Velma is a lesbian and she has a crush on a woman and isn't that empowering... it's also the majority of the plot.
And that plot is about the minority lesbian woman that Velma has a crush on showing that she is absolutely perfect, better at everything than the Scooby-Gang, and Velma has a crush on her.
One-by-one, she shows up the Scooby Gang (reminder that Velma has a lesbian crush on her) and solves the mystery (reminder that Velma has a lesbian crush on her) almost single-handedly (reminder that Velma has a lesbian crush on her) without really needing Daphne, Scooby and especially sho...