I have come to the undeniable conclusion that Riverdale has run its course and after just watching the 46th episode in this series in which the director takes yet another 180 degree turn utilizing a film noir appproach, there is so little substance to this series. I really enjoyed the first few seasons thus I posted a very positive IMDB review on January 27th, 2017, as well as for last seasons episode 31, I posted a second IMDB review on April 19th, 2018. But this season is different, and not in a good way. I have never been a fan of soap operas so if a TV series walks like a soap opera and talks like a soap opera, then I guess it must BE A SOAP OPERA and that is not what I signed up to investing my "relax TV time" in to watching.
I can't say that a single character in the series Riverdale has maintained the same personal traits each week. Instead most of the main characters including Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Hiram and Hermione Lodge, as well as Cheryl Blossom and even sweet Betty Cooper's parents Alice and Hal Cooper have completely turned from good to bad characters each week, but what they all have in common, is a lack of depth in their characters that seem to completely change on the drop of a dime and it's not that it is just so darn confusing and really irritating, it has simply become a waste of my TV entertainment time.
If you have ever went into a public parks bathroom and attempted to wash your hands with that single filthy dirty bar of soap and then tried to dry your hands on that filthy wet retractable towel dispenser, then you can get a pretty clear picture of how I feel that this series Riverdale has left me feeling after just watching episode 46. In a single word, disappointing.