First thing first: I don't care about the race swaps, or the LGBTQ content added in, and I am actually all for an adult take on Scooby Doo. I also don't care when people take liberties with the source material = an "original" adaptation never ruins the source material, if anything, it just makes you appreciate the original more.
Now that that is out of the way: I could tell from the trailer that this probably wasn't going to be for me, but my curiosity got the better of me, and believing that you should let the art stand on it's own merits, I feel that this art deserves to stand on top of a raging dumpster fire.
Without giving away any spoilers, all the characters are completely unlikable. Fred is defined almost solely by his white privilege, Daphne is the typical hot dumb girl, and Velma is the angry awkward girl who "knows" she is better everyone. "Norville" is probably the only character I don't hate, but he isn't Shaggy. This is not Scooby Doo and the Mystery Gang. Its Mindy Kaling in animated cosplay still being Mindy Kaling. I'm sure some people who are fans of hers will find some enjoyment out of this, but it ain't for me.
Now that that is out of the way: I could tell from the trailer that this probably wasn't going to be for me, but my curiosity got the better of me, and believing that you should let the art stand on it's own merits, I feel that this art deserves to stand on top of a raging dumpster fire.
Without giving away any spoilers, all the characters are completely unlikable. Fred is defined almost solely by his white privilege, Daphne is the typical hot dumb girl, and Velma is the angry awkward girl who "knows" she is better everyone. "Norville" is probably the only character I don't hate, but he isn't Shaggy. This is not Scooby Doo and the Mystery Gang. Its Mindy Kaling in animated cosplay still being Mindy Kaling. I'm sure some people who are fans of hers will find some enjoyment out of this, but it ain't for me.