Because of the Velma show, a lot of people's pitches for a new adult Scooby Doo have Fred coming from a richer, upper-class family. Now, I know that comes from Fred being Mayor Jones's adopted/kidnapped son in Mystery Inc, but we're totally missing a goldmine here.
Fred isn't like Daphne. He doesn't come from a rich family more often than not. In fact, Fred's family history is so strange and convoluted from reboots, off-hand mentions, plot twists, and straight-to-DVD movies that Fred is related to more people than my mom knows people at random restaurants.
The goldmine is that we don't know the truth about Fred's family or parents. Are they the cruise-loving Skip and Peggy Jones from "Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!"? What about the dangerous Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves of the original Mystery Incorporated? Or what about Mayor Fred Jones Sr?! It's not that last one, but the gist is we don't know who Fred's parents actually are. Fred doesn't know who his parents actually are. You look up "Fred Jones parents" on Google, and THE TOP RESULT IS FREDDIE SHRUGGING IN THE CONFUSION AND HORROR OF IT ALL!
Nobody knows where Fred came from- not even Fred- and maybe that's how it should be...
All these obscure family members and the 5+ potential parents from his overlapping stories... the elaborate traps and random knowledge explained away offhandedly by his shady past... that perfectly happy, preppy attitude untouched by the greed of 1970s capitalists and ghouls... the ascot!
These all lead me to believe that Fred has no parents, rich or otherwise. Fred Jones is a [teenageyoungadultcollegiate] man who awoke one day from nothing, a new consciousness born of the universe, with nothing but a love of learning, a passion for solving mysteries, and a fucking groovy van to help him survive. From there, our dear Freddie made a family for himself, by traveling the world in his van, meeting new people, and picking up the weirdest interests and hobbies.
While the other members of the gang all have families and homes to go back to, Freddie has the mystery machine. That is his home, and his family are the friends he makes along the way- including Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby. Amen.
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don't even talk to me if you haven't seen joe pera's slow & steady hour long youtube comedy special
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I've restarted baldur's gate 3 like 3 times already because my first playthrough, I didn't like how I was playing and wanted a different set up. The second, I got all the way to act 3 and then realized I have a character fleshed out and I wanted to restart with actually trying to play her
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I think Duman was Gantlos favorite "brother" idk why but i get that vibe. Probably since he was the One carrying duman and even holding his hand at One point.
Duman is everyone's favorite, the REAL question is who his favorite is. They each assume it's them, only Duman knows the truth.
The scene where Gantlos holds his hand lives in my head rent free btw despite being a quick moment. It's very important to me and not just because I'm sad and emotional. My only problem is that I wanted more of it, just moments like that in general y'know?
Also the way Gantlos carried him but that's a different issue
SUPPORT HIS HEAD?? HOLY SHIT???? YES IT LOOKS DRAMATIC BUT ALSO SUPER UNCOMFY GANTLOS PLS
No but like I said, I wanted more moments like that specific scene. Those few shots did some of the most in terms of interactions between them, which is bad because it came so late, but also because it was kinda ruined by their reactions to his death later in the episode? It threw off the vibes and I don't appreciate that smh
Besties do you care or not??
My feelings can't take the uncertainty of it all :((
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Vaultoween 2022 No. 30: “Raider”
Leadership skills, charisma.... David was a full package, really! Not to mention just a whole lot of tall, dark, and handsome.
I think it did him some good to finally blow off some real steam. You know how corporations and their HR aren't big fans of murder. But anyway, David's gone. I've got new friends now!
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