Jinkies! As Harry dominates, Velma reviews come in! Is it worh it?

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Mindy Kaling's HBO Max reboot makes 'Harley Quinn' look... well, much better than 'Velma.' Read our review. https://t.co/jj3r2Iuvzj
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 5, 2023
-Velma is set to premiere later this week on Jan 12th and the review embargo has been lifted

Comments

[deja_vu822]

idgi the entertainment weekly tweet, i've only heard positive stuff about Harley Quinn

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I don't think they're knocking Harley Quinn

[deja_vu822]

it reads to me like it's saying "Velma is so bad it makes Harley Quinn look good" but idk, it's written weirdly, regardless

[pop_squash]

I can see how people think that but I think it was just unfortunate. the article quote I posted kind of explains why they mention HQ in the tweet.

[pop_squash]

sorry to keep posting this but here's the quote from the article that explains why they mentioned Harley Quinn in the tweet:

"Normally origin stories are about tall handsome guys struggling with a burden of being handed even more power," Velma narrates. "And if they are about girls, it's usually like: Hey, what made this hot chick go crazy?" Look, male origins are terrible, end them all. But also, rude to Black Widow, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Rey, and most Catwomen. We're nowhere near origin equity, but it's a mark much missed to say female backstories are only Crazy Hotness. I think the joke's main target is a certain clown princess voiced elsewhere on HBO Max by Kaley Cuoco. Harley Quinn is surely Velma's ultraviolent-femslash touchstone, but that great cartoon is crazy with purpose.

[deja_vu822]

oh that makes sense in context. whoever wrote the tweet just did a bad job at conveying the meaning, i think!

[pop_squash]

Yeah, they absolutely did.