MIĘDZY TECHNIKĄ A STRATEGIĄ POSTMODERNISTYCZNA DEZORIENTACJA WIDZA W „LYNCHOWSKIM” RIVERDALE
BETWEEN TECHNIQUE AND STRATEGY: POSTMODERN VIEWER DISORIENTATION IN THE “LYNCHIAN” RIVERDALE

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the streaming series Riverdale (Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, 2017–2023) distrib-uted by Netflix. The creators of the series overtly refer to postmodern cinema, especially the works ofDavid Lynch. In doing so, they use various kinds of disorientation techniques, that is, narrative devicesthat complicate the interpretation of what is presented. The author of the article performed a textualanalysis on the 6 available seasons, focusing on demonstrating the correlation between the series andpostmodern cinema. Then the various aspects of the series were assigned to the possible techniquesof disorientation proposed by Andrzej Zalewski. The purpose of this text is to identify the “Lynchian-ism” in Riverdale and to demonstrate what techniques of disorientation are used by the creators of thisseries. A further intention is to resolve whether this is in fact a technique (seen by many as a derivingfrom ineptitude) or a strategy (resulting from deliberate action). The article attempts to view the con-temporary work from a postmodern perspective.

• Details
• Contents