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Just watched the new ep and I love it! The DT crew really went all out with this one, and you can tell they really want a Darkwing series down the line. Some thoughts on Let's Get Dangerous: - The casting for Taurus Bulba's voice is loving perfect. He sounds plenty charismatic as a regular guy, yet still sounds affably intimidating when he's doing supervillain poo poo. - Holy hell at Bulba's size though. Launchpad is already taller than most of the ducks, and Bulba dwarfs him. Dude is just one massive tank. - It's absolutely hilarious that Fenton supplied all of Drake's technology and even calls him with the Gizmoduck UI on his screen, but Drake never puts two and two together. Launchpad and Dewey's awkward look at each other when Drake says that Fenton must hate Gizmoduck really sells the joke. - Does this mean Bonkers is going to be a main cast member in the Darkwing reboot since he works at St. Canard? - I really liked that poignant moment when Gosalyn told them about wanting to solve the mystery behind a missing relative, Dewey instantly believed in her and wanted to be her Webby.  - The family dynamic between Drake, Gosalyn and Launchpad has been established and I can't wait to see more. Drake and Launchpad being so in-sync with their nerdery during the final battle was adorable. - In the scene of Gosalyn looking over other dimensions, I'm surprised they didn't add a screen from Gravity Falls or Amphibia's worlds. - So there's just a perfectly good Quackerjack mecha sitting somewhere in St. Canard that's just waiting for an enterprising villain to steal it, huh? - No Little Girl Blue or Gosalyn getting adopted, huh? I figure they're saving that emotional beat for the actual Darkwing reboot.
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amigolupus posted:- No Little Girl Blue or Gosalyn getting adopted, huh? Was that not what she was humming as she tucked Darkwing in on the couch?
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Oct 22, 2020 18:49
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I'd expect Bonkers to remain as a cameo or guest appearance since he wouldn't have his supporting cast given the nature of his show vs. Ducktales.
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Oct 22, 2020 20:22
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maltesh posted:They're the son and grandchildren of Scrooge's younger sister, Hortense, who married into the Duck family. Notably Donald gets his temper from both of his parents(in fact that's how they fell for each other, they argued when they met and it was love at first fight)
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Oct 22, 2020 20:55
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drrockso20 posted:Notably Donald gets his temper from both of his parents(in fact that's how they fell for each other, they argued when they met and it was love at first fight) The temper of a man who went through life with the name "Quackmore" is not one to be underestimated.
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Oct 23, 2020 00:43
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Funky Valentine posted:The temper of a man who went through life with the name "Quackmore" is not one to be underestimated. Hortense's temper routed Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders that one time. One has to wonder not how Donald has his temper, but how it's not so all consuming all things considered.
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Oct 23, 2020 06:08
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Omobono posted:Hortense's temper routed Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders that one time. He is established to have been getting anger management therapy for a decade. Interesting that Huey's the one who's inherited the explosive rage, though he isn't triggered as easily as his uncle. Specifically what sets him off seems to be his hard work being invalidated, rather than just any general setback, and thankfully he doesn't have Donald's luck. Also, the implication that Owlson has almost completely eliminated crime in St Canard through good governance rather than violence is especially on point nowadays. Having a costumed weirdo (but again, exactly one) on hand to deal with things out of context seems smart in the universe she lives in.
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Oct 23, 2020 08:50
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Ghost Leviathan posted:He is established to have been getting anger management therapy for a decade. Just like old school Darkwing was a pastiche on 90s Batman, there’s a lot of Dark Knight Trilogy in modern Darkwing, and a big argument of those movies, or at least The Dark Knight itself was that super villains existed in Gotham because Batman existed in Gotham. I can easily see them doing a sillier take on that where because Darkwing Duck is now a known commodity in St. Canard as a super hero, it’s going to inspire all sorts of super villains to come out of the woodwork to try and challenge him... with the knock on effect of driving Owlson absolutely insane because she reformed St. Canard without violence and now Drake, Gosalyn, and Lunchpad are gonna gently caress it all up. Because Owlson was put on this earth to suffer increasingly stupider sleights.
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Oct 23, 2020 09:11
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nine-gear crow posted:
She suffers for our
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Oct 23, 2020 10:54
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nine-gear crow posted:Because Owlson was put on this earth to suffer increasingly stupider sleights. As a politician doing actual good, yeah, sounds about right, even in a cartoon.
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Oct 23, 2020 13:02
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Ghost Leviathan posted:He is established to have been getting anger management therapy for a decade. Owlson is smart enough to realize that she lives in a reality where sometimes logic simply doesn't work. Rather than trying to fight against the ridiculousness that surrounds her she's simply come to terms with it and has decided to incorporate a way to deal with it into her governing plan. There's a lot of good you can do through non-violent social reform, but in the Ducktales universe occasionally you're going to have to deal with giant robots or a plant monster or some other form of super villain nonsense and when that happens it's good to have a dude in a purple cape around to help take care of that for you (but just the one, you only need one). Owlson is one of my favorite side characters, and that's saying something because this show has some great side characters.
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Oct 23, 2020 13:25
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I was delighted to see Tahani from the Good Place is Darkwing’s computer. In fact it was all a delight. But yeah, let Webby’s crew and Goslyn meet.
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Oct 23, 2020 14:06
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Andrew_1985 posted:I was delighted to see Tahani from the Good Place is Darkwing’s computer. In fact it was all a delight. Also Gandra Dee's voice! I hope said meeting is a no-holds-barred drag-out knock-down fight.
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Oct 23, 2020 15:46
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Also Gandra Dee's voice! I don't really see that. Lena and Violet are both pretty chill and Webby's instinct with Gabby would likely involve hugs. I will say that I'm looking forward to Darkwing and Gizmoduck finally meeting with Lena and Penumbra to form the core of the Duckvengers.
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Oct 23, 2020 16:00
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Everyone posted:I don't really see that. Lena and Violet are both pretty chill and Webby's instinct with Gabby would likely involve hugs. I will say that I'm looking forward to Darkwing and Gizmoduck finally meeting with Lena and Penumbra to form the core of the Duckvengers. Don't forget BOYD! I mean more because those two little duck girls having a brutal drawn out fight would probably be fun to watch. Does remind me; Darkwing and Launchpad mention among the episodes of the in-universe Darkwing Duck show was a version of Just Us Justice Ducks, which was a crossover episode... though who was it a crossover with? Since Gizmoduck is a real and contemporary person in this setting.
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Oct 23, 2020 16:20
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Probably Morgana, Neptunia, and Stegmund... But maybe these guys are an option: https://d23.com/disney-afternoon-justice-ducks/
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Oct 23, 2020 18:57
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maltesh posted:Stegmund Stegmutt*
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Oct 23, 2020 20:22
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I certainly hope they wouldn't waste Neptunia, Stegmutt, and Neptunia as fictional characters in lieu of actually using them in the show, if a spinoff got greenlit.
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Oct 24, 2020 06:04
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Nodosaur posted:I certainly hope they wouldn't waste Neptunia, Stegmutt, and Neptunia as fictional characters in lieu of actually using them in the show, if a spinoff got greenlit. I forget, did any of those characters actually appear anywhere outside of said two parter (I want to say Morgana did at least but I'm not completely sure).
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Oct 24, 2020 14:31
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Just Us Justice Ducks isn't the first appearance of any of the characters (in the intended viewing order, anyway. Splitting between Disney Afternoon Syndication and ABC's Saturday Morning Lineup caused some continuity issues). Morgana Macawber appears in seven episodes besides the two-parter, Stegmutt in two, and Neptunia in one.
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Oct 24, 2020 16:14
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:Owlson is smart enough to realize that she lives in a reality where sometimes logic simply doesn't work. Rather than trying to fight against the ridiculousness that surrounds her she's simply come to terms with it and has decided to incorporate a way to deal with it into her governing plan. There's a lot of good you can do through non-violent social reform, but in the Ducktales universe occasionally you're going to have to deal with giant robots or a plant monster or some other form of super villain nonsense and when that happens it's good to have a dude in a purple cape around to help take care of that for you (but just the one, you only need one). Might be something Owlson could learn from Scrooge; he made the majority of his money through relatively conventional business, and spends most of his time managing that, and initially the whole point of Bradford Buzzard and the board of directors is to keep him focused on the basics- but he actively employs Gyro and Fenton and is open to seeing what their inventions could be useful for, and funds Gizmoduck as a result of such. (In fact, seems likely that Gizmoduck would be the precedent for Owlson to endorse Darkwing, since St Canard lacks its own superhero besides borrowing him) Also, seems like they're doing the Gotham-Metropolis thing with Duckburg and St Canard. (Being basically Manhattan and New Jersey)
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Oct 26, 2020 10:13
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New ep is available on DisneyNOW. If this season wasn't already firing on all cylinders from last week's DW ep, it certainly is now. Some things that I stood out: -Use of negative space. Someone took some notes on Moon Knight art. -Maximilian reference -Motherfucking pogo jump! -Mrs. Beakley acting hella guilty, and Donald seems to know something about it with the grimace he made.
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Oct 26, 2020 23:39
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tribbledirigible posted:-Mrs. Beakley acting hella guilty, and Donald seems to know something about it with the grimace he made. Maybe I need to do a rewatch, but really that all struck me as stuff from within the episode. Donald understood that Beakley had gone a little 'round the bend' with her training exercise to the point of abusing the kids and enough was enough. And Beakley certainly did feel guilty for, well, basically doing child abuse in the name of protecting the children. I admit that I really like that on this show any character can badly gently caress up at any time.
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Oct 28, 2020 05:09
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I'm just going to say how happy I am that Marc Evan Jackson got to monologue in this episode.
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Oct 28, 2020 05:28
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I'm loving Bradford now that's he no longer needs to hide.
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Oct 28, 2020 15:22
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I kinda wonder what's up with the other two Buzzards. Bradford is the chairman, so of course he has the most to say, but the show is kinda acting like those two don't exist at all. What's the point of a three-headed high command if one person is effectively in charge?
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Oct 29, 2020 00:16
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cant cook creole bream posted:I kinda wonder what's up with the other two Buzzards. Bradford is the chairman, so of course he has the most to say, but the show is kinda acting like those two don't exist at all. It should have been Bradford and two of the Darkwing Duck FOWL High Commanders. Hell one of the three FOWL leaders from DW even looked a bit like Bradford. But then again having Bradford alone helps him be a stronger villain presence.
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Oct 29, 2020 00:30
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cant cook creole bream posted:I kinda wonder what's up with the other two Buzzards. Bradford is the chairman, so of course he has the most to say, but the show is kinda acting like those two don't exist at all. My own wild-rear end guess: The other two are disguised clones of Bradford. He uses them to put in a "personal appearence" when he's busy doing other poo poo.
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Oct 29, 2020 00:40
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The bird pun author names for those gravity books.
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Oct 29, 2020 03:54
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Has Donald's anger ever actually achieved anything? I haven't watched season one since it aired, but I recall finding his displays of anger kind of underwhelming there, and nothing stood out in season two or three after watching them over the past week or so either. It makes him feel kind of pointless compared to everyone else in the cast, at least on adventures, since Scrooge, Launchpad, Della, Ms Beakley and Webby are all really competent fighters, who contribute in combat regularly (at least, when they are there in Ms. Beakley's case), but despite the show constantly talking about how great Donald's anger is and how strong he is as a fighter when he's angry I don't recall him ever actually accomplishing anything when he's angry. Generally he gets steaming mad, runs at someone, makes a blurry circle as he spins around them for a few seconds and is then pushed away in some manner, before deflating and losing all threat. His role seems to be more as a good parent, but even that's kind of a obfuscated because Scrooge is generally a good parental figure as well as skilled fighter, and is along on pretty much every adventure. Donald just seems kind of redundant despite how much the show says he isn't.
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Oct 29, 2020 04:11
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tsob posted:Has Donald's anger ever actually achieved anything? I haven't watched season one since it aired, but I recall finding his displays of anger kind of underwhelming there, and nothing stood out in season two or three after watching them over the past week or so either. It makes him feel kind of pointless compared to everyone else in the cast, at least on adventures, since Scrooge, Launchpad, Della, Ms Beakley and Webby are all really competent fighters, who contribute in combat regularly (at least, when they are there in Ms. Beakley's case), but despite the show constantly talking about how great Donald's anger is and how strong he is as a fighter when he's angry I don't recall him ever actually accomplishing anything when he's angry. Generally he gets steaming mad, runs at someone, makes a blurry circle as he spins around them for a few seconds and is then pushed away in some manner, before deflating and losing all threat. His role seems to be more as a good parent, but even that's kind of a obfuscated because Scrooge is generally a good parental figure as well as skilled fighter, and is along on pretty much every adventure. Donald just seems kind of redundant despite how much the show says he isn't. COunterpoint. A: s1 against the Beagles at Funzo. B. s1 At the casino where his luck is utter poo poo, it's his pure rage that puts him ahead of that smug dick Gladstone. C. s1 Shadow War. Raging Donald with Don Cheadle Voice took down shadow gizmoduck.
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Oct 29, 2020 04:14
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plus he's taken by far the most physical punishment of any character and is still not a small pile of broken bones and feathers
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Oct 29, 2020 04:21
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donald's anger entertains me and that is the point
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Oct 29, 2020 04:46
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bunnyofdoom posted:COunterpoint. A: s1 against the Beagles at Funzo. B. s1 At the casino where his luck is utter poo poo, it's his pure rage that puts him ahead of that smug dick Gladstone. C. s1 Shadow War. Raging Donald with Don Cheadle Voice took down shadow gizmoduck. That last one can’t be stated enough. We see the start of it, and the end of it, but Donald completely obliterated the Gizmoduck suit with nothing but his bare hands. To say nothing of all the other villain and hero shadows he had to fight through just to get to Fenton’s shadow in the Gizmoduck armour.
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Oct 29, 2020 04:49
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Donald's anger helped him get off the Planet Moon...
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Oct 29, 2020 04:51
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Just wait until Donald starts casting magic.
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bunnyofdoom posted:COunterpoint. A: s1 against the Beagles at Funzo. B. s1 At the casino where his luck is utter poo poo, it's his pure rage that puts him ahead of that smug dick Gladstone. C. s1 Shadow War. Raging Donald with Don Cheadle Voice took down shadow gizmoduck. I'll have to re-watch season one at some point so, since it seems like the show gives him more prominence then even if I don't remember it that way. Bleck posted:donald's anger entertains me and that is the point Is it? A large part of the appeal of Ducktales is in the show's writing and character development, and it feels like Donald is just kind of superfluous at this point because Della has the same general "angry fight" thing going, but she's around a lot more since mid-season two, can actually fight without being angry and also talks normally all the time to boot. She's even learning to be a good parent as part of her character development, where Donald's only real development in 2 seasons has been to be more accepting of his families eccentricities and lifestyle. Donald was shuffled out of the show for a large chunk of season two, and not only did the cast not notice or care but the show wasn't even diminished in any way by his absence. He didn't even meaningfully contribute to the finale once everyone did find him again, and his only real contribution was having a slapfight for a few seconds with Della over who should control the spaceship. Senerio posted:Donald's anger helped him get off the Planet Moon... I don't think it did. He charged Lunaris, ran around him in a blur for a few seconds, got pushed back, immediately lost all steam, was hit when he tried to attack again and just ran for the launch craft instead of trying to fight Lunaris. After which directed determination got him through, rather than blind anger. His anger didn't actually get him anything or put him in a better position than he had been prior to losing his cool, beyond breaking the lock on his beak I suppose, and he had to run for it afterwards anyway.
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Electric Phantasm posted:Just wait until Donald starts casting magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMzfX88ZmTw He is one of like, three characters in the Square-Enix universe to be able to cast this one.
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Oct 29, 2020 05:16
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I’m only halfway through S1 but one of the things I absolute adore about this show is just how respectful they are towards Donald. The writers treat him as much more than a silly slapstick character (although there’s a lot of that too, because, well, Donald is Donald) and as a Don Rosa fan it’s very endearing to me. His very clear concern for his nephews well-being is very moving to me.
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I've no pre-existing feelings for any of the characters, because I didn't see much of Ducktales growing up and never read any of the comics, but Donald is the only character I feel like the show doesn't service all that well. I can't think of any other characters that are short changed, and think the show does a pretty stellar job with every other character. Which just makes it's treatment of Donald stand out more, especially when the show spends a fair bit of time talking about how great he is without actually backing it up. The one thing he is is a good parental figure, but the story doesn't concentrate on it so it doesn't really feel like it gives that any weight.
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