Summary:
- The shocking ending of Velma Season 2 got fans enraged again, as the show kills off Velma herself and has her come back as a ghost.
- The entire spinoff franchise receives overall negative reactions from fans and critics for straying too far from the original series, and the over-the-top jokes.
- It is unclear if Warner Bros. Animation will greenlight Velma Season 3 or not, given the backlash from fans.
If you’re looking forward to getting your childhood ruined, Velma might be the show for you. Season 2 of Velma wrapped up with a controversial twist that’s got everyone talking—Scrappy-Doo turned villain, brutally killed Velma, and then got taken out by Velma herself in her ghostly form.
Mindy Kaling, who stars in and writes the show, has taken the Mystery Inc. gang’s origin story and spun it into something quite different, notably leaving out everyone’s favorite pooch and arguably the most important character of all, Scooby-Doo.
For anyone who aren’t familiar, Velma isn’t your typical crime-solving, family-friendly Scooby-Doo series. The spinoff series leans into a darker, more adult style of humor, kind of like what you’d see in Family Guy or South Park. It’s stirred up its share of drama, like how they race-swapped Velma or how Velma and Daphne are poised to become a couple.
Now, with Velma’s ghostly comeback in the finale, fans are left wondering if a Season 3 is in the cards and what wild turns it could take.
Velma so far has some fair share of twists and turns – some sit well with the audience more than others – but nothing can be compared to the surprise in Season 2’s last episode. The final episode threw us for a loop when the newly evil Scrappy-Doo offed Velma. But not for long—she came back from the dead as a spirit to get her revenge.
This ghostly twist could open the door to some weird and wonderful plots for the next season, if the show gets another season at all. How’s Velma going to fit into the gang if she’s a spirit? Or, maybe this could also be a way for Kaling to wrap up the spinoff franchise permanently.
Whether Velma will get a third season is up in the air, especially with all the backlash. If it does happen, the show might dive into ghostly realms and spectral science, maybe giving the Mystery Inc. team a chance to bring Velma back to life. Or it can simply continue with Velma keeps working for Mystery Inc., only this time as a spirit rather than a human.
Since its debut on Max in 2023, Velma has been a hot topic among Scooby-Doo fans, and not always for the right reasons. It’s veered away from the charm that made Scooby-Doo beloved, completely removed Scooby, and race-swapped familiar characters like Velma herself and Shaggy. Some theories suggest that Velma was made deliberately bad to attract older audiences, others believe that the franchise is a way for Mindy Kaling to self-insert as the titular character.
The show aims for adult viewers but hasn’t quite hit the mark, as fans believe that the comedy is too crude, too meta, and too raunchy, and pokes fun at the audience too often. With its future hanging in the balance, it’s hard to tell if Velma will find its footing or become a true ghost in the Scooby-Doo franchise history.
