Amph DuckTales (2017)

A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!

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Another episode focusing on Lena and her battle against Magica. The whole episode takes place inside a shared dream-state so the creators were able to have a lot of fun with the extreme sides of everyone's imagination for comedic effect. I hope the ending proves that they'll continue to do episodes with Lena and developer her as a character without having to have the Magica link.

The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!

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A Webby focused episode where she wants to prove herself on the same level, if not better than, the adventurous Della Duck by solving a mystery she never solved. Her and the boys do it on the back drop of the first town that eventually became Duckburg. Personally, I don't remember this lore from the 80s show, so maybe it's from the comics, but it was okay. The Della/Lauchpad B story had some funny moments.

Timephoon!

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A timestorm inadvertently created by Louie using Gyro's Time Tub featured in an earlier episode was the genesis of a lot of fun in this episode and some great callbacks to the original 80s cartoon specifically Bubba the caveduck. The whole cast was involved and it made me smile a lot. There was a serious moment at the end which I don't know if its effects will be felt moving forward, but I hope it's not forgotten as Louie and Della definitely will have to resolve their issues to hopefully and eventually strengthen their bond as son and mother.

 

GlomTales!

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Well, my question about Louie being grounded in the previous episode and if it would be felt moving forward is answered immediately by this episode and it's after effects reverberated to the end of this episode where it was left on a cliffhanger. I like this mini arc towards the end of the season.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Glomgold is the best character on the show. The theme song takeover was great, but spoiled by Disney's Youtube channel back in July. I have a feeling since the Youtube channel also posted the LaunchPad theme song takeover a few months ago that we'll get that intro in a future episode as well. With one episode and a one hour season finale left, I'm assuming we'll see it in Season 3. [fingers crossed]

 

The Richest Duck in the World!

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The arc that started in Timephoon has continued here with Louie not signing over the business to Scrooge, but deciding to run it and attempt have fun with it with Owlson, LaunchPad and the Headless Horse character. There are some great callbacks to previous episodes with the vulture board of directors, the "Ottoman Empire" brothers, and even though the Headless Horse character normally creeps me out, it's used perfectly in this episode that is made me smile or chuckle every time he was on screen. I'm glad Louie not only reconciled with his mother, but with Scrooge as well which I didn't think was needed, but was very well done and heartfelt.

This episode also ends on a cliffhanger which teases the events of the season finale with the invasion from the Moon and hopefully Donald's dramatic return.

 

That was a fun season finale, though not as good as the first one. I liked the Louie episodes leading up to it more (which did give him a lot of character development).

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And I'm glad we got to see Louie help give Della a pep talk considering how traumatized she still is from her long time away.

Its always great to see all the characters from just about every episode show up. Even Glomgold contributes quite a bit surprisingly (I was expecting him to sell out Scrooge as soon as possible).

I'm annoyed Donald didn't do that much this episode or this season, relatively speaking (compared to him taking command in the first season finale). The reunion was really sweet, as was their bickering later on (I hope we get to see more of that next season rather than just ignoring Donald again). The Wilson gag was funny. I'm also annoyed that part of their victory came down to Gladstone's luck, which I hate as a deus ex machina (never liked the character). And of course Duckworth just leaves again (nice joke that he headed down though).

And that last minute, whoa. Not just F.O.W.L. but even the Phantom Blot? Uh-oh.

So that's it for another season, and what a season. I don't love Ducktales as much as other people, but I'm still quite looking forward to the third season.

 

I really enjoyed the season 2 finale as well. The title of it is kind of a spoiler so I won't name it, but it's two episodes in one, so bonus!

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Likes:

• the cameos and callbacks to characters seen in earlier episodes. Gizmoduck kind of seem muted in this episode as he was too concerned, but rightfully so, with his mother's safety but it was awesome seeing his and Darkwing's meeting. There were a lot of little moments like that that were great.
• the Wilson gag with a Watermelon and having Mickey's voice was great
• Glomgold being awesome as always with his hilarious scheme to win the day. It was great that everyone was chanting his name at the end and he took the opportunity to slam Scrooge for no reason when they were on the same team to take down Lunaris
• the cliffhanger ending setting up an even bigger threat next season. I hope we get more backstory on these bad guys and they're not just cookie cutter villains like the Beagle Boys

Dislike/Gripe:

• since this episode involved the Moon, I was really hoping for a fully realized bold statement of Della's theme, especially during the space battle, but it was more comical than I would have liked. The stakes felt a little hollow because of how it played out. I am glad that Louie brought up the song when they were stuck on the beach though, but with that little tease I was hoping for more later. I believe we did get a tiny hint of the theme in the 2nd part of the finale, around the beginning of the climax, but I wanted more of it.

 

@TCF-1138 as someone who has not read the Ducktales comics, I enjoy reading your reviews and learning the little tidbits when you compare the two.

 

That news dropped on Twitter a few days ago, but I never really had any doubt that Ducktales was coming back. Ducktales has been amazing. Now if only Disney would give us some news regarding Milo Murphy’s Law.....

 

At least that's something to look forward too with all sports cancelled/soon to be cancelled.

 

I've started watching this now that Disney+ is available in the UK.

Webby is the best thing Disney has ever produced, that is all I have to say.

 

The Quack Pack episode was really funny and a nice homage. But it still proves me right that the creators try to parody the Disney Duck comicbook universe instead of adapting it.
Weirdly, I don't like Quack Pack, I didn't really like the show as a kid, too. The setting is really illogical and against everything from the comics. I guess it's just a product of its time, the edgy 90s.

 

Yeah, Quack Pack was a good episode. All the little Disney Channel gags were funny.

 

The worst parts of Quack Pack were its forced edgyness ("hello fellow 90s kids") and that Duckburg was mostly populated by normal humans instead of anthropomorphic animals.

 

Just finished watching Double-O-Duck in You in Crash Twice. Great episode! I It would have been nice to hear the Rescue Rangers actually speak instead just make rodent noises, but the use of the airship and the RR theme was spot on.

 

Yeah, an Avengers-style team up event would be awesome. And I hope that the Rescue Rangers show up again and actually speak this time. I can’t imagine that Ducktales won’t be renew for a fourth season. I think that Ducktales has taken the place of Phineas and Ferb as Disney’s flagship series.

 

I started watching this and yeah, it's really good.

 

Enjoy the ride! I don't know where you're watching them, but I see the first two seasons are on Disney+ (not in order of airing for some weird reason for the first couple of the first season, but I'm sure that's okay.)

The seven episodes of Season 3 that have aired are on the Disney Now app. I'm not sure if a TV subscription is required or not to watch them but nothing new has aired since May 9th, so it's a good time to catch up as any.

 

Bojack Horseman AND Mr. Peanutbutter? What is this a crossover episode?
Fun little short from the Disney Channel YouTube page.