The Hot Dog Water thing was the other reason I gave this show another shot. Her relationship with Velma is actually really cute. However, the gang votes to kick HDW to the curb when they get Daphne back and Velma goes along with the decision because.....she's an idiot who can't let go of her "friendship" with a group of assholes. Honestly, this show could be salvaged if Velma had realized that her old friends were jackasses and decided to forget about them and stick with HDW (either platonically or romantically). But, sadly, characters aren't allowed to act like intelligent and/or decent human beings in this show.
A lot of people are going on about how "progressive" the subtext between Velma and HDW is. But I think the writers are just trying to be OMG!EDGY!NUDGE!WINK! and the end result ended up genuinely sweet in spite of the awful writers.
However, SERIOUSLY, they seriously went that route? Were there no female writers/staff members that could have pointed out why exactly this plot was a bad idea? *growls* News flash guys, plenty of guys love women with curves like Velma. *Sigh* This show can hurt my head.
The cherry on top is the fact that this show's Velma design is way slimmer and more sexualized than all the previous versions. It seriously disturbs me that this kind of running theme is in a children's franchise. As much as I HATE executive meddling and censorship; I think this show would have benefited from a network censor hanging around the writers' room and telling them, "Hey guys? Don't forget, little kids watch Scooby Doo. So maybe it's NOT a good idea for you to sexualize the hell out of Daphne while bashing Velma's physical appearance every other episode. It's not funny. It's just sexist and mean and not appropriate for this franchise"
I just don't get what the writers are doing. My theory is that the "treat Velma like a she-beast even though she's clearly attractive" thing is supposed to be an ironic running gag that was executed poorly. That's the only explanation that makes sense to me.
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Date: 2012-08-10 07:20 am (UTC)Honestly, this show could be salvaged if Velma had realized that her old friends were jackasses and decided to forget about them and stick with HDW (either platonically or romantically). But, sadly, characters aren't allowed to act like intelligent and/or decent human beings in this show.
A lot of people are going on about how "progressive" the subtext between Velma and HDW is. But I think the writers are just trying to be OMG!EDGY!NUDGE!WINK! and the end result ended up genuinely sweet in spite of the awful writers.
However, SERIOUSLY, they seriously went that route? Were there no female writers/staff members that could have pointed out why exactly this plot was a bad idea? *growls* News flash guys, plenty of guys love women with curves like Velma. *Sigh* This show can hurt my head.
The cherry on top is the fact that this show's Velma design is way slimmer and more sexualized than all the previous versions. It seriously disturbs me that this kind of running theme is in a children's franchise.
As much as I HATE executive meddling and censorship; I think this show would have benefited from a network censor hanging around the writers' room and telling them, "Hey guys? Don't forget, little kids watch Scooby Doo. So maybe it's NOT a good idea for you to sexualize the hell out of Daphne while bashing Velma's physical appearance every other episode. It's not funny. It's just sexist and mean and not appropriate for this franchise"
I just don't get what the writers are doing. My theory is that the "treat Velma like a she-beast even though she's clearly attractive" thing is supposed to be an ironic running gag that was executed poorly. That's the only explanation that makes sense to me.