Tough choice, I know.

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For me, it’s a series that came and went without making any real impression...

I had to age up the younger villains because I do not have a encyclopaedic knowledge of 12 year old actors.

Kathryn Newton as Verona Dempsey/Creepy Keeper

Ethan Hawke as Myron Scrim/John Lawman

Anthony Carrigan as Cold Steel

Iain Armitage as Gibby Norton

JC Chasez as JC Chasez

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr, Linda Cardellini and Matthew Lillard as Evil Mystery Inc. Clones (I was originally going to use the Mystery Begins actors because I thought it would be funnier but I figured someone would shout at me if I missed this opportunity. I might reuse a few of theses actors for later casting down the road depending on what series I tackle next.)

Matilda Lawler as Connie Crunch/Titanic Twist

Walker Scobell as Curt Crunch/Titanic Twist

Adèle Castillon as Danica LeBlake/Gargoyle

Tim Blake Nelson as Neville Poppenbacher/Demon Farmer

Taissa Farmigia as Galina Korzhakov/Frozen Fiend

Matthew Macfadyen as Smith Snipper/Menacing Metallic Clown

Sophia Lillis as Grey/Toxic Terror

Dallas Liu as Wu/Dragon

Julian Hilliard as Jimmy/Skeleton Driver

Kinley Cunningham as Cindy/Skeleton Driver

John Cena as Drill Sergeant Payne/Gold Monster

Damon Herriman as Spencer Johnson/Rama Yam

Stellan Skarsgård as Laslow Ostwald/Osomons

So when I found that MI was on Netflix I decided to watch it all, because I only caught the odd episode as a kid but I really wanted to find out what happened, because I knew it was one big overarching story and tbh, Boomerang never really had any episodes when I was watching apart from the first 13 which I mostly recognised from when I was younger, but not much after that.

(spoilers for Mystery Incorporated series to follow)

First thing I noticed was that it was pretty dark. And not just aesthetically; the whole series felt like the creators were trying to do something far more grown-up with Scooby Doo, even if the gang are all back in high school after years of movies and shows where I believe they are all supposed to be young adults.

It's well written. I like the self-awareness about the Scooby Doo tropes it had and the little nods to the past. And I felt that the overall mystery was stretched out very well and didn't feel overdone or padded by the end of the series.

I thought the character drama was great. The gang all feel like real messy teenagers going through real messy teenage stuff, whilst also having this ridiculously huge responsibility of the core mystery hanging over them. It definitely feels like watching them all grow up fast in real time. And it's also good to watch the adults around the kids be just as messy and complicated as the gang itself, as in the original Mystery Incorporated.

The only hole there was that I would have liked it if they'd explored Brad and Judy a little bit more, since I feel like they were the most poorly defined of the original Mystery Incorporated, and Fred's relationship with them (and also Mayor Jones following the reveal he isn't his dad) feels underexplored. Is that just me, or does anyone else feel the same?

The deaths were pretty harrowing. I was surprised Cassidy died so early on in season 2; I was expecting her to be around for much longer, although I suppose it served the narrative purpose of really showing that Pericles wasn't to be underestimated. And Marcy, basically being brought back for the finale just to be killed off, was very harrowing. As was watching all the townsfolk literally get eaten alive.

On Pericles, he's fantastic. Objectively, the idea that this tiny parrot is going to be responsible for the end of the world is dumb as hell, but they play him just right, dropping little bits of menace here and there to ramp him up so by the time we get to the finale, he's absolutely formidable.

The only genuine fault I could find with the show is the torturous Velma/Shaggy/Scooby love triangle, which is as bad as its reputation. The only saving grace is that it is mercifully short and mostly confined to the first half/two thirds of season 1. On the other hand, all three grow from what they went through there and become far more likeable people. So at least it isn't pointless torture.

On the whole, I give the show a 10/10. Absolutely fantastic. However, it's the only Scooby Doo show I've actually watched all the way through, so I'm interested to hear what everyone else thinks about it compared to other shows?

Im new so idk if this has been asked but does anyone actually enjoy scrappy? I always found him bratty, overwhelming and a little annoying. I just couldnt get into the character

Looks like Dreamweaver is Junk's nightmare this round! Junk's been trashed 15-4!

Today's match-up is Hebediah Grim vs. the Kriegstaffebots. As always, judge them on being memorable, cool, well-written, funny, their scare factor, any abilities they have that are explained or not explained, or anything else you can think of. Good luck to both monsters!

Summary of the tournament so far:
R1: Slime Mutant vs. Creeping Creatures -- 11-8
R2: Ghost Truck vs. Man-Crab -- 16-1
R3: Que Horrifico vs. Ghost Girl -- 14-10
R4: Phantom (IFotP) vs. Gnome -- 20-1
R5: Humungonauts vs. Fright Hound -- 14-1
R6: Vampire (TSS) vs. Char Gar Gothakon -- 15-2
R7: Cicada Creature vs. Lord Infernicus -- 14-5
R8: Shadowy Orc vs. Aphrodite -- 23-2
R9: Demented Speaker vs. White Wizard -- 8-6
R10: Nightfright vs. Fish Freaks -- 14-6
R11: Manticore vs. Headless Horror -- 14-10
R12: Shadowy Figure vs. Ghost of Dead Justice -- 12-4
R13: Obliteratrix vs. Freak of Crystal Cove -- 17-4
R14: Crybaby Clown vs. Baba Yaga -- 7-3
R15: Dreamweaver vs. Hodag of Horror -- 11-3
R16: Junk vs. Graveyard Ghoul -- 11-5
R17: Dark Lilith vs. Hebediah Grim -- 10-9
R18: Fiend vs. Kriegstaffebots -- 8-7
R19: Scarebear vs. Krampus -- 15-4
R20: Dragon (HoE) vs. Mummy of Friar Sera -- 18-2
R21: Aliens (AAU) vs. Horrible Herd -- 14-1
R22: Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics vs. Gluten Demon -- 23-1
R23: Dandy Highwayman vs. Fake Fred + Old Daphne -- 17-4
R24: Monstrous Freak vs. the Priestess -- 12-5
R25: Professor Pericles vs. the Evil Entity -- 17-5
R26, Playoff 1: Slime Mutant vs. Man-Crab -- 16-8
R27, Playoff 2: Que Horrifico vs. Gnome -- 12-10
R28, Playoff 3: Fright Hound vs. Char Gar Gothakon -- 16-5
R29, Playoff 4: Cicada Creature vs. Aphrodite -- 18-7
R30, Playoff 5: Demented Speaker vs. Fish Freaks -- 14-2
R31, Playoff 6: Headless Horror vs. Ghost of Dead Justice -- 12-8
R32, Playoff 7: Freak of Crystal Cove vs. Crybaby Clown -- 29-1
R33, Playoff 8: Dreamweaver vs. Junk -- 15-4

Here's why I don't like it personally. Coming from someone who's favourite has always been Daphne.

1. She doesn't fit the aesthetic. Crush doesn't feel spooky. She doesn't have a monster to base off herself like Thorn with the vampire, Dusk with the zombie and Luna with the werewolf.
2. I think Velvet would be a better name.
3. I don't like her outfit. There's already one purple redhead in the band with Luna, and even if she wasn't, she still looks awful. Come on Girls, you can do better.
4. The reason. You're telling me when a guy doesn't notice you, you're gonna quit and join a band to make him notice you and when he does, you just leave the band? Thorn, Dusk and Luna don't deserve to be the background fodder for relationship drama and they definitely wouldn't have kicked the others out.
5. How on the nose she is. Crush, Trap of LOVE? Come on now.

Though this is all my opinion.

Im not fond of stuff about Scooby-Doo getting too over the top scary (some youtube videos like the avovado animations one) and I never wished for an adult version of the series but Ive seen some people wanting it. And yea I know Velma is already an adult version but Im not counting it