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Bleck
Jan 7, 2014

No matter how one loves, there are always different aims. Love can take a great many forms, whatever the era.

tsob posted:

Is it?

yes

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nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013





BigglesSWE posted:

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.

This would probably have been the one show they could have gotten away with Tony Anselmo just using his normal voice for Donald given how much of an actual person he is in it.

Omobono
Feb 19, 2013

That's it! No more hiding in tomato crates! It's time to show that idiota Germany how a real nation fights!

For pasta~! CHARGE!

tsob posted:

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.

"Generally"? This only happened against Lunaris. You know, the guy that utterly demolished Scrooge and Glomgold in Moonvasion.
All other times Donald went into his rage, the fight was over in very short order.

The show could use more Donald, but his job isn't to job.
He actually gets some drat respect in between the slapstick. It's just, his job does include suffering slapstick mishaps.

drrockso20
May 6, 2013

Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

TVs Ian posted:

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.

I think I talked about this before but yeah the only other person we saw cast Zetta Flare was only able to do so cause they were channeling the power of an other dimensional god, a version of Bahumet used a lesser form of Flare to gently caress up an entire continent

Basically Donald pulled off the magical equivalent of a Death Star laser for just one guy, a testament to both what Donald will do to protect his friends and how dangerous Terranort is

MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you
The other two Buzzards were not exposed. So they presumably still have jobs.

Omobono
Feb 19, 2013

That's it! No more hiding in tomato crates! It's time to show that idiota Germany how a real nation fights!

For pasta~! CHARGE!

MonsterEnvy posted:

The other two Buzzards were not exposed. So they presumably still have jobs.

The cast is too competent for this to work.
Assuming they were stupid enough to stay after Bradford got revealed, Scrooge would have captured them and delivered them to SHUSH just in case.

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013





Omobono posted:

The cast is too competent for this to work.
Assuming they were stupid enough to stay after Bradford got revealed, Scrooge would have captured them and delivered them to SHUSH just in case.

Yeah, I'd assume Scrooge would fire them out of an abundance of caution if they weren't already terminated.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.
I love how the whole Impossibin sequence plays out exactly like a video game, complete with a boss fight that incorporates every gimmick so far.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Ghost Leviathan posted:

I love how the whole Impossibin sequence plays out exactly like a video game, complete with a boss fight that incorporates every gimmick so far.

And Scrooge does his Nintendo cane hop just to drive the point home.

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

Electric Phantasm posted:

Just wait until Donald starts casting magic.

Donald: CURAGA!
Louie: Wait, you can do that?
Donald: Eh, I forget I can do it most of the time.

Rappaport
Oct 2, 2013

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.

I realize this isn't a compelling response to everybody, but it's also historical in the sense that Donald has been around since the 30's, and was originally characterized as a sort of foil to Mickey's plucky and upbeat Americana image (and Donald is wildly popular in Europe partly for this reason, arguably). All of the adults have personality flaws in this show, Donald's just happens to be a rage issue of sorts. There's an episode which depicts him seeing a shrink over it, even, and he realizes it is a flaw. And lastly, the rage itself is portrayed in a funny manner, because the show needs jokes, and Donald is IIRC never shown as getting furious with the kids, or even Scrooge, even though they do bicker (and Scrooge deliberately pushes his buttons occasionally). The rage is usually 'constructive', or serves to get Donald into further trouble for laughs. Scrooge is a good fighter because he's been an adventurer since the 1800's or whatever (and obviously this is both historical and a bit of a joke), Beakley because she's a secret agent turned housekeeper, etc. And when have seen Gladstone be absolutely useless in practical matters, he's the embodiment of "what could a banana cost, ten bucks?", just not very mean about his cluelessness. And finally Donald is the obvious counter-part to Scrooge societally, Scrooge can literally do whatever he wants because of his wealth, while Donald is an eternally poor duck raging at the world sometimes. They're still both portrayed as good parent figures.

Sorry for a wall of text, I grew up with the ducks :)

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

MonsterEnvy posted:

The other two Buzzards were not exposed. So they presumably still have jobs.

At the end of the season, when all seems won, Bradford is about to be captured, but in the last minute, Scrooge is betrayed by his now closest ally, Bentley Buzzard. Buford looks absolutely devastated about this development but spares no moment before he starts to clean up his influence. At least Scrooge has one long time friend he can trust without remorse!

Yeah no. Those guys definitely fled.

cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 08:45 on Oct 29, 2020

Omobono
Feb 19, 2013

That's it! No more hiding in tomato crates! It's time to show that idiota Germany how a real nation fights!

For pasta~! CHARGE!

Funky Valentine posted:

Donald: CURAGA!
Louie: Wait, you can do that?
Donald: Eh, I forget I can do it most of the time.

"Reality doesn't usually understand what I'm saying. No understanding, no spell"

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

Omobono posted:

"Reality doesn't usually understand what I'm saying. No understanding, no spell"

Funny thing is that actually sounds like a genuine explanation for a world-hopping fantasy setting.

Bradford's shown to be bad when under pressure, but he seems to have rallied nicely. It seems that while his cover may be blown and FOWL's basically having to go loud, they aren't going straight after Scrooge and family, but grabbing every asset they can while they're still reeling from the reveal. We'll hafta see how things go; Bradford might be more open to working with his henchmen's quirks now rather than against them, though the tension between them might still be something the heroes can exploit.

ed: Might be a bit of a stretch, but does come to mind; the triplets (plus Webby) are shown as having something in common with not only the previous generation, but with some of Scrooge's main enemies too. Most obviously, Louie and Goldie are birds of a feather (pun mostly unintended) who are greedy, self-centred and morally dubious but not quite to the point of evil, with some scruples and a willingness to compromise on material gain because they like having friends too. Dewey and Glomgold also have a lot of similarities when you look at them cock-eyed enough; mostly in being hyperactive, emotionally driven and kinda egomaniacal, obsessed with branding and their own names.

So who does that leave as a counterpart to Huey? Mark Beaks might be a candidate, but then again... recent episodes show it might be Bradford Buzzard he has the most in common with. Both are noted to be highly intelligent, as well as having a measure of common sense that leads to them trying to take a sensible and practical approach to most situations, are noted for a lack of creativity in general and aren't the best at improvising when caught off guard and tend to be deeply irritated when their way of doing things doesn't work out. That said though, them being willing and able to rein in the excesses of those around them, and that their practical plans often DO work out, means they can sometimes have the rare superpower of common sense, and they're the ones you'd rely on to actually get poo poo done in the long term.

Ghost Leviathan fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Oct 29, 2020

Everyone
Sep 6, 2019

by sebmojo

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.

Well, after all, he is the storm.

BigglesSWE
Dec 2, 2014

How 'bout them hawks news huh!
Holy cow I'm slowly working my way through the first season and Ludwig Von Drake pops up! That's a deep pull I was not expecting!

Technowolf
Nov 4, 2009




BigglesSWE posted:

Holy cow I'm slowly working my way through the first season and Ludwig Von Drake pops up! That's a deep pull I was not expecting!

You ain't seen how deep they go, bub.

Golden Bee
Dec 24, 2009

I came here to chew bubblegum and quote 'They Live', and I'm... at an impasse.
They really love using old characters in new ways.

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009

BigglesSWE posted:

Holy cow I'm slowly working my way through the first season and Ludwig Von Drake pops up! That's a deep pull I was not expecting!


Technowolf posted:

You ain't seen how deep they go, bub.

Hell, that same episode has a deeper cut, arguably.

Rappaport
Oct 2, 2013

I definitely appreciated "Rosa runes" from last ep :allears:

ikanreed
Sep 25, 2009

I honestly I have no idea who cannibal[SIC] is and I do not know why I should know.

syq dude, just syq!

Rappaport posted:

I definitely appreciated "Rosa runes" from last ep :allears:

I searched the term "Rosa runes" being confused what you meant, and the internet provided... this?

https://twitter.com/spwangIe/status/1322812647541075970

bunnyofdoom
Mar 29, 2008

Jaxxon: Still not the stupidest thing from the expanded universe.



ikanreed posted:

I searched the term "Rosa runes" being confused what you meant, and the internet provided... this?

https://twitter.com/spwangIe/status/1322812647541075970

I mean, wow. But you are reading too much into it. Let me spoil it for you Don Rosa

ikanreed
Sep 25, 2009

I honestly I have no idea who cannibal[SIC] is and I do not know why I should know.

syq dude, just syq!

bunnyofdoom posted:

I mean, wow. But you are reading too much into it. Let me spoil it for you Don Rosa

I thought it might be some way rosa drew mysterious ancient writing or something a la kirby dots. Then weird online people served up a healthy dose of jesuscrooge

Golden Bee
Dec 24, 2009

I came here to chew bubblegum and quote 'They Live', and I'm... at an impasse.
Render onto Glomgold that which is Glomgold’s

Rappaport
Oct 2, 2013

ikanreed posted:

I searched the term "Rosa runes" being confused what you meant, and the internet provided... this?

In the last episode, Scrooge refers to the gravity-direction-switchy-plates as "Rosa runes"; Don Rosa wrote a one-off story (A Matter of Some Gravity) where Magica de Spell has a magic wand that does the same thing, and she attacks the Money Bin / Scrooge and Donald with it. Hijinks ensue. It's a funny story, okay? :unsmith:

GimpInBlack
Sep 27, 2012

That's right, kids, take lots of drugs, leave the universe behind, and pilot Enlightenment Voltron out into the cosmos to meet Alien Jesus.

Golden Bee posted:

Render onto Glomgold that which is Glomgold’s

CUUUUUUURSE YEEEEEEEEE NAZAREEEEEEEEENE!

:shakefist:

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Rappaport posted:

In the last episode, Scrooge refers to the gravity-direction-switchy-plates as "Rosa runes"; Don Rosa wrote a one-off story (A Matter of Some Gravity) where Magica de Spell has a magic wand that does the same thing, and she attacks the Money Bin / Scrooge and Donald with it. Hijinks ensue. It's a funny story, okay? :unsmith:



Really weird that Donald would forget his gravitational direction, while he's climbing out of a door. But I guess, I can't judge what that feels like.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.
Actually, surprising that Bradford piloted the mech himself (if remotely) but perhaps he's decided if he's going to have his cover blown he's going to own it, and get out a lot of pent-up aggression in the process.

Also, downside of anything designed by Gyro Gearloose, even on a good day, is that it's going to have at least one major weakness to exploit.

DMorbid
Jan 6, 2011

Hello! I see you.


I finally got around to actually watching this, and somehow ended up binging through the first two seasons in a few days. I'm a die-hard Carl Barks and Don Rosa fan and had some apprehension going in, but got over that very quickly once I saw how fun this show was (so basically as soon as Webby showed up), and especially once the Della plot really kicked in and I got really invested in that. I love the fact they made Della into an actual character here, they did a great job with her. And the characters in general, really.

Now I really want to watch more of this wonderful cartoon duck show, so is there some non-:filez: way to watch Season 3 outside the US or do I just have to wait until the season finishes and they put it up on US D+?

tribbledirigible
Jul 27, 2004
I finally beat the internet. The end boss was hard.

VPN and DisneyNow app?

amigolupus
Aug 25, 2017

Watched the latest episode, and they've done a clever thing by setting up a reason for Darkwing to consider Steelbeak his nemesis. Guy beat him up in his own lair and stole the thing they needed to get Gosalyn's grandpa back.

BigglesSWE posted:

Holy cow I'm slowly working my way through the first season and Ludwig Von Drake pops up! That's a deep pull I was not expecting!

I figure they might bring Ludwig back down the line as an AI or something. He seemed to be quite aware and responds to what's happening for him to just be a recording.

Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Ooh! Are we messing with Adora?



Good Sabrewing sisters episode. Lena just shrugging off any danger to just watch Huey get humiliated over and over, and Violet had a really fun dynamic with Louie.

Everyone
Sep 6, 2019

by sebmojo

Senerio posted:

Good Sabrewing sisters episode. Lena just shrugging off any danger to just watch Huey get humiliated over and over, and Violet had a really fun dynamic with Louie.

I like how the girls can sort of be mapped to the boys

Lena - Louie
Violet - Huey
Webby - Dewey

but they still very much have their own personalities and strengths.

Meanwhile, it's cool to note that not all of FOWL is composed of ruthless killers. Ghandra flatly stated that she didn't want to hurt the kids. She tossed the flash bomb to disable them so she could climb unopposed.

amigolupus
Aug 25, 2017

That was a fun adventure. I had a good laugh at Scrooge being so hyped at adventuring that he accidentally kidnapped the Sabrewing sisters. Also Steelbeak being an overconfident jerk who spews out puns and oneliners is a delight. :allears:

I'm very interested about where they're going with the stolen feather. Considering how F.O.W.L. wants to steal everything and Bradford's grudge against Scrooge, I'm guessing they intend to make their very own Scrooge clone so it can legally claim the Money Bin for F.O.W.L.

Tubgoat
Jun 30, 2013

by sebmojo
gently caress, I really wish the fuckers would just upload new episodes to Disney+ so I'm not perpetually a week behind. I just finished Impossibin and it was an absolute delight.

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

Tubgoat posted:

gently caress, I really wish the fuckers would just upload new episodes to Disney+ so I'm not perpetually a week behind. I just finished Impossibin and it was an absolute delight.

This, but Disney Now and uploading anything ever

maltesh
May 20, 2004

Uncle Ben: Still Dead.

kidcoelacanth posted:

This, but Disney Now and uploading anything ever

In my experience (Which, admittedly is that of a US resident with access to login details for a participating cable subscription) Disney Now routinely.posts new episodes on the day of release long before the hour they're scheduled to air on television (Possibly at midnight, I haven't confirmed).

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

maltesh posted:

In my experience (Which, admittedly is that of a US resident with access to login details for a participating cable subscription) Disney Now routinely.posts new episodes on the day of release long before the hour they're scheduled to air on television (Possibly at midnight, I haven't confirmed).

I don't know what it is about Xfinity but I only ever get a random smattering of episodes for pretty much every show on that hell site.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.
Media companies really, really hate the internet.

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MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.
Huey fighting like Donald. :allears:

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