Goldie is not an only child and may have some relatives alive she is not on speaking terms with.
Her younger sister is the Dolly Parton of the DT world. She has beach blonde hair and the southern twang she mastered during her time there.
When they reunite, Goldie confronts her over her fake Southern accent. Her sister retaliates with Goldie’s hair color.
“You weren’t born in the south. We were hatched and raised in a one room shack in Dublin!”
“Why, I say, I never,” she huffed. “You ought to be careful what you, I say you ought to be careful what you say to me, or I may reveal some secrets about you.”
“Yeah, what?”
“Goldie O’Gilt, a natural blonde? The youngest O’Gilt gal?”
Goldie screeches.
It takes Scrooge, Della, and Donald to tear the two sisters apart. Louie records the entire scene on the sidelines.
Christmas is around the corner. I can’t wait to read the upcoming Christmas themed Ducktales fics. Question is? What do the Duck-McDuck Clan and their friends do for the holidays?
I LOVE the Mickey Mouse special, “Duck the Halls” where it’s a tradition for the duck species to fly south (like Miami, FL.) for the Winter. I can see Scrooge taking his family along with Launchpad, Mrs. Beakley, and Webby to somewhere in warm in December for a luxurious beach-filled Christmas.
Or they can go South for the Winter but for adventure! An adventure-filled Christmas! There’s plenty of places in the world that is not only warm but filled with uncharted territories, mystical articles and artifacts, creatures, and treasure! Like Mexico, UAE, India, Thailand, or Vietnam! Just to name a few.
There’s always the tried and true “Home for the Holidays” trope where the family just stayed home where Scrooge played the piano, sing carols, help around the house, and tell stories, while Mrs. Beakley make cookies and Christmas dinner. Donald and the boys despite their financial limitations make sure to make the holidays a blast to remember! From the decor to the food to the activities to the presents! Webby is so delighted that she finally have a more joyous Christmas filled with the people she loved. But it’s not that she didn’t loved Christmas before Donald and the boys entered her life, it was still a lovely holiday just not as festive or memorable.
Before, it was just her, her grandmother, and Mr. McDuck wearing paper crowns (Scrooge’s crown is made out of gold tissue paper). They eat dinner in the middle of the day in the mansion and exchanging gifts (from Webby- something handmade and made with thought and love). Mrs. Beakley would pull the Christmas cracker with Webby. Mrs. Beakley would read the bad jokes and Webby get the trinkets and candy. It was nice but pretty somber compare to how the Donald and boys celebrate Christmas. And after ten years of quiet low-key Christmases, Mrs. Beakley would prefer the change just not too much chaos (for her sake).
Donald dated a woman named Daisy Duck, actually named Donna Duck, also known as Double Duck.
Della’s first kiss was during some wild adventure. She grabbed that handsome woman and smooched her hard.
Donald and Della used to hold hands when they were babies. All the time. In egg-ro. After they hatched, Donald was failing. Had a little trouble getting out of the egg, and it hurt a lot.
She hugged him when in the crib at the ICU, and he vitals strengthened. They constantly held hands, even when they were teens, though they made sure no one was around to see it.
Holding hands is the first thing they do when they return to the mansion after the Moonvasion.
Della isn’t the best mom. She isn’t the best person. She’s impulsive, selfish, hot tempered, stubborn, and childish in more ways than one. She’s also stubborn, impulsive, observant, loving, and compassionate. She’s a three dimensional character. Her flaws are extensions of her strengths.
Fan critique is warranted. She made bad decisions that directly effected her family dynamics. She’s aware of some of them, and it’s likely she’ll discover more. Della has a lot of self-doubt and regret. She knows she made a mistake. As fans we can address and discuss her flaws. We can hold her to a standard, but the standard should cross over the board to most main characters.
Della is a Mary Sue? That’s a sexist, derogatory term. There’s Gary Stu, but that’s rarely used in context towards male character. It’d be acceptable for Mary Sue/Gary Stu in this instance when referring to all characters, but in the cases this claim has appeared, it doesn’t imply any other character except for Della.
Scrooge is an asshole. He’s a great character, but he isn’t a “good” person. He’s an asshole. It makes sense. He was never written or created as a “good” person. He’s Ebenezer Scrooge without the character development, or that was his original creation. Scrooge developed in Barks, Rosa, and other writers/artists as a very complex character. We appreciate that about him. It makes for an entertaining and sometimes a relatable character.
What’s the problem with Della? Della isn’t an asshole. She’s obnoxious and oblivious, but she isn’t an asshole. She isn’t grumpy or mean or a penny pincher. She’s outwardly kind and affectionate. You’d say she’s closer to traditional “good” than Scrooge. But she’s a woman. Scrooge is a man.
Fandom allows Scrooge to be a complex character without ridicule because he’s a man, male character. Della isn’t afforded the same luxury. This is absolutely ridiculous not only for the blatant sexism but the fact that Scrooge is a direct cause for Della’s current personality and behavior.
Until told otherwise, it’s strongly implied Scrooge raised Donald and Della since they were HDLW’s age. He raised them. For all reasonable purposes, they are his children, and while pure conjecture, Scrooge probably projected a lot of himself and his behavior onto Della, rather than Donald. Scrooge encouraged Della’s actions and behavior. I highly doubt Scrooge tried to rein Della in as long as she was proving herself capable and trustworthy. The construction of The Spear of Selene suggests Scrooge spoiled and possibly favored Della due to their common ground.
The thing about Scrooge is accountability. He refuses to apologize. Someone may make a claim he has in past episodes, but they were gestures, not spoken words. He never apologized to Donald, the boys, or Webby. The show frames it in a way that the Scrooge needs the family more than the family needs him, which is why the family has to forgive Scrooge (though he hasn’t apologized or owned up to his mistakes) and return to the mansion.
But Della? Della owns up to her mistakes. Della meets her children and immediately apologizes to them after they reunite. She takes responsibility for her actions and tries to be better for them. Does she make mistakes? Absolutely. The shows wants us to see that Della is having a hard time at being the mom the kids need her to be, and they’re addressing her errors. She is trying to do good. She’s trying to do right by them.
Now, Scrooge? Hmm...hard to say. Not so much, yet. I trust the show to address Scrooge’s behavior down the line. Because he’s an asshole. Not so much to his family, but in general, he is.
You’re going to measure up Della as a Mary Sue, which I don’t think you’re using that term correctly in the first place (not only is it super sexist), but you’re failing (or refusing) to recognize Scrooge is just as much as a Gary Stu if not more since he isn’t put in a position to own up to his errors.
You look me in the eye and tell me Donald wasn’t more of a parent than Della was.
Oh my, what do we have here?
Pray tell, why is Donald near the baby carriage holding our unhatched ducklings when their mom is standing right there on the outside?
If this wasn’t a major plot reveal I’d say it was coincidence, but it ain’t no coincidence. Straight up symbolism.
He’s still closer to them than Della was.
Donald was already 1000% ready to ride or die for these babies. He had already prioritized them over any adventure, and while I don’t doubt Della loved her kids, she didn’t prioritize them at the same level.
Della wanted to give them the stars.
Donald wanted to make sure they lived to see the stars.
Scrooge is a triplet. Not many people know this. He hatched first. Matilda hatched second. Hortense hatched last. His biographers always get it wrong, but he doesn’t care that much. Not until his sisters arrive.
"Even after all these years it still stings I won the race out of my egg, eh Tilly?”
“Oh please, it’s the only race you’ve ever won against me.”
Hortense munches on some chips on the side, shaking her head as her siblings fall into their routine squabbling.
What would kill me is if Louie reminds Goldie of Dickie, and in a moment of weakness, most likely an argument, Goldie says to Louie, “Won’t you just listen to me, Dickie!”
The world seems to stop. Goldie is shocked. Louie is confused.
“I need to go,” she says. No explanation. She needs to go. Now.
