The Web has been completely and fully regular about Mindy Kaling’s Velma, so certainly the information that the animated sequence is dropping a Halloween particular will likely be met in the identical spirit. Talking of spirits, Velma is—spoiler alert if you happen to haven’t watched the second season—lifeless, and now haunting her pals from the past. However apparently there’s a while left to avoid wasting Velma with magic, so the Thriller Inc. gang must get their shit collectively to revive their deceased comrade in Velma: This Halloween Wants To Be Extra Particular!, which premieres October 3 on Max.
Per the very particular episode synopsis, “With simply 24 hours to deliver Velma again, the chums seek for a darkish spellbook whereas making an attempt to keep away from the wrath of a vengeful spirit. However because the annual Attractive Halloween occasion nears, Velma and the gang should face their greatest fears… if all of them wish to make it out alive.”
“It’s horny Halloween… and everyone seems to be dying to look sizzling,” goes the tagline for the particular, however sadly Velma’s horny Halloween plans with Daphne (Constance Wu) are on pause on account of Velma being incorporeal. Which is a disgrace, as a result of Daphne even received Saweetie—yep, that’s an actual Saweetie cameo—to carry out on the occasion. Different visitor appearances embody Richard Sort and Nicholas Braun, who seems to be enjoying one other murderous (however considerably ineffectual) ghost.
Velma stars Kaling, Wu, Glenn Howerton, and Sam Richardson. The present has been somewhat controversial partly as a result of it’s a Thriller Inc. present with no Scooby-Doo, however final season explored the conspiratorial brain-swapping “Venture S.C.O.O.B.I.” It additionally launched the villainous Scrappy (Jason Mantzoukas), certainly one of Venture S.C.O.O.B.I.’s take a look at topics who in the end murders Velma. Even within the afterlife, there are nonetheless mysteries to be solved and villains to be unmasked, so it’s a fortunate factor Velma continues to be on the case.
