Imagine an alternate universe where K. J. Apa was the strongest, not the weakest link of the Riverdale pilot, and you'll have an approximate idea of how badly the CW botched the casting for Nancy Drew. It's not that any of the involved actors are bad, per se – at least not based on their performances here – but (veteran TV director) Larry Teng is incapable of getting anything out of any of them beyond pedestrian competence. I appreciate the show's take on Nancy as an isolated, slightly desperate loser, but aside from her slight resemblance to Rachel Brosnahan, there's nothing iconic about Kennedy McCann's performance as the titular teenage sleuth. That Apa was miscast as Archie Andrews didn't matter in the end, because the rest of the Riverdale ensemble turned out to be so hecking spectacular. Nancy Drew, sadly, does not look to have the same luxury.
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Imagine an alternate universe where K. J. Apa was the strongest, not the weakest link of the Riverdale pilot, and you'll have an approximate idea of how badly the CW botched the casting for Nancy Drew. It's not that any of the involved actors are bad, per se – at least not based on their performances here – but (veteran TV director) Larry Teng is incapable of getting anything out of any of them beyond pedestrian competence. I appreciate the show's take on Nancy as an isolated, slightly desperate loser, but aside from her slight resemblance to Rachel Brosnahan, there's nothing iconic about Kennedy McCann's performance as the titular teenage sleuth. That Apa was miscast as Archie Andrews didn't matter in the end, because the rest of the Riverdale ensemble turned out to be so hecking spectacular. Nancy Drew, sadly, does not look to have the same luxury.