History WesternAnimation / Velma

** The first two kills in Episode 1 emphasize that someone is framing Velma for the murders by stuffing Brenda's body in her locker, then the second one is found in her trash at home. However, this is forgotten by Episode 2, due to the fact that it quickly goes to focusing on Fred being questioned as the murderer and being unfairly jailed for it. Velma is never brought back up as a suspect after this especially since the third body isn't seen on-screen and has nothing to do with a location connected with her.[[spoiler: This gets even more muddled with the reveal Velma's hallucinations were a hypnotic suggestion by Victoria in order to keep her from investigating her mother's disappearance. As it raises the question of why Victoria would frame Velma if she already found a way to keep her out of the mystery.]]

* CluelessMystery: [[spoiler:The serial killer behind the first season's mystery plot is revealed to be Fred's mother, Victoria Jones, with the evidence explaining why they were the culprit only being revealed after they've been unmasked.]]

*** The drugs Daphne sells [[{{Catchphrase}} are called]] "Zoinks", "Jeepers", and "Mystery Machine".

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** Norville remembers that “in teen movies, whenever a girl needs money, a guy sells something and then blackmails the girl into dating him for it”. This is a plot-point in [[Film/TheLastAmericanVirgin]] where the protagonist sells his possessions to help his crush pay for an abortion in the hopes that it will convince her to date him.

* AesopAmnesia: There are multiple episodes where Velma is forced to learn to not be selfish or judgmental but by the start of the next episode, [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk she goes right back to being selfish and judgmental]]. The most egregious example is in the premiere episode where she remembers that she was a terror as a kid who drank alcohol, ''permanently dislodged her mother's eyeball'' and ruined her book scripts, effectively being one reason, alongside her father, that her mother (rightly) abandoned her family for. When it's stated she could use this revelation to be a better person, she flat out refuses.

* FunWithAcronyms: Episode 6 reveals the existence of an old secret project known as the "Special Covert Operation Brain Initiative"... or in other words, '''S.CO.O.B.I.'''
* {{Hypocrite}}: Has [[Hypocrite/{{Velma}} its own page]].

* InformedPoverty: Velma calls her family so poor that they can't even afford a new coat for her when Aman recklessly spends money on Sophie. However, they are seen in a rather nice suburban house, while having the average luxuries her fellow peers enjoy.

* Brenda is mentioned as being a close friend of Daphne in the GirlPosse and she even targets Velma during her funeral speech at Spooner's when talking about how much of a better friend she was than her. However, afterwards their relationship is never treated as especially close, which is notable in episode 8 where she doesn't mind leaving Brenda along with the other two brains behind which bites her in the but in the next episode where she loses her popularity due to not bothering trying to save them.

** In episode 3, Norville is doing therapy sessions to get answers out of Fred about Diya's whereabouts. He mentions seeing an Indian-American lady while also bringing up he was waiting for his dad to come to do arson in order to commit insurance fraud. This would have hinted at William having involvement in Diya's disappearance and some shady business, but this is never brought up again and [[spoiler: it was Victoria not William who was responsible for Velma's mom's kidnapping]].

** Despite the drug dealing emphasized in Daphne's character synopsis and episode 2, it never comes up again after this and we focus more on Daphne herself hunting down her bio-parents' case without resorting to finding a private investigating.

** In episode 3, Norville is doing therapy sessions to get answers out of Fred about Diya's whereabouts. He mentions seeing an Indian-American lady while also bringing up he was waiting for his dad to come to do arson in order to commit insurance fraud. This would have hinted at Harry having involvement in Diya's disappearance and some shady business, but this is never brought up again and [[spoiler: it was Victoria not Harry who was responsible for Velma's mom's kidnapping]].

** The first two kills in Episode 1 emphasize that someone is framing Velma for the murders by stuffing Brenda's body in her locker, then the second one is found in her trash at home. However, this is forgotten by Episode 2, due to the fact that it quickly goes to focusing on Fred being questioned as the murderer and being unfairly jailed for it. Velma is never brought back up as a suspect after this especially since the third body isn't seen on-screen and has nothing to do with a location connected with her.

** Episode 6 shows that Aman was hurt by Diya leaving and was hinting that partially why he buries himself in work is forget that sting. However, it's never brought up again and it goes back to him emphasizing how much he didn't care about the marriage.

** Fred refers to a fork as a [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid "dinglehopper".]]

** Episode 4 implies that Velma might having a budding better relationship with Sophie after helping her get to the hospital and birth Amanda. There is also hints of the fact she is looking forward to be a good baby sister, but by the next episode that is all gone and she's back to not only having a low opinion of Sophie but also has contempt for Amanda as well. [[spoiler: It gets so bad by the last episode she locks the two alongside her dad outside the house so she can live with her mom alone.]]

* WorldOfJerkass: With the exception of Norville and his dad, everyone else is a jerk to some degree. Many of the characters exhibit signs of intolerance toward one another. Fred is an affluent, pampered imbecile who only recalls women based on how gorgeous they are, Velma is bitter and critical and uses self-referential humor to justify her own conduct, and Daphne is the cruel popular girl.

* WorldOfJerkass: With the exception of Norville and his dad, everyone else is a jerk to some degree. Many of the characters exhibit signs of intolerance toward one another. Fred is an affluent, pampered imbecile who only recalls women based on how gorgeous they are, Velma is bitter and critical and uses self-referential humor to justify her own conduct, and Daphne is the cruel popular girl. [[spoiler:The apparent sexual tension between Daphne and Velma, who both seem drawn to one another, is what causes their hostility toward one another. It is subsequently revealed that Velma was the one who initiated the conflict. Once Velma admits her part in destroying their previous friendship, Daphne is more than willing to put the past behind her.]]

''Velma'' is an American animated series, serving as the fourteenth television entry in the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' franchise and the first to be aimed at an adult audience. Creator/MindyKaling executive produces and stars as Velma Dinkley, with frequent collaborator Charlie Grady acting as showrunner. The series premiered January 12, 2023 on Creator/HBOMax.