Nancy Drew suffers from "the curse of underrated television"

The Mary Sue

"Let’s be real," says Bec Heim of The CW drama. "Remakes, revivals, and efforts to bring classic characters into the 'modern age' are definitely getting a bit overplayed. From the endless 'WTF' vibes of The CW’s Riverdale to just waiting for the announcement of another stab at Scooby Doo, popular properties are getting makeovers again and again in this media landscape. So when The CW announced Nancy Drew, most folks went, 'Oh great, another Riverdale clone,' and then proceeded not to watch it. Here’s the thing, though: The CW’s Nancy Drew is really good and deserves a lot more credit. Is it on the level of Breaking Bad or WandaVision? No, but it does deserve a larger fanbase that what it seems to get, mainly because Nancy Drew harkens back to those early days of series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where there is a mystery to solve every week, a creative foe to take down, and a cast of lovable characters determined to keep the supernatural nonsense from taking over the world."