A fun if flawed Scooby mystery.
The gang takes a trip out to some canyons for a hiking expedition. The campsite they are staying at is said to be a visiting place for unfriendly aliens. Naturally Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy run into an unfriendly alien rather quickly and before you can say "jinkies" they have another mystery on their hands.
The mystery element works quite well here. There are multiple suspects and they each have a believable reason to suspect them. The reasoning behind why the villain committed the crimes is well thought out. The story also moves at a fast pace and never loses momentum. The setting for this episode is perfect and allows for some beautiful looking and atmospheric artwork. The use of lighting and shadows are prefect. This episode also has quite a few gags that really work and the Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy antics are very entertaining.
However I will state that I am not a fan of the alien design. This design is simply not creepy or threatening enough to work. The big eyes and the cute mouth make the character look to adorable to work as a Scooby villain. While I personally like Scrappy, here he often times takes too much of the spotlight away from Daphne, Velma and Fred, who don't get to do too much do here. Scrappy sets the traps that Fred would usually set and finds the clues Velma would usually find. Luckily in many other episodes this would not be as much of a problem as it is here.
This is not one of my favorite Scooby mysteries, but despite its flaws it is still a fun watch.
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