DuckTales: Scrooge's sister and The Fight for Castle McDuck! | Review | Phantom Blot | Reaction
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- Nothing like a little sibling rivalry to destroy and/or bring a family together.
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Pepper: Gee, Mr. Phantom, what do you want to do tonight ?
The Phantom Blot: The same thing we do every night, Pepper - try to eliminate anything that is magic and take over the world !
they're pepper and the blot
yes pepper and the blot
one is chipper
the other is not
They’re pepper and the blot
Yes pepper and the blot
Ones cold and cruel
The other is not
They both work for f.o.w.l
To make mcduck throw in the towel
They’re evil
It’s pepper and the blot blot blot blot blot!
I was disappointed that Donald and Della were left out of this episode. It would have been more interesting if they were in it and also took sides the way Scrooge’s parents did. I could see Donald siding with Scrooge being a way for him to relate to being the responsible sibling who doesn’t get credit and gets overshadowed by the more reckless irresponsible sibling, which would set Della off and have her siding with Matilda because she thinks Donald looks down on her. The triplets and Weby also end up taking sides somehow. It is cliche, but it would have been a great way to focus on existing clashes or ones the show never touched on to have them resolve or at least come to understand the other side better and act as character development.
For example Scrooge could realize his jabs at Donald can be a bit mean spirited and he admit on screen he is proud of Donald the same way his dad did with him in the last Castle McDuck episode. The episode we got was fine, but it really felt like a missed opportunity for how the main characters could have gotten character development by having four generations of the clan together in an episode.
It was incredibly disappointing. We all know they probably have fights all the time. Pretty much any time they have an interaction with each other. The first time we ever see them together, they were fighting about being alone on Christmas. The second time, they screamed about... actually they just screamed and then kind of caught up since there was an invasion going on.
That idea could work for a fanfiction episode
Pepper is such a fun character, I really hope she gets more development before the end of the show.
Me too. As well as her partnership with Blot
*gasp* he intentionally held the Ducktales reviews hostage for a well timed release of the Christmas episode review. Now I get it.
Oh yeaaaaa!
ohh
I understood the point of the episode, but Webby still annoyed me a little anyway. Families fight. It wasn't going to be the end of them and if the fight had been bad enough to remain permanant, then it would have meant there was underlying issues long before she came along. Ms. Beakley sheltered her more than I originally thought.
Need I point you to last week's episode, where she tried to be the goddess of Get Along Good Times Friendship? She's happy and upbeat, but doesn't really "get" people due to her limited exposure to them.
@@Rognik That was the point of why I said "a little." I get it and explained that with the last sentence about her granny, but I still found her annoying from a viewers standpoint anyway.
@@Buffy8Fan I agree with you. Webby still annoyed me too this episode especially because Webby _already_ learned this lesson (like more than a couple times, especially in "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser")
@@adcgdsin9320 I mean, people do occasionally need to learn the same lesson repeatedly in real life anyways. And with how sheltered Webby's life has mostly been before the show started, she'd be really vulnerable to that kind of thing.
@@Worldpeacekid But when a fictional character has to learn the same lesson more than once it is annoying for the viewer/reader/etc. because it is monotonous to any story arc, thus another point to my original comment.
One thing I realised when watching this episode
The Blot and Pepper looks to have left their magic vacuum device
That means that Scrooge’s parents can essentially turn the mists on and off whenever they want
No more 5 year gaps between visits
Honestly, I feel like the Phantom Blot and Pepper deserved to win more than the McDucks did. It really doesn't sit right with me how quickly and easily everyone rallied together and pulled out a win that just felt...unearned. Blot legitimately learned the lesson the episode was trying to teach and grew as a person and I feel like the heroes really didn't in this one and only won because "they're supposed to"
I mean, as Scrooge said, and I am paraphrasing here, "Oi, these bastards invaded our turf! Nobody does that but us!". Family squabbles and fights are internal things and a family, even one which is currently infighting, can come together and postpone its fights awfully quickly it an external source attempts to enter their turf. Disclaimer: does not apply to noble, royal or imperial houses.
@@nairpic7360 fair enough, I dont have that particular relationship with my siblings so I'm projecting a little bit XD. I still think it's a trifle too convenient, but I get it
Too bad Scrooge’s other sister and brother, Hortense and Gideon McDuck couldn’t make an appearance in the episode seeing all four McDuck siblings would be amazing 🤗
I can see the creators planning a full McDuck reunion for Season 4 as either the opening or ending special to close the series out. Seriously, a fourth season was definitely called for with so many stories left untold. :/
Pretty sure Hortense and Quackmore (Donald and Della's father) are dead. Might've been confirmed by Frank. But ghosts are a thing so who knows.
Wait, he has a brother? I thought he just had the 2 sisters.
@@Takisan111 No Scrooge has a brother named Gideon McDuck I saw and looked him up on Wikipedia
The biggest highlights for me were the Phantom Blot and Pepper's interactions, and when Dewey pretended to be injured. The latter is one of the absolute funniest moments in the whole show.
It was also interesting seeing more of Scrooge's family, including his sister Matilda (and yes, this is her debut in animation). Although, I really wish Donald and Della got involved with this episode, especially considering its theme on siblings.
It has one of my favourite Scrooge moments: *inhales* "MMMMAAAAAAAAA!!!"
While do I have a feeling Webby sitting on the empty pedestal is foreshadowing an important plot point?
Great minds think alike my friend
I really loved Giancarlo Esposito and Amy Sedaris' team up. Not only were both of their characters great this episode, it was fun watching this after Mandalorian. Both actors really shine in the two shows. It was a fun little meta synergy for me for that weekend.
I thought it was cute that Phantom and Pepper became friends at the end.
@@carriekube7357 They were for sure the highlight of the episode for me. I wasn't expecting such a rich story from those two
The world will fear the names Phantom Blot and ....Pepper!
Im surprised you didnt touch upon the interactions between Scrooge's father and his father
Probably crunched for time but I think this episode would have gone into that if they had all the time they could (writer’s are crunched by a strict 22-23 minute time slot at Disney unfortunately).
@jf k Yes you are right, but the above comment is more talking about Fergus McDuck and "Dirty" Dingus McDuck, not the relationship between Scrooge and Fergus.
Even though we now know the answer to the "are Pepper and Webby related" question, I don't think it matters either way. A lot of storytelling gives heroes evil counterparts, so maybe it was only a matter of time before it was revealed that FOWL have a member who's the dynamic and sort of crazy one, just like Webby is to the Ducks.
Now that the finale has been a thing, Webby herself has a chance of being immortalized as a statue as well
I would've thought they'd use the Blessed bagpipes on Whiskers to make him a real pet, a living "Dust Bunny" or something. Missed opportunity in my opinion.
Although it doesn't have to be true; it makes too much sense that Pepper & Webby would be related, given that Webby is an only child who grew up with Beakley someone who clearly hides things from her.
Yeah it could be possible that Pepper could be a cousin or even older sister that Webby never heard of and we may come to some revelation about Pepper near the end of the season.
I feel like one of the few people who don't want Webby and Pepper to be related at all. I mean, I'd be excited to learn anything about Webby's parentage, but this just feels too contrived and forced.
Pepper and Phantom Blot definitely carried this episode on their backs, they were the best part about it and made it worth watching it. Otherwise it'd have been a pretty meh episode imo.
I agree. I did like Huey and Louie in this Episode but they only got like two scenes together but for me the funniest part of the episode was Dewey’s reaction to hearing Scrooge say he was his favorite child
To me I loved Mitilda and Scrooge’s interactions as well as the ancestors of Clan McDuck
The expressions are freaking incredible this episode
one big disappointment i have about this episode is the absence of two other siblings we don't see interact much, Della and Donald. For a family episode, they were strangely absent
Theory: Webby is a clone of Mrs. Beakley, was supposed to substitute her but get emotional attached. Pepper can be an older prototype stolen by FOWL.
well webby was a clone so close i guess?
My friend and I are both the eldest siblings in our own families so we are both used to dealing with pesky siblings that know far too much on how to push our buttons. Seeing Webbys perspective as an only child with an uncomplicated upbringing was pretty interesting to watch. She's never had to deal with this sort of thing before and it was kind of cute how seriously she was taking these pretty normal family squabbles.
I also liked Louies facial expressions this episode.
Honestly, this was an okay episode. But, man, there's a lot of fighting in this episode. I know that's the point, but it gets really old, really quick. Honestly, the best parts of the episode were the parts involving Huey & Louie or Phantom Blot & Pepper. Again, an okay episode overall, but not in my Top 10.
For me, it's my least favorite since my family is horribly dysfunctional.
A detail I loved that wasn't pointed out in the video: Matildas flower.
Don Rosa has a running gag with Matildas hat and the flower in it. For every new panel, the flower loses one of its petals. Now, this gag isn't as easy to do in animation, so I understand why they skipped it. But I love that they still gave her the flower. In present day she wears it in her hair, and in the old photos she has it in the same sort of hat that Rosa always drew her with, and I love that little detail.
Plus, I love the casting gag of having an incarnation of the Doctor (Tennant, the 10th) and The Master (Michelle Gomez, Missy) from Doctor Who as siblings. As a Whovian and a Donaldist, it warms my heart when one references the other.
Wow. Did you have these pre-recorded? This is a christmas present!
He must've had.
No I think he is Russian and the eps come late so it will take longer
@@potatogaming7044 I find that hard to believe.
@@LizardOfOz69 why
@@LizardOfOz69 well not Russian but do think it’s because he lives somewhere when it comes late
Little sisters can be lowkey Bullies , if the Big Brother doesn't put them in their place .
one thing I would love to see in a story would be villains who come together, become genuine friends, want to do evil stuff for perfectly justifiable reasons, win , for a society that actually functions with people who are happy in it and THEN things go off the rails and one of the bad guys takes things too far and has to be stopped.
Ngl, I'd watch that
Really wish we would be getting a season 4 to focus on Webby and probably explore the possible connection with Pepper.
Also "Bless me...oh that's why he says it!" does this mean that there is a cursed kilt floating around somewhere?
i think season 1 already had enough focus on webby in fact that's kinda one of the problems i had with season 1
@@jdawson7877 I kind of felt that was more of a Dewey season myself but it was pretty webby focused wasn't it?
I watched this episode while I was staying in a Disney hotel with my brother and sister. Ironically, it was kind of hard to pay attention sometimes because they were bickering with each other while it was playing.
Webby is now officially part of the family if it wasn't with calling Scrooge Uncle Scrooge. I love Pepper and her relationship with Phantom blot seems like Entrapta and Hordack's relationship, and depending on age difference I ship them.
I liked Phantom Blot and Pepper in this episode.
Fan casting idea: Ewan McGregor as Gideon McDuck.
He’s just gettin typecast as every Gideon ever
Awh you didn't mention the statues squabbing fight scene! Was hilarious seeing Scoorge great grandfather was super annoying that he was just a bust!
Hadn't occurred to me until watching this and you pointing the Webby/Pepper thing. Anyway given another theory I've had about Webby's parents, perhaps Pepper is Webby's brainwashed mom working for FOWL. It'd explain the crack on her Egghead helmet.
5:39 Okay but why was that animation so smooth?
Tbh still kinda upset about it being canceled only 3 seasons in, this show is great and its interesting to see stuff pulled from the comics in this new show, it really shows that the show runners care about all the duck lore and everything
I can't get over their Scot accents I am absolutely OBSESSED
In case no one's pointed it out, Matilda is voiced by Michelle Gomez, who played Missy on Doctor Who. So it's another Who-Reunion!
The Doctor and Missy
Fun fact... Scrooge McScrooge could be a translation for the brazilian name of Scrooge in the comics. Patinhas McPatinhas.
Also... i do think Pepper and Webby are related somehow.
I kinda wish we learned the truth about what happened to Ludwig Von Drake in this episode
I love how the first thing Scrooge says is “Did you break it?”
Youre comment on family tv shows made me remember why i loved malcolm in the middle so much
I'm thinking that just like Bob - Agent of Hydra, that Pepper joined F.O.W.L. for the good dental plan.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS
I think Webby's a clone of Della that F.O,W,L. created some time after their first encounter with Scrooge (in the next episode) in order to find the Papyrus of Binding which can now only be found by Scrooge's true heir as a result of "the first adventure" and I think Beakley (who, herself, might've worked for F.O.W.L. at some point, seeing as their ideals somewhat align) rescued and hid away before they could use her. It'd explain why she'd lie about being Webby's grandma, why she's always been so overprotective of her, why the return of F.O.W.L. seemed to be driving her over the edge in "the Impossibin", and even why they'd need Scrooge's DNA again, seeing as their previous attempt at creating/raising Scrooge's heir to find it failed. Webby's similarities with Della's have been pretty obvious since the second we met the latter and having her be a litteral clone of the boys' mother would cement her as a blood relative (even though she already fits in the family just fine regardless).
Well you got it half right
@@barelyhere7200 I was sooo close :P
This episode featured David Tennant and Michelle Gomez who would both reunite in the 2021 Netflix animated film The Loud House Movie with David as the voice of Angus and Michelle as the voice of Morag
Damn you pumping out this great content like a god! And I'm LOVING IT!😄
As an adult with two older sisters I related to this episode too well!
I am, the youngest of 3 siblings my eldest sister is still jealous of everything our middle sister has , all be it family of her own or even who of the two has the more money, health problems and happiness/ hardship of the two... we are kinda like the triplets without being twins.
4:11 4:58
10th Doctor: _THAT CLUMP OF HAIR WAS MY PET!!_
... I agree...
My biggest disappointment about DuckTales ending with season 3 is that I suspect we won't get the story of Webby and her grandmother told, or at least not told completely. Season one was about Dewey, season 2 about Louie and season 3 about Huey. It made sense to me that season 4 would have been about Webby. Since I LOVE Webby, I really wish that there had been a season about her.
i think webby had enough spotlight in season 1 also if there was a season 4 i was hoping it would focus on scrooge or donald
Pepper and Phantom Blot are my personal new favorite villains
I hate how Pepper ended up as some sort of red herring on Webby’s origin.
I wish they could of went with Donald and Della's mother. She's a character I kind of wanted to see animated. Unless she died. I'd not be surprised if Donald and Della's dad is dead. He sounded more unlucky than Donald.
Blot and Pepper are my new favorite villains for the show.
Pepper could absolutely be Webby's mom. Don't know why I never thought of that earlier.
So we all know Pepper is related to Webby, right?
Shan Ryder not yet
it was a really good Episode to watch.
there going to be the repeat of the Show on Disney XD in 2021 i google it so you know what's going on.
Did the artstyle of this episode seem a bit off to anyone else? Its not bad, just something feels different
Could be a different art studio. They each have their own animation method, and some are more fluid or have more cels than others.
@@Rognik nah, DuckTales is all done in house at DTA and the same animators as usual did it according to the boards released on Twitter.
@@shanryder That is patently untrue. Take a closer look at the credits, and there are at least 2 animation studios listed. For instance, Snipple Animation Studios is listed in the credits here, but the next episode is credited to Toon City Animation. And honestly, you can see the differences between those two studios.
Isaac Carson think the webbys mom is part of F.O.W.L and that why Scrooge once’s called her a vanderduck and not vanderquack cause bleakly changed her name to keep her hidden and that’s also why webby was in the mansion for that long
If any one wonders, Scrooge was born 1867 so Scrooge is....
Uhm... around 200+...
He's 153, not that close to 200.
That's assuming no prolonged time travel shenanigans.
I think the phantom blot might be my favorite character in the reboot especially when he's teamed up with pepper
Does anyone else feel like Pepper is going to be Webby's mom?
If so then how did go from being British to southern? 🤔
@@tahraethestoryteller6079 brainwashing? Or maybe Pepper is the mother and Mrs. Beakley's child was the father?
Pepper gets MVC this episode.
Actually, Matilda is the older of the McDuck sisters. Hortense is the actual youngest.
To be honest, this episode is my SECOND least favorite Season 3 episode. The constant bickering (which even got to the main characters) got old.
Honestly, my two least favorite episodes of Season 3 are Rumble for Ragnarok and Phantom and the Sorceress. One episode where the triplets were being verbally assaulted only to act like nothing happened in the end. The other is when the triplets are not even in it and is just another Friendship is Magic knockoff; although I did get a few laughs from Gladstone's suffering.
This is my least favorite episode of the whole series.
@@adcgdsin9320 My least favorite episode is Whatever Happened to Della Duck?! I know a lot of people like it, but whatever subtle mood they were trying to set up on the Moon was completely destroyed by that cop out ending. Not to mention the tons of plot holes throughout the entire episode.
@@klimmr my least favorite of the season is “New Gods on the Block” mainly for the B-Plot which was Storkules at his most annoying. And wastes a perfectly good plot with Donald and Daisy. Missed opportunities like Daisy interacting with Della or any of the other Duck family.
No no no no no rumble for ragnarok the phantom and the sorcoress and new gods on the block are great episodes and I find storkules funny rather than annoying and the triplets actually appeared in phantom and the sorcoress and yeah they don't have a very important role they appearr in the beggining and in the end and I did laugj when Gladstone suffered and I loved how lena got her own magic and there is a montage these are all great epissodes
Watched this review video after finishing up the season. What do you think about your Webby-Pepper theory after the end, Seaniccus?
I was doing some research it in the classic darkwing duck series Morgana 5 episodes maybe 6 my count might be off . But I think she is the one character thats not part of the main cast also are gonna cover the Nega Duck comic series ? I was wondering have thought of doing a series of videos either reviewing the episodes of darkwing duck that focus female characters as I don’t think any one has focused just on those episodes.
the part i didn't like is where scrooge said he doesn't want to be a mcduck anymore because that's doesn't sound like something scrooge would say
Who is watching this in 2021 while sobbing because the show got cancelled...
TY
My theory on pepper and Webby is that Pepper is her mother now the reason why I think she doesn’t remember Webby or anything is because her memories have been White when she became a minion because according to the minions in Darkwing duck their memories have been wiped and they don’t remember thing they’re more like a storm troopers in Star Wars they don’t remember who they are and they only meant to serve the master
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Can I just say, I don't consider the Phantom Blot a bad guy? It's more than understandable why he hates all magic and seeks to destroy it. His village and family were brutally wiped out by magic.
Hang on. Riddle me this. Webby was raised isolated in a mansion by her British granny, with a British butler and a somewhat elusive Scottish quadzillionaire, whom she idolizes? Why the heck does she have an American accent?
the 1 dislike was Glumgold cause he hates McDuck
In the comics scrooge had a sister named dora
I have two therious about this episode One maybe pepper is ready sister and her parents are also fowel agents or to pepper is Webby‘a mother but pepper got brain washed and don’t know it her daughter
I think webby was MADE to be just DUCKTALES fans
Real ghostbusters sticky business and the revenge of Murray the mantis please!✨!✨!
Seaniccus did you sign the petition to save Ducktales?
Very philosophical of you
Scrooge's sister is very nice. 😀👍
Matlida is now the youngest sister? Huh, thought Hortense was in the comics anyway. Blot and Pepper have the fun dynamic that would've made them a fun pair of recurring characters, similar to the B.A.D. G.U.Y.S from Green Eggs and Ham (good show btw) and...Pinky and the Brain I guess. Also why is Donald and Della left out of seeing their grandparents lol (I mean that would have been TOO many characters for one episode but still, would've had another sibling dynamic for comparison). A little lesser of an episode that still had its moments. Far from one of the greats though.
Like the point of the ep, love paper, hate the sister
I wish I had siblings
💛
So we're just gonna skip over the fact that Scrooge basically stated that Hortense is alive? Okay.
Were we assuming she wasn't?
@@seaniccus Hortense is Schrodinger's duck. She never appears after a certain point in Donald's life, and nothing is ever said about where she is. Scrooge's line confirms that in this universe, she IS still alive.
@@AtarahDerek Yeah I guess that's fair. I've never assumed she wasn't alive, but it's true they never show her.
They never do all that much with his Sisters beyond what they need to explain where Donald and Della come from.
Do You remember when I say, at least 2 last episode should be 1 hour long. This is the episode that give reason To Do that. Because if Pepper is Webby's Mom, I really wanna know her origin story🤔. If You all are disagree... DO NOT TRY YOUR LUCK WITH ME😡😡😡
that would be better then the clone theory
@@Ncholasbloom agree👍
@@HautaAntero speaking im doing a dt review right now im new to the whole review thing its just me with my webcam but i like it
LOL!
I so ship PepBlot
I didn't like this Matilda . She is so diferent from the original Matilda, she was characterised for being a sweet, gentile, and sensitive duck in contrast to her grumpy explosive sister, and i know is nessesary to make a few changes, and that this show doesnt want just to repeat what is already done but at least they could have respect the esence of Matilda, i think I feel so dissapointed because she and Matilda used to be my favorite ones from Life and times of scrooge MC duck, but okay i Also dont like her because she is so similar to other characters in the show, the fun, a little weird woman, Della and webby are so similar to her ( even with the hair) and its kind of overused. love ducktales but i didn't like Matilda
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To be honest, this episode was the biggest dissapointment of the entire series.
I feel like the show runners tried to do a little too much in this episode. Not only did it try to adapt arguably the greatest Don Rosa's uncle Scrooge story (A Letter From Home) it also tried to push the family feud theme a little too hard.
It is extremely frustrating seeing Webby not being able to understand the idea of a family fight even though she has lived in the SAME HOUSE with the triplets for far over a year.
I also find Pepper super annoying.
I'm not angry, just really dissapointed. Well, they can't all be bangers.
Am I the only one that didn’t really like this episode. Don’t get me wrong it’s not a bad episode it’s just that compared to the other reboot episodes it just seemed kind of bland to me. I really like the Huey and Louie duo so I wish they had more focus in this episode instead of having like one scene. I did like webby in this episode But all together I just feel like this episode was just really mediocre
Scrooge screams “MOM!” Best episode in the universe
@@CaliCosmicGal true that was funny And there were other funny part of the episode I did like I just think overall the episode was mediocre
Eh. It just seemed like an epidode that really didn't need to exist.
This episode would have ranked higher for me if there wasn't so much bickering and arguing. I know that's the point, but it gets really old, really fast. I'd say the best parts of the episode are Huey and Louie's interactions and especially the interactions between Phantom Blot and Pepper.
@@RedMadMichael I agree 100%. Then again just because an episode didn’t need to exist doesn’t mean it is a bad episode. My favorite episode from season 1 is the impossible summit of Mount Everest and that episode didn’t need to exist I just feel like this episode just had a lot of missed potential. I think it would’ve been better if Huey and Louie has half the episode trying to find the bow together and then the other half was about webby And Scrooges family
Jesus the look of this show is bad, it's like grade schoolers are the animators!
Please cut your hair. I've watch all of you videos and watched the "growth" so just, bro it's time. Vut the hair