This is not the Nancy Drew we might have expected, it isn't about the very young Nancy Drew of old, just like "Riverdale" doesn't have the kids of the old Archie comic books. What The CW has done in most of their shows is present a more mature and darker set of characters and storylines. In this show's case "What might Nancy Drew and her friends be like as young adults?" Admittedly I too was annoyed that the very first episode had her and her boyfriend in bed together, that was unnecessary. But put that fumble aside and the shows are pretty interesting for a TV series.
This is neither a very good show nor a very bad show. It is light entertainment and personally I find it mostly entertaining. I plan to keep watching it, at least this first season. It isn't for everyone but that DOESN'T make it a terrible show. It's just a show!!
Feb 2021 update: While I enjoyed most of the first season I am now officially abandoning the show. It has come to focus almost entirely on the Aglaeca and ways to bring it out and send it away permanently. That mixed in with some soap opera type of relationship stories. To me a good Nancy Drew series, even as a young adult, would be interesting if she pretty much focuses on a different mystery each week.
Bye Nancy, it was fun while it lasted.
July 2023 update: I gave it one more chance, I couldn't even finish the episode it was so boring.
This is neither a very good show nor a very bad show. It is light entertainment and personally I find it mostly entertaining. I plan to keep watching it, at least this first season. It isn't for everyone but that DOESN'T make it a terrible show. It's just a show!!
Feb 2021 update: While I enjoyed most of the first season I am now officially abandoning the show. It has come to focus almost entirely on the Aglaeca and ways to bring it out and send it away permanently. That mixed in with some soap opera type of relationship stories. To me a good Nancy Drew series, even as a young adult, would be interesting if she pretty much focuses on a different mystery each week.
Bye Nancy, it was fun while it lasted.
July 2023 update: I gave it one more chance, I couldn't even finish the episode it was so boring.