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Velma: Velma Kai (2023)
This is for both Episode 3-4.
I have now watched all 4 episodes of Velma, since it's come out. I will say it started off rough, but is landing somewhere in the middle. (The problem with this show can be broken down to 3 things: the subject matter of the jokes, the pacing/timing of certain things said by characters, and the subplots of each episode.) Don't get me wrong, Episodes 1 & 2 are hot garbage. Whereas episodes 3 & 4, show more promise, I would rate them a 5 out of 10 (each).
To me, Norville/"Shaggy" is slowly becoming the star of the show. When they stray away from whatever subplot is going on with Velma, Norville is actually pushing the show forward, just ok though. It's not great by any means, however, it is a much needed palate cleanser from the 5-10 minute scenes Velma was in prior to cutting in Norville. Even in scenes shared with Velma, he can get a chuckle out of you with the few lines he does have.
Sad to say, the titular character should take a backseat to their own show.
Velma (2023)
In one word: Unnecessary
My general rule with TV shows is to never base something off it's 1st episode; however, this will be an exception. Everything about this show felt unnecessary. The dialog at times makes you want to fast-forward through everything, the easier thing is to just watch something else. When watching the first episode, I couldn't help but think of Harley Quinn & Rick and Morty; in the sense that Velma went with a similar style of comedy. However, this show is basically everyone's worse fears about the aforementioned shows. Unfortunately for Velma, the comedy is all forced, feeling either unoriginal, needing revisions, or yet again just plain unnecessary. I think I chuckled at 3-4 lines throughout the entirety of 20+ minutes of content. This was dead on arrival.