacket.
There’sBeverly Hills, 90210;Dawson’s Creek; and every high school soap about media-weaned, hot-and-bothered teens.
Each episode pays homage to a movie.River’s Edge.The Last Picture Show.Body Double.Touch of Evil.
have rejuvenated the company.
(There was a Zombie Archie.
Archie isn’t the only one in tumultuous, ironic flux.
Be afraid, be very afraid?
The sprawling intrigues are familiar but marked by a curious knowingness and buzzy themes.
There’s a “topple the patriarchy!”
Everyone quips and banters as if they learned English from Buffy or Twitter.
Veronica is versed in everything fromMad Mento Stephen King.
It’s so very James Franco.B
Riverdalepremieres Thursday, Jan. 26 at 9 p.m.
ET on The CW.
