Anybody else re-reading Don Rosa’s masterpiece ~ The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck~ before the next episode ~ The Life and CRIMES of Scrooge McDuck~ airs? (I’M REALLY HOPING FOR SOME AWESOME REFRENCES)
Also here, have some of my favourite moments: (feel free to add)
I liked the new Ducktales episode (the one I was extremely looking forward to since the title was revealed) and a few small parts were outstandingly good BUTTT...
... it was not what I expected at all. The comic freak in me really wished for a few great refrences of the Don Rosa masterpiece ~The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck~ LITERALLY THE SOURCE WHERE THE EPISODE TITLE COMES FROM and also we gotta talk about Scrooge a bit
Of course Scrooge’s character (even if he is portrayed a lot more “heroic” than he actually is) and a lot of other things in the whole series are in connection with this comic but I still expected more classic authentic comic Scrooge flashbacks for this episode. If it would have had a different title to start with, I probably wouldn’t even begin to complain about it that much.
Aside from that my personal wish of a Klondike Goldie flashback died (I really wanted that, I even made an animation, come onnn) and she literally sued him at least once already ...
... still don’t know how they just skipped over that golden opportunity ...
Also, get that they didn’t include his ACTUALLY BIGGEST CRIME from the comic where he swindled and burned down a whole village ... no joke - he had devil horns ... Also what he said to his sister here reminds me of what he told Magica: “Looks to me like your family is holding you back”
If you ask me, Don Rosa’s Scrooge McDuck will always be superiour to the DT17 version. HIS DEVELISH DECISIONS HAD A LASTING EFFECT ON HIM THAT CHANGED HIM. Yes, his actions in the DT17 version are bad too but what did he do? He was “truly sorry”, that’s it?? I’m not complaining about Scrooge being a terrible person BUT ABOUT HOW THEY PRETTY MUCH JUST BRUSHED IT OFF.
ALSO: SCROOGE MCDUCK WAS NEVER MENT TO BE A HERO WITH A SHINING HALO OR SOMETHING
...it haunted him for years to come...
But in the end it was a good episode (even if I really think they should have taken a completely different approach with it) It had a heartwarming Sharpie / Louie development, nice flashbacks, a very interesting side of Scrooge and POE DE SPELL (Can Magica find him in the finale pleaseee???? I really feel bad for her even if she was utterly heartless to that village ... and the story of how he became a crow ... damnnn ... that’s gonna be another post tho, maybe even a drawing ... don’t know yet)
So to close this little rant of a comic lover on a positive note, have some Scrooge screenshots: (loved the fact that he wore the Outlaw Scrooge McDuck outfit btw)
Not too bad for Ms.Mojo if you ask me, of course everyone has their own favourites but those moments are certainly iconic. From some Lena and Magica de Spell to Superheroes and emotional Della Duck scenes. (Which definetely deserve a place in that list.)
Personally I’d add Scrooge and Goldie’s tango/fight and Glomgold’s flashback tho.
