This. This was just absolutely incredible.Ā
So much mom Della content has been Della trying her darndest to be the best mom ever but messing up a bit along the way, and even for a lot of this episode, her intentions were on point, but her methods werenāt quite. She was right that her kids were more mature than Zeus, but having them try out to be gods was a bit much.Ā
Besides, having them try out to be gods was just a crutch, not a cast. Their wound was that Scrooge chose other people over them after theyād failed.Ā
After spending the day watching her babies dissolve like cotton candy in a puddle repeatedly from Selene and Scroogeās rejection (mainly Scroogeās, since that was the core issue), sheād had enough.
Della is an absolute uncleās girl. She loves and looks up to Scrooge so much. Heās her hero and biggest supporter, and sheās his baby girl.Ā
But as a mom, her own babies come first. And sheās not going to sit back and let someone hurt her babies, no matter who it is or whether itās intentional or not.
I think Della may have been speaking from experience here, too. We saw her struggle with the need to prove her own worth when she first came back home, but I think she also strove for Scroogeās approval as a child.
She knows what itās like to be a kid trying to live up to Scrooge McDuckās expectations, and as much fun as she had, there were probably times it was hard⦠times when she didnāt feel good enough.Ā
And like any parent, she wants better for her kids.
She doesnāt want them growing up questioning their worth or their place in the family. She doesnāt want them to feel replaceable like how she felt when she encountered Mrs. Beakley the maternal figure or Launchpad the pilot. She made sure to tell them theyāre unique and irreplaceable, but she knew the words sounded hollow up against Scroogeās actions. She knew Scrooge was the only one who could undo what he started, and she wasnāt afraid to call him out.Ā
I loved seeing Della as the kidsā advocate. I loved seeing her fight so hard for them, and against her own hero of all people. Sheās growing so much as a mom and sheās really found where she fits in the family.