Unpopular Opinion (I think?): Daphne was the GOAT in Be Cool Scooby Doo!
Not because she was the “smart one” or the “popular one” like older versions tried to make her — but because this was the first time they just let her be completely unhinged.
Every episode she had some bizarre new hobby, chaotic obsession, or random personality shift and somehow it made her the funniest character on the show.
The puppet phase? The wilderness survival stuff? The fact that everyone else would be trying to solve a mystery while Daphne was operating on pure chaos energy? Incredible.
Older versions of Daphne sometimes felt kinda bland compared to the rest of the gang, but Be Cool turned her into the wildcard of the entire series. She went from “the girl in purple” to the actual comedic MVP.
People hated the art style so fast that they missed how genuinely hilarious the writing was, especially for Daphne. She carried so many episodes.