Velma episode 6 review where we had a scene I couldn't believe was actually in the show. In episode 1 they even made a comment about how all the stuff they were adding in there was just an attention grabber, I didn't expect them to double down on it and get worse later. Infront of her dad no less! Who even signed off on this at HBO? Let me know what you think about it down below and as always, thanks for watching :)
1:31 - Remember, if you're against the anti-white racism that is race swapping today, _you_ are the racist. Somehow. The Atlantic staff can blow goats.
I THINK SCOOBI DOO IS GONNA BE IN THE FINAL EPISODE! GOD NOOOO! I BET VELMAS MOM WILL PROBABLY PUT A BRAIN IN A DOGS BODY, WHICH WILL EXPLAIN WHY SCOOBI COULD DO HUMAN LIKE THINGS! THERE GONNA FUCK SCOOBI TOO!!!
The fact that the original voice actor for Fred (Frank Welker) plays Fred's dad on the show and is constantly trying to "fix" Fred is the most appropriate thing ever.
We all should be done with the government(s) then since they are now ( all over the globe ) attempting to perpetuate that very same idea by force of law
Honestly, I'd love to know what the world would be like if everyone believed our delusions? Like, would a full scale war happen, would the world become evolved, would weird structures be built. I'm not joking, I'm Actually curious.
@@desensitizedanalyser5624 if by that we assume what would happen if disgusting entitled woke people were given the voice of the reason Wars would happen a lot more, the world would actually downgrade and a lot of people would be abused
This is the kind of take that clearly doesn't understand that mental illnesses aren't all equal to each other. One person's depression or manic anxiety is not the same as schizophrenia or PTSD. And it completely invalidates the family member's and friend's experience to a horribly simplified dichotomy of "real love". If they were going for some kind of allegory for excepting people as their weird selves they went about it the wrong way and not to mention how hypocritical they are when it comes to Fred.
"When I was born you doubled your work hours!" Yes Velma, that's how it works. You suddenly have a new mouth to feed and you have to pay for it somehow. The fact that, with his new child, he's 15 years further into his career means he probably has the ability to take time off to parent now.
Add to it the fact that her mother likely had to take maternity leave to go into labor etc. (I know she was technically self-employed on account of her writing, but I ain't sure if that was always the case...), then yeah, it's either that or taking a debt, which is even worse.
As I watched my grandfather slip into dementia and die, his lucid moments became fewer and his hallucinations more frequent. We desperately tried going along with his hallucinations just to calm him down. I can tell you, validating “his truth” never did anything. His panic continued whether we validated him or not because the problem was in his mind not in a lack of validation. This episode of Velma gets that exactly reversed.
Okay but that's different That's a real person who was really losing their mind. And it does make a difference whether or not you go along with their delusions I've been an elderly caregiver for years now and I can absolutely say that it does matter. You're giving out terrible advice people please go along with people who have Alzheimer's or dementia Please go along with their delusions It is so much easier to handle, 9 times out of 10 they'll be so much less scared.
Either the villain will put the black girl's brain into a dog or Velma will to save her life. If the writers are creative, they will have the brains of the other girls go into a shark and dune buggy as a reference to other talking creature Hanna-Barbera characters like Jabber Jaw and Speed Buggy.
Velma has daddy issues but also has mommy issues of an unusual type. In one episode where she says to her potential romantic interest Daphne, "I can only be obsessed with one woman at a time. And that's my mom." Sigmund Freud would have a field day with Velma's character. Thanks for the video!
just to clarify @Disparu when you seen them, Velma and her dad, fishing that green diver ghost up at the pear that wasn't actually a ghost but another ref the audience was suppose to catch from the old series... basically it was another memberberry gag moment...
That's a fair point. Every "ghost" in the original series was a person in a mask, so in THEORY that should be a person pretending to be a ghost. But this is "Velma" so.... it's most definitely NOT the original series. Just saying it's the one time I've seen they might not be in error here. However, given the track record of the series so far....
Also, it's clear that this show's continuity ignores the comedy scenes, so even if they fished a real ghost that scene does not count to the overall story because the writters clearly don't care for it.
No Wired we have never felt ownership of Velma or any beloved character. We just despise morons with about as much talent as a plastic bag coming in and changing everything about a character. Velma was smart, bit clumsy, stood by her friends and just in general came across as a nice person to hang out with. This version of Velma I wouldn't want to be within the same country as her.
Twitter wasn't ready for a "snarky, petty, full of righteous and not-so-righteous fury" version of Velma because it was like looking into a mirror, and like Medusa, they couldn't bear to see their own reflection.
@Ursidae I was talking about this HBO version of Velma, not Mystery Incorporated's version. Personally, my favorite was the one from What's New, Scooby-Doo? 😉
Velma becomes more and more like a teen fanfic. Teens getting away with adult activity with ease (being in a strip club) and not understanding the importance of work. It’s not just Velma not understanding it too. The show paints the dad as a Villain for working. That’s badly written straight-to-DVD kids movie level of writing. Is this like a fanfic Mindy wrote as a teen and brought out of her old crypt to make into a show??
"No matter what you do, there's gonna be a lot of people who hate this, so just do what you're gonna do and we'll tell you if you're going too far." This is by far the dumbest thing ever. If they really think like this, they should try to make an Asian woman play Martin Luther King, Jr. in a version of Selma where MLK is a lesbian with a black wife.
It's like someone learned the exact wrong moral. It is true that audiences usually don't understand the craft of writing so you can't follow their ideas without question, but it is not true that you should just ignore the audiences altogether because ultimately they are who you are writing FOR. It is true that no matter how good your work is that there will still be haters who are determined to dislike it, but it is not true that everyone who dislikes your work is such a person and can therefore be dismissed. This kind of 'there is no morality do anything that makes you feel good' is so typical of modern intersectionalism and why it is also doomed to fail should it ever have any kind of success.
@@undercomposition I don't think I said that audience misses the point... just that they're not writers. Arguably, the point is that the audience is supposed to be entertained, and they are certainly the ONLY experts on that! Kaling's moral that you don't have to entertain anyone is only good for crazy people shouting on streetcorners, lol!
I wouldn’t worry about them, I’m sure there will be plenty more Scooby Doo content that I will come out in the future with proper versions of Velma and we’ll just forget this as another horrible memory and move on.
Velma's attitude to her Dad reminds me strongly of the attitude of a certain Duchess to her own father - you know, the one who raised her single-handed, paid for her education, all her other activities, got her acting work through his contacts, etc., only to be ditched. Evil is as evil does...
@@drinkxyz The character looks cute (its not Velma, its an insufferable tumblr personafication cosplaying as her). Its just her attitude and actions that make her ugly. If i just saw the character art i wouldnt think she's ugly and if she just kept the same characteristics and values as the original Velma the racebend could easily be overlooked.
So... the general can't infiltrate teenagers because he doesn't know their language and hand signs, and his solution is to put the brain of someone who doesn't know their language and hand signs into a teenager so they still won't know their language and hand signs but at least the teenagers who never questioned his disguise will continue to never question his disguise. Literally nothing in this show can withstand five seconds of thought.
Also wasnt the military back then known for encryption and code breaking. Like using native americans to signal locations for bombardments or pick ups and the enemies having absolutely nonidea what it could mean due to cultural differences
@@ZyroShadowPony Actually, that was WWII and using Navajo code talkers was successful because it wasn't a code using familiar words, just an unfamiliar language that wasn't widely understood outside of the tribe itself.
It doesn't make any sense, tbh. But yeah, it's just the logic of this 'series', and probably not as worse as the brain harvesting from orphans so they could create more soldiers to contribute the war economy.
@@thatpatrickguy3446 ah alright thanks for the clarity i only learned about it years back in high school and only got interested in history after college so interesting facts are a bit fuzzy
@@merrylderrickson3147 Nope. Still sound like a tard. First episode dropped and the reaction was immediate. Before the show dropped Mindy was specifically called out for her behavior during interviews. This is just you yelling "I don't pay attention!!!" You aren't interesting or smart. You just come across as a bit of a putz.
Yep. Doesn't ruin anything to me, guy can do what he wants. Weird Al is also in this thing and I feel the same way with him. Remember, Frank has been around long enough to impersonate Curly for The Robonic Stooges and use that voice for Jabberjaw.
The fact that they make velma seem so ugly is just dumb. velma actually has a pretty character design im not sure why they are making everyone treat her like she is the grossest ugliest person. Honestly the whole show is absolutely awful even the personalities givin to the characters.
lol, I feel your pain. I like him making fun of fantasy/scifi things like Halo or Witcher:BO since those are shows I'd watch if they were good, and now I can have them with amusing British voiceover. Velma, otoh, is the kind of grossout cartoon I'd never ever watch normally. But I don't want to miss a Disparu vid, I'm addicted!
This show would be mediocre if it didn't have the Scooby-Doo ip connected to it, it would still be hated by many, but they made it worse by making it connected to the show where a talking dog helps solve mystery. I hate the fact this is an adult show because they minors in this show yet still have stuff such as nudity in the show. Most other versions they are adults or heading to/at college and still are kid friendly, yet till have heart and is fun to watch. I think the limitations of kids shows can help a show out, letting the director the ability to do everything can easily be a flaw as seen here.
I love how she is always like "my hallucinations are cured, I am sure of it" and half a day later the hallucinations are back. "So, why does she still have so much confidence that "now they are away for good"" 😂
I think I’ve figured it out. Mindy Kaling wants this to be another Crazy Ex-girlfriend, but completely misunderstands what makes a character likeable/watchable. Plus, CXG had killer music each episode. Check out their song “Nothing is ever anyone’s Fault” and it parodies that everyone-is-messed-up-by-their-parents idea
Exactly! CEG at least made the main character WANT to be a good person and understand/manage her flaws. Velma is just vile and has no redeeming qualities.
They say that every villain is the hero of their own story. Velma? Velma makes "Big" Jack Horner - a man willing to cut the horns off baby unicorns, shoot a puppy (in the face), carelessly throw away the lives of his own underlings without a shred of remorse, and who is downright pleased to be called an "irredeemable monster" - look like a saint by comparison.
All of these people say "my truth" and "live your best life" to excuse literally anything they decide to do. If it makes them happy, that's all that matters
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You know there were classic Scooby-Doo movies releasing while this show was in production, and they performed really well. So how is it that they thought that no one would want to watch more of classic Scooby-Doo.
"Refreashing take on characters that had no backstory. Allowing them to grow into the snoop group a new generation will love. Contemperory jokes landing left and right with loads of Hanna/Barbera eastereggs. Mature audience only." 5/5 LMAO
Seriously? Everyone knows their backstory. They are drug dealers. Shaggy is the connection and distributer, Daphne is his hot girlfriend who just screws him for drugs, Fred is the enforcer, Velma keeps the books, and Scoob talks when their all trippin'. Christ, I thought we were past this.
Its crazy as it was probably a few people that had this show pitched to them, read the scripts , saw what happens in this show, the spitefulness of this show and how awful it was and still Greenlit the show. Maybe Mindy has something over them?
This reminds me of when I opened up the final Harry Potter book just to find it was a gardening manual with a footnote from J. K. Rowling saying, “If you’re disappointed, you shouldn’t have presumed you have ownership over this material.”
25:07 exactly. My freaking goodness. Also how do we know these hallucinations would kill her? Like did we get some kind of diagnosis where that was mentioned in the show?
Sadly I think I know the in-show-universe for this: last episode in the historical society Velma had a hallunucantion, but because it was Fred who was with her (and not Norville) she wasn't able to get snapped back into reality, so she ended up with her head inside the empty Edna Perdue journal box, on the ground, and lifeless. Lucky for her the society docents all carried defibrillators. Of course her dying from the hallucination is pretty over the top and unlikely-- I could see it causing her to run off a roof by accident maybe, but it'd be more likely that she'd pass out (which is what I originally thought happened in the historical society, until Fred declared her dead).
@@jmgonzalez4 ok Fred is not a medical expert *at all.* its established he's the typical white guy idiot. so him calling her "dead" doesnt mean anything...
@@Yipper64 oh absolutely. I legit think that after the show cut away from the sight gag Fred used one of the defibrillators to shock her perfectly functioning (but likely four sizes too small) heart. But regardless, the show re-emphasized that Velma had "literally died," immediaty after, while talking to Fred in the diner (timestamp: 9:39).
I was wondering if you were even going to do episode 6, I heard what happened, and I just finished going through all your episodes earlier today. Honestly, I'm scared for your sanity, my good man
You know what would’ve been funny? If Velma’s dad had realized that the diner had turned into a strip club, said “This is inappropriate, we can’t talk here.” Then, took her to a drag queen bar and said “That’s more appropriate.”
NO "MAJOR plot reveal" of ANY kind will save this trashfire, the characters alone drag it down to the lowest level possible, and then digs further down, the story and plot makes NO sense combined with the characters and as said, one of THE worst things is how Mindy gets all the answers thrown in her face whenever she needs them. Here's a fun little "plot twist": the present that she threw outm had her moms BRAIN in it, and by not opening it for years, she killed her.
This statement is objectively wrong.. not only did this show get it's predicted reaction but the show is getting another season which you will either watch yourself , or watch some critic shit on and tell you the whole plot
@@Notforeignitsboring shut up the show sucks its not a genuois 4 d chess its just plus the second season was already planned. they wnated 16 esposdes but split to two fuck off
"Well then call me Ernest Shackleton, because I'm headed to a pole!" NGL, that was pretty funny. Although I'm fairly certain Shackleton never got within 100 miles of the South Pole.
Not only that but most of his fame came from being able to survive disasters that frankly he blundered blindly into and usually could have avoided if his ego wasn't so big. So, not unlike Velma in that way too.
Since Gigi is considered a hot girl, and we now know why the hot girls are having their brains removed, my theory is that Gigi will also have her brain removed, and by the end of the season, her brain will be placed in a Great Dane. But that's just a theory, a lame show theory!
I genuinely want to believe that they know better. I want to believe that they know enough about misogynoir to understand why they can’t take the “hot” black girl’s brain and put her in a dog’s body to be their sidekick. I want to believe that they at least know that if they even IMPLY doing that, Twitter will beat their asses PAST Hell itself in the quote retweets. But I’m not super hopeful (and hey, watching this show get shit on is kinda fun ngl)
Disparu immense respect my friend always make me laugh on days I think it’s impossible. Would love to have a beer or sammich with ya irl . The laughs help put down the ptsd a ton .Love and respect to fam and you from USA always ! Alan my name kind friend stay cool buddy!
In the 80s, there were movies about children finding their own ways, overcoming their problems and becoming real well-rounded persons. Now, in 2023, mentally ill children are searching for their parents all the time and breaking everything in their way. Better, right? And inspiring?
@@desensitizedanalyser5624 Self inserts can be fun. For example it never bothers me when a director cameos in their movie as long as they're not trying to be the center of attention in every scene, stupidly obnoxious and write every character to hopelessly swoon over them.
@@eva1585 Self inserts can be good when done right. One of the biggest was Stan Lee who basically turned his self inserts into random side characters that appeared for maybe one scene. The big issue with self inserts is the more prominent they are, the less likely the person writing them is able to do it well: main character self inserts are generally done by people who want the spotlight on them and, due to being a mirror of the creator, are more likely to see criticism of the character as an attack on the creator/actor behind them. There's still ways to do a self-insert main character well, but it requires a very carful mix of personality traits.
So what I got from this video is that a major plot point centers around a character demanding others validate her delusions and ignore the mental illness and trauma that caused them, with the justification that the character will harm themselves otherwise. Failing to believe in this character's "inner truth" is portrayed as ignorant and negligent despite most material reality showing the opposite of said inner truth. And the show was written by Twitter: the person. I feel like this is a metaphor for some other hot-button topic but it's just not coming to mind... 🤔
Woke people are the biggest hypocrites around, do as I say not as I do, ironic they are for diversity but only if if everyone looks acts and thinks like they do, it's disgusting.
@@Cleruian What was wrong with Andor? I found it one of the better Star Wars show. Actual intrigue, people actually dying, interesting characters, interesting setting. Better than Obi Wan and that wasn't terrible. Boba is the trash tier.
The ghost they find and forget is apparently a cameo of a villain from the original series. The episode was "A Clue for Scooby Doo" about a ghostly diver that turned out to be just a disgruntled fisherman. I doubt the creators even looked that far into the story, they just added it in hopes the fans would like the series and overlook the complete demolition job they did on the original IP.
how on earth did you suffer through this, Disparu? with every episode of velma i respect you more sir. thanks for the video so i dont have to watch this, ever.
The weirdest part about the writing direction on this show is that they're constantly making jokes about how screwed these caricatures are without ever completely following through with them. It's like you're supposed to laugh about how awful all these characters are, but at the end of the day, things continue to work for them. So they never grow as individuals, they're treated better than they deserve, but all the while it feels like they almost want you to be having a laugh at them? It's so bizarre. Just another flop with a writing team that thinks they can make an enjoyable show out of despicable characters without clever humor and well-deserved bad karma for the characters' poor behavior.
ok so Scoobi IS the black woman with Shaggy She's the only "new" unaccounted character and the big "mistery" is about Velma's family which we know is a brain transplant that goes by the name of the only character missing, it being a dog. So the dog gets the girl's brain starting the greatest "bromance" by a trans dog and the most beta doormat male ever.
Am I correct in seeing from the SCOOBI "what did Scooby do?" joke that the writers fundamentally dislike the original show because its named after a character in the show that isn't really there to solve the mysteries but for comedic purposes? Like, the writers snark is just full on display there?
Mindy's delivery when she says the hallucinations will kill her and that they're cured are the same: flat. I've seen people having hallucinations and panic attacks, and they sound absolutely distraught. Just the icing on this terrible excuse for a cake.
Why has Velma not seen a psychiatrist? Why has no one flagged that she has hallucinations and looked into it? Why did no one at that strip club flag that she doesn’t work there and she’s underage?
I really don't know. Some people are saying the plot got interesting, but my question is: which plot? You have the whole meddling kids unmasking soldiers, which is too stupid even for this show. We have Daphne finding her parents, as if one obnoxious bitch searching for her mom isn't enough. The show did get better from episode 1, but the tone is so all over the place that i really don't care.
14:57 So I have to approach this from 2 angles. 1. As a Seinfeld fan, I can't believe they did the bit from Seinfeld so poorly. 2. As a former plumber, yes, all the pipes go the same place, however there is a reason S Traps and P Traps have the nickname of Piss Traps, urine is heavier than water, and can easily get stuck at the bottom of these making your bathroom smell like piss, these are the fittings that connect your sinks and bathtub to the sewer line!
The big twist at the end of this show is that all of the main characters were actually brainswapped with the OG characters (or some approximation) and that’s how they’ll explain/justify the changes
i'm only 7:51 into this video (Great Videos btw Disparu) but I'mm just gonna guess something for the rest of the video and the series...has Velma's mum had her brain removed and implanted into a dog? Knowing with the way this show is written...I don't know what to think anymore. EDIT: Just gone Past 9:07 ...Why is it leaning in this direction! it's so painful
Why did they pull a gun on Daphne? She was willing to go with them and still believed her adoptive parents to be kidnappers. Honestly they did this to themselves
Did you misspeak saying Velma's dad was working to buy a stripper contract to improve Fred's taste in women? I assume you meant Fred's dad but if Velma's dad didn't want any other boy to suffer at her hands to such a degree that he buys Velma's potential suitor his own stripper then that means Velma's dad is a true hero
I really hope Velma finds her mom and her mom just goes "oh no I wasn't kidnapped I 100% abandoned you because you where horrible. Me leaving was all your fault"
Yea there's way worst cartoon dads than the one in Velma. Example: Doofinscmirtz from Phineas&Ferb, his dad literally abandoned him and treated him as a living lawn gnome
It's not about ownership, be it as a fan or even holding the rights to the IP, it's the writing and unlikable characters. The animation department is doing a good job, especially for the hallucinations.
Heard a good saying once which said that you can tell a leader because when they go for a walk, everyone wants to follow them. A leader with no followers is just a guy out for a walk, not a leader at all. 'Scooby Doo' was a show we all followed. 'Velma' is a show that's just out for a walk.
