-
Alright Velma episode 2 starting in a hot secPermalink On twitter.com
❤️ 14 Favorites Mood 0
-
While I queue, I'd like to emphasize that the least bad thing about Velma is the diversity. Shaggy being Black, Velma and Daphne being queer, or even characters generally not acting like themselves is not my operative problems here.Permalink On twitter.com
-
I personally grew up on Mystery Inc and a few of the early 2000s animated films. Scooby Doo shouldn't be doomed to be frozen in that era just because that was my experience with the show. Velma in particular just seems to be, from what I can tell, poorly writtenPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma epsiode 2 This depiction of blerds... I don't like it. But I haven't really figured out why yet so we'll put a pin on itOn twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 I am not against the concept of mocking white people. There are witnesses that can attest to this. I am against writing a mystery show with a close-minded, intellectually in-curious protagonistPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Imagine Columbo, but Columbo always arrests the first guy that shows up and never asks questionsPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Just, this caricature of a clean Black man who would never do a drug and always goes to class it's just... I don't like it. Someone help me out. Surely I'm onto something herePermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 as a Black guy who doesn't drink or like drugs personally and has always been into nerdy stuff, it just feels like it's making fun of me. like, the fact that I am Black and not whatever stereotype is inherently funnyPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Fred is just unlikable. No screenshots, just trust mePermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 So Shaggy acts this way because he was raised by white people. This is worse. Isn't this worse? This is definitely worsePermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Okay, again, coming back to this from last ep. Like, if you know the trope is problematic why are you still doing it?Permalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 We are all asking this questionPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Haha funny. Funny tropes. Do I get character motivations ever or is it just... whatever this is? Endlessly.Permalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 This show was made by the feds, yesPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 This is supposed to be commentary on how white people can get away with crimes by using the media's bias towards them and a presumption of innocence, but Fred really hasn't committed any crimes here. So it's actually saying nothingPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 and this is just a right-wing talking point so. that's funPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 ever just write a self-insert and ship it with the hot, popular girl? if so, then may I introduce you to every isekai light novel author since the year 1999Permalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Mystery protagonist that is fundamentally awful at engaging in the genre that she is in strikes againPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 It's kind of like someone watched this specific YouTube video, but then forgot Velma had like, other personally traits and just ran with the one. youtu.be/q76evm7QtwsPermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Also, it made sense that Mystery Inc Velma was judgmental because she was actually a super genius and literally smarter than everyone around her. The distance with normal people and her inability to get things she cared about to go her way gave her the 'tudePermalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 So you watch Scooby Doo. A fun story but, since it was made in the 70s, probably lacking in diversity by todays standards. You analyze all the previous media and your one conclusion is that "Fred would be a psychopath because he is white and a man"Permalink On twitter.com
-
CN: Velma episode 2 Again, I'm not running defense for the cracker jack community. It's a myopic and superficial analysis of the original show. And a big part of why the show as a whole is equally myopic and superficial. It's not saying anythingPermalink On twitter.com
-
Okay so that's episode 2 basically. Daphne and Velma kiss but yeah. Keeping a running list of problems will help me when it's time to write the essay so let's do that. What's not working is fun and gets clicks. But *why* are things not working is my interestPermalink On twitter.com
-
Truthfully, I'm actually not sure yet. On the one side we have a lot of problematic, regressive ideas kind of packaged in "woke" language and hidden behind references to tropes. On the other, we have this really poorly written mystery element and confused overall storytellingPermalink On twitter.com
-
I want to say both are caused by Velma being an obvious self-insert. Mindy Kaling is, well, Mindy Kaling. She has her baggage I guess. But, if she has the intellectual curiosity for being a mystery protagonist, it is not on display in these episodesPermalink On twitter.com
-
If the creative force behind the show was too uninterested to explore its own mysteries, it was DEFINITELY too uninterested to properly navigate tropes around fatphobia or mixed Black people, or whatever. The take don't got that dog in it yet. I've got 8 episodes to work on itPermalink On twitter.com