This articles contains spoilers for Velma Season 2

Summary

• Velma's shocking death has unexpectedly brought praise and redemption, sparking intense reactions among fans.
• The mature and dark comedy take on Scooby-Doo excludes the famous Great Dane, offering a fresh and modernized perspective.
• Despite mixed reviews and uncertainty for a third season, Velma's unexpected twist sets up new possibilities for the series' future.

Velma has finally provided a reason for many social media users to celebrate the divisive series – by killing off its titular character in a horrifying Scrappy-Doo twist. The conclusion of Velma Season 2 has sparked intense reactions among Scooby-Doo fans after bringing the already hated character of Scrappy-Doo into the mix, and having a monstrous version of the pup dispatch Velma in a brutal fashion.

Velma, created by and starring Mindy Kaling, is a very different take on the characters of the Scooby-Doo franchise. A dark comedy that explores the titular character in more detail than any previous entry in the franchise, the series completely excludes the famous Great Dane from proceedings. However, the inclusion of Scrappy-Doo in the show’s second season was unexpected, but also led to the only thing that could possibly generate wide-spread acclaim for the show and the most surprising redemption story in TV history.

Although the death of a title character would usually lead to a fan outpouring of outrage and sadness, the demise of Velma became a reason for celebration for audiences, who flooded social media with their reactions. Additionally, the show has done the unthinkable and provided redemption for the long-ostracized Scrappy-Doo after decades as a hated character himself. Check out some of the responses below.

Can Velma Season 3 Happen Now the Title Character is Dead?

Velma’s divergence from the classic Scooby-Doo formula has been a point of contention since its debut. Designed as an adult animation, Velma attempted to tap into the popular adult animation market, but ended up being panned in its first season for everything from the race-swapping of almost all of its characters, to the “mean” changes made to their mannerisms. The shift immediately alienated a significant portion of the franchise’s longstanding fans, and those who were not particularly enamored with Scooby-Doo’s history found the humor of the series too harsh or disconnected from the spirit of the original series.

It has been previously suggested that Velma’s second season was already in production before the first episodes aired. This time around there is a big question mark hanging over whether the show will return for a third season, and exactly how that would work with the lead character now being a ghost.

Obviously, the twist of the ending could set up a completely different kind of story if the show gets the green-light for another season. The real question is whether there will be anyone willing to renew the show for Season 3 considering the continued wave of bad reviews that are still coming in on Rotten Tomatoes. One thing that has become apparent is that there have been significantly fewer reviews in the first days of the show's premiere this time around, suggesting that perhaps the viewership that turned out to “hate-watch” the original season has also lost interest in the show.

While the future of Velma hangs in the balance, the end of its second season has managed to kick-start social media talking about the series again. While the comments are still not exactly complimentary, all publicity is good publicity – so they say.

Velma Seasons 1 & 2 are both available to stream on Max.