Colin's view of the world is from racist after racist after racist, yet after racist making their views known. There's something very heinous about people so desperate to be better just based on the color of their skin.
Some of this will make anyone "white" uncomfortable. It's hard to admit some of the racists in it, the comments they made, are people you know or even worse that you might have been one of these people at some point in your life.
It's also hard for a lot of people to accept that we have treated athletes like we own them, regardless of race, and that some of the treatment is based on racism. If a "white" athlete is good at football, other "white" people are often rude because they have black friends or assume they are dumb. The assumption they have the "right" to treat athletes like crap is under the assumption that "good" white people don't socialize with anyone other than white.
Ironically, those people need the message the most and won't get it because they are just that crappy of people. It's obvious because they are desperate enough to give it "1" without even watching it to make sure they get enough to counter the "10" ratings.. People with any real moral fiber will walk away thinking about how we treat athletes, kids, and African Americans and probably doing a little self reflecting.
If you've come to the comment section to figure out if you want to start watching this show, one tip. JUST DON'T!
What I can tell you, after I've watched season 1, 2 and up to episode 20 in season 3. It gets worse. The sad part is, it had potential. I remember I enjoyed the first season. It was decent, it wasn't amazing, but it was good. Second season, it went downhill. Third season, when you think it can't get any worse, oh it does. If there was a way to give this show less than 1/10, I would. The plot has become awful, the writing gets worse, you do not recognize the actors anymore.. And from someone who was a huge fan of Archie in season 1, I honestly want to punch his face in season 3. If you wanna save yourself time, despair, please don't watch this. Your life will be so much better spent doing something else.
How this got renewed for a season 4, I have no freaking clue. I wish this was canceled. Oh how I wish they would just cancel this show right now. I am actually torturing myself watching this season. And once it's over, I can finally rest and put this behind me. I can't see how they possibly can make a season worse than season 3, but I am sure somehow, they can do it.
Update after season 3: Wow it sucks. With a flash forward at the end of the last episode, I honestly can't see this show redeeming itself. So sayonara Riverdale. Will not return to watch season 4.
