#has she--like the rest of the core four--been flattened as a character? yes obviously
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Someone needs to write the essay on Betty Cooper, the sins of the father, generational cycles, serial killer genes, and Calvinism
#Riverdale#Betty Cooper#not me obviously#because I don't know enough about Calvinism to go into depth on it#I just know enough to recognize that Betty's worries about whether or not she is evil#and how those worries are based on her father and her serial killer genes much more than on her actions#and how they are wrapped up in some idea of fundamental goodness and 'good' as something you either have always been or have never been#are very Calvinist concepts#scholars specializing in Calvinism and its influences on America and American society where are you#god I love Betty she is SO INTERESTING albeit sometimes in a frustrating way (it's all the Calvinism)#has she--like the rest of the core four--been flattened as a character? yes obviously#is the Calvinism getting old? again yes obviously#but is she still complex and interesting? yes OBVIOUSLY#I have Betty Cooper brainrot#she lives in my head rent-free because I do not quite understand her but I want to SO BAD#I thought I did before but apparently I was wrong and I especially don't post-time skip#and I just want to pick her apart and put her back together#in the end Riverdale's success as a show and as a commentary on Archir Comics and America and Americana#and the darkness under the societal ideal of normality#rests on where they go with Betty and how they handle her and what her arc ultimately is#and if they stick the landing on her relationship with societal pressures and norms and boxes#and the archetype of the perfect girl nextdoor#my thoughts on Riverdale let me show you them
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