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Ghost Leviathan posted:Also, some karma; Magica's home is mostly furnished with the same brand of pizza boxes Scrooge was gorging himself on. Papa Swan's is one of better bird name jokes in the show, but it's still not quite Storkules.
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Omobono posted:Oh,no, that was just an in-universe observation, I've got no problems with that happening from a narrative perspective, I was just noting that in-universe they dropped the ball a little (in a tense situation with a lot of things going on). Now that I've finished the episode I'm cool with how it turned out for Lena. And it's not like Lena is on the show all the time (*sigh*) so it's not much of a problem. goblin week posted:Phantom Blot's new thing is really weird to me as a reader of european comics. Like he went from an extremely theatrical version of the Saw movies villain to... a morally justified witchhunter? I can dig that, I guess. Always thought of him to be the best villain in the comics and the only reason I didn't skip all Mickey Mouse ones. Well, figure most witch-hunters were "morally justified." They were fighting "Satan's minions" here on Earth. One thing with this is that most of F.O.W.L. knows that they're bad guys. Larceny is in their name. As such they might be a little more reluctant to commit truly heinous deeds. "Yeah, maybe we can do a score that doesn't require us to murder children..." Phantom Blot thinks of himself as the hero fighting evil. So any horrifying poo poo he does is automatically justified in his mind. He's a fanatic.
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Everyone posted:Phantom Blot thinks of himself as the hero fighting evil. So any horrifying poo poo he does is automatically justified in his mind. He's a fanatic. This is a key thing, and maybe makes him even scarier in some ways. He's also clearly empowered by magic and has no qualms using it- and, as demonstrated, no qualms attacking children without provocation beyond being in the vicinity of magic, and potentially stranding Scrooge and his family in another dimension with no way back. (and we remind you, his main employer has a standing policy of keeping Scrooge in a position to make them money, at least before they can wipe out the clan in one fell swoop rather than leave someone behind to take revenge) Especially with the implication that even without his magic-draining gauntlet, that he has glowing eyes and wears the hood all the time may well imply that whatever's under the hood, it very likely isn't remotely recognisable as... well, equivalent of human anymore.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:This is a key thing, and maybe makes him even scarier in some ways. He's also clearly empowered by magic and has no qualms using it- and, as demonstrated, no qualms attacking children without provocation beyond being in the vicinity of magic, and potentially stranding Scrooge and his family in another dimension with no way back. (and we remind you, his main employer has a standing policy of keeping Scrooge in a position to make them money, at least before they can wipe out the clan in one fell swoop rather than leave someone behind to take revenge) Pretty sure we've seen his face in other media (he's a dog with a mustache but I don't remember if his real name is ever given), but whether this series will continue down that route remains to be seen.
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Larryb posted:Pretty sure we've seen his face in other media (he's a dog with a mustache but I don't remember if his real name is ever given), but whether this series will continue down that route remains to be seen. That's a bit shaky and depends on the author. In some comics his identity is perfectly well-known, in others it's treated as a mystery, and I've read at least one where his cloak isn't even a disguise, but just what people from his country look like.
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Between holding petty grudges, thinking kids still like playing with marbles and now dealing with their depression by eating way too much pizza, I like how this episode continues the part where Scrooge and Magic are way more alike than they'd like to admit. I really hope we get a Scrooge/Magica team-up episode this season.
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amigolupus posted:Between holding petty grudges, thinking kids still like playing with marbles and now dealing with their depression by eating way too much pizza, I like how this episode continues the part where Scrooge and Magic are way more alike than they'd like to admit. I really hope we get a Scrooge/Magica team-up episode this season. Given their casting is specifically a Doctor Who in-joke/reunion, I think they definitely intended for the parallels to be obvious and for their dynamic to be played with at every opportunity. They also have a key thing in common in that they just don't quit. We've seen how much it takes Scrooge to back down from a decision in the face of mortal danger, and Magica is willing to do anything, make use of technology when she doesn't have magic, and take a service job as a birthday magician just to stay in the game.
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Though it does beg the question of why the Blot didn't just off Magica while she was fricking working for him at Funzo's. Maybe he just wanted to make her suffer first, I dunno.
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It's pretty obvious that leaving Magica to live without magic is the worst possible fate for her. (that said, they could have just figured out this direction for his character later on) That and, interestingly, despite Magica being instrumental to the Blot's backstory, it seems like in the present day he doesn't actually care about her in particular, being hyper-focused just on the idea of magic instead. Would make a lot of sense that he's lost sight of his original motivation at this point, and blames the concept of magic rather than Magica being a monster who happens to use it.
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nine-gear crow posted:Though it does beg the question of why the Blot didn't just off Magica while she was fricking working for him at Funzo's. Maybe he just wanted to make her suffer first, I dunno. Maybe the Phantom Blot who swore vengeance on Magica died and this is a new Blot that F.O.W.L. made to steal for them using magic. That might explain them knowing about Magica but seemingly not that laser-focused on killing her.
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amigolupus posted:Maybe the Phantom Blot who swore vengeance on Magica died and this is a new Blot that F.O.W.L. made to steal for them using magic. That might explain them knowing about Magica but seemingly not that laser-focused on killing her. It does seem like FOWL has him on a relatively loose leash. (especially since we saw the last FOWL episode end with high command chewing the operatives out for getting sloppy) Again, could be interesting given he has a very rare and potentially very valuable skillset, and Lena has just managed to prove she could take the magical spot in Duckburg's Justice League, costume and all. (the costume seemed a bit off for me, mind. A little too generic? Either go full magical girl frills, superhero tights, or full Dr Strange mage robes) Might actually be interesting if Scrooge entrusts Lena with some of the magical artifacts he's got stashed away.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It does seem like FOWL has him on a relatively loose leash. (especially since we saw the last FOWL episode end with high command chewing the operatives out for getting sloppy) Again, could be interesting given he has a very rare and potentially very valuable skillset, and Lena has just managed to prove she could take the magical spot in Duckburg's Justice League, costume and all. (the costume seemed a bit off for me, mind. A little too generic? Either go full magical girl frills, superhero tights, or full Dr Strange mage robes) Well, Phantom Blot has apparently been active in one form or another for decades according to Magica. He might very well predate FOWL or even be one of their founders. In any case figure the policy of the Vultures is probably something like, "Just leave him alone. The last thing we need is for that crazy fanatic to decide to come after us next."
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https://twitter.com/FrankAngones/status/1310504155966922752
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Scientifically accurate duck tales woo-oo
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It's been long enough between episodes that I thought maybe they changed Magica's color, until she regained her amulet and turned green again. I love Tate so much in this role.
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Sep 28, 2020 14:31
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Saw that in the ep before I saw the tweet, but that is prime av material. I am now invested in what's going on with the Ottoman Empire guys. I love little C-plot stuff that you can follow through random episodes.
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Sep 28, 2020 14:45
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I keep waiting for the inevitable shot of everyone as a human for a split second. Like that gag they did on the Simpsons.
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Also this episode came out of one of the animators shitposting basically. https://twitter.com/FrankAngones/status/1310674895664152576 https://twitter.com/SamanthaCKing/status/1310679075799724032 https://twitter.com/SamanthaCKing/status/1310680246383861761 And they were roommates
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tribbledirigible posted:prime av material. on that note
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Senerio posted:And they were roommates Is roommates more or less serious than cousins?
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"Gal pals" - dating, may or may not be out, play off as platonic "Roommates" - moved in together, usually out, for uncomfortable family members "Cousins" - married, unambiguous, willful denial for all involved
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It would explain the complete lack of concern for the triplet's father
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ikanreed posted:It would explain the complete lack of concern for the triplet's father I naturally assumed they were born via a sperm bank and in vitro fertilization. The show just doesn't go into that because you can't say "sperm" on a television show meant for kids.
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Penumbra specifically said that she doesn't want to "date a earth... male". I love how those moonlanders seem to have accustomed to earth. More specifically, the nineties.
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cant cook creole bream posted:Penumbra specifically said that she doesn't want to "date a earth... male". And if there was any doubt (because redditors were trying to pick the statement apart to have an alternate meaning), https://mobile.twitter.com/SamanthaCKing/status/1310796963718201344
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Pakled posted:And if there was any doubt (because redditors were trying to pick the statement apart to have an alternate meaning), That's pretty awesome and even in late 2020 I'm mildly amazed that it got through. Also, from the episode: "What could go wrong?" "Hopefully everything!" Dear God, this show really is Duck Venture Brothers isn't it?
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Glomgold, HERO OF EARTH, confirms himself as best villain in the show once again. He is just so full of appreciation for the little joys in life, like trying to kill McDuck. Gotta love Launchpad being off his dating game and completely panicking about it until the misunderstanding is cleared. Penny does not call everything on Earth "Earth ---" though. She calls the kids "Small Della" or "Color Della". She obviously thinks very highly of them (outside of paranoia attacks).
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Gonna write a 69 page treatise on how she's been trained as a child solider and saddled with massive moon PTSD based off this episode. Get in the robot Penumbra.
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Omobono posted:Glomgold, HERO OF EARTH, confirms himself as best villain in the show once again. He is just so full of appreciation for the little joys in life, like trying to kill McDuck. Reminds me of how Fethry calls the kids 'Little Donalds'. T-man posted:Gonna write a 69 page treatise on how she's been trained as a child solider and saddled with massive moon PTSD based off this episode. Get in the robot Penumbra. I mean that half describes Webby, who specifically sees that as something they have in common and tries to bond over it.
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Okay, I'm just going to say this once so I can get it off my chest, feel free to ignore me or whatever: Supposedly this was going to be Huey's season, finally, and yet he's barely in the show. He's had, what, five episodes where he's the focus, over the course of the entire series? And usually those episodes are about dunking on him for being a nerd. I thought this season would be different, but nope. Season 1 (the Dewey season) was about Dewey coming into his own as an adventurer like Scrooge. Season 2 (Louie) focused on his growth as a character. Season 3 is the adventures of Webby, Dewey, and Louie. MachuPikacchu fucked around with this message at 10:48 on Sep 29, 2020 |
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Wonder if it's a VA availability issue or something?
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To be entirely fair, we've not seen too many FOWL-centric episodes. Season 2 wasn't terribly Louie-centric in the first half either. Of the first 9, only 3 episodes were Louie-heavy. Compare: Most Dangerous Game Night: Louie Cousin Fethry: Huey and Dewey Duke Baloney: Webby and Louie Three Caballeros: Donald Storkules in Duckberg: Louie Last Christmas: Dewey Della: Della Lamp was an ensemble epsiode The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck: Scrooge and Goldie with: Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks: Huey and Violet were the A plot Quack Pack: Huey (all of them, but Huey is the one who realized) Double-O-Duck: Dewey Mervana: Louie Louie's Eleven: Louie Donald and Daisy Astro BOYD: Huey The Rumble for Ragnarok: Dewey The Phantom and the Sorceress: Lena and Webby Moonlander: Penny, mostly, with side Dewey and Webby It just seems less Huey-centric because we just came back from a long hiatus. Senerio fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Sep 29, 2020 |
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Finally watched the episode. It is amazing how much better this show is than the ducktales of the 90s.
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Starting to see what Penny and Della have in common; Penny in particular is clearly only really happy when in mortal peril, or as she discovers, the thrill of discovery. Also makes sense that Penny's got a ravenous appetite when reminded; she's a highly active career soldier, on top of having been reluctant to eat Earth food unless absolutely necessary.
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The most important clip from this episode. Can videos be spoilered? I'll try. https://i.imgur.com/M3yr8Fm.mp4 Eh, just posted it as a link, alrighty.
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Kerokerokerokero. More burnt cow flesh! Also Deceptive Flesh Robot is a top-tier user name.
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That clip raises the question of whether the residents of this world eat fowl. Actually, we know in this episode they eat burnt cow flesh and we've seen cow people I'm suddenly very unease.
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ikanreed posted:That clip raises the question of whether the residents of this world eat fowl. It's probably a little like a human eating a monkey, it might seem weird but it's not technically cannibalism. MachuPikacchu posted:Okay, I'm just going to say this once so I can get it off my chest, feel free to ignore me or whatever: Well, at least Huey got to be a major player in Astro Boyd, one of the best episodes the show has ever done. And now he has a robot boyfriend!
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