#I love dw’s outfit actually. I see a character with a cape and it’s an instant success in the gender category

[fi3stazo]

watch me make this man my entire personality

[dragynkeep]

Hey, these designs are much much older and tbh I would change a lot about them (mostly Ruby’s) but I am curious to see how you feel bout em! Here’s my initial redesign of Team RWBY using an old tool Kisekae! https://twitter.com/listradboy/status/1514652994893144074?s=21&t=GY0pySVnPFl4kGYmP8Y-5Q

Because of the thing used and how limiting it can be, I am gonna be pretty understanding with it so dw dw.

Overall, these are some cute attempts for the RWBY girls older outfits. Even with the limitations put on your ability, these are good attempts to come out of it, and there’s quite a few bits I like about it. 

Starting with Ruby, I like the overall casual look for her, even if I think it strays a bit too much from her established aesthetic with the sports jacket replacing her dress and corset. I like the two tones sleeves contrasting Ruby’s arms from her chest, while letting the red actually take the foreground there, it keeps her colour consistent, while stopping her from looking like a red blob. Though without the cape, I wouldn’t be able to say how it’s look with the added red behind her. 

I would’ve kept it closed instead of left open, just to better fit with Ruby’s character since she doesn’t bare that much skin, but it’s still cute. The silver contrasts a lot with the red and black, and helps with her tanned skin making this cool colour pop a lot more, like her silver eyes. Her red boots are cute. Black boots work better imo, but these are still cute.

Though I love the cross necklace she’s wearing. It’s a nice homage to Qrow’s and keeps the cross imagery that I wish she kept after Beacon. Add it with the goggles on her head, it’s a preppy and cute choice for Ruby.

Good outfit. A bit too far from Ruby’s design, and the amount of skin showing is not something Ruby would show, but it’s still good given what you had to use.

Weiss’ is cute, and honestly a way I would’ve coloured her Mistral outfit. The blue of the bolero calls back to the blue of her original jacket, which would allow for additional white decals that you could add in post. The only thing I dislike about the boleros she wears is that she loses the high collar with them, and so you lose the great positioning of red in her outfit. A lot of times the red is just slapped on and it doesn’t have the same oomph as her collar does. 

But now that the dress is white, shows off her colour properly without sacrificing her unique colour. Though the sash now blends completely with her white dress, with only the bow giving indication that something is there. The bow’s cute, I’m not gonna lie, it just all blends a bit too much. The blue line at the bottom is something I’m not a fan of either, it just looks kinda tacked on and really reminds me of toothpaste. 

I actually like the pleated skirt look on Weiss, though. 

Great way of showing her colour while keeping the blue, but it’s kinda plain in general. In post, it could help with some detailing on her bolero and dress.

Blake’s is my favourite. This could be her outfit for Vacuo and I would not complain. The beret is a really cute addition that I wish Blake did wear to further sell the French fashion. The purple line helps keep the black beret from disappearing into her black hair too.

I like the black crop jacket keeping the white on her chest, and the purple bottom is honestly really pretty, still the wrong shade of purple, but a nice way of using the purple without Blake being defined by it and white. Combined with her black pants, it really uses purple as an accessory without getting out of hand with it. The white shirt is small, and is pretty much kept to her chest, so I wish it was used just a little bit more to add some interest to her lower half.

The zippers attempt to add some interest while calling back to the zippers on Blake’s shorts in Beacon, but they look really weird there and I’m not a fan. Like her Mistral outfit, black pants and boots do keep her colour throughout the outfit, and the purple details do help to keep the boots from blending into the pants, but it’s slightly plain. A white version of her emblem could add something to her pants too.

However, I really like how this works with Blake’s dark skin. It helps her yellow eyes pop while the lighter purple and white keeps the black from blending too much with a darker complexion. 

Great outfit! The only thing I would change is the shade of purple, and just the case of adding something of interest to the mostly black look so it doesn’t look as plain. 

Yang’s is alright. It definitely a Yang thing to wear, and I like how the belt and pants look, but the shirt is a bit too exposing for Yang as a fighter. She looks unnecessarily exposed, especially since this is a bikini rather than a proper shirt. A tube job could serve the same purpose and a jacket helps isolate the yellow to make it pop while separating her hair from it and protecting Yang more. 

The pouches on her pants are a great way of having the gold buckles on her pants, adding some interest while being practical too. The white belt also contrasts with the dark pants, while accenting the gold of her buckle and having Weiss’ colour on her.

Really, Yang is the one girl who can work with all four of RWBY’s colours on her. The black and white are neutral that works with her yellow, while the red helps sell the fire motif she has on top of being another warm colour that wouldn’t clash with her yellow. 

And speaking of colour, I’m not a fan of Yang being in brown and orange, especially since now she’s also wearing red in her shirt. I don’t wanna keep repeating how brown and orange tends to overwhelm the little yellow Yang wears.

Still, it’s a good attempt, but the shirt and colour choices really do bring the design down. 

[cartoon-savant]

Ducktales "Let's Get Dangerous" Watch Ramblings

Okay, so. That was amazing.

WHO DID THIS!? WHAT MAD GENIUS SNIPED IN BONKERS!? I CAME TO THIS PARTY FOR SPECIFICALLY INFORMED FUN AND THEN THE HOST JUST THROWS GOLD AT MY FACE!!

- The episode feels like a proper dedication to everything Darkwing Duck. The atmosphere of St.Canard still feels like Gotham City so much. If Launchpad is doing double time moving between Duckberg daytime and St.Canard nighttime it’ll hold that vibe the city and DW have. But I can’t help but believe this is the start of his transition to St.Canard. The responsibilities may just be too big to juggle together. Also, this found family of Drake, Launchpad, and Gosalyn is just too good together. Like Launchpad creates a different vibe for himself when he’s with him. He just taps into a whole different side to care for and support them.

-  So yeah, I’m glad Darkwing is still somewhat underappreciated in St.Canard since it didn’t seem like anyone knows about his efforts in the lab. Gizmoduck didn’t even make it halfway across the bridge into the city and gets all the credit. So now we get to see DW work towards that recognition he deserves.

- It was the best blending of nostalgia and new age. They drop a massive Easter egg in one of my favorite scenes, from one of my favorite episodes “A Whale of A Bad Time”, of my favorite story arc where Scrooge and Glomgold race to deliver their fortunes for weighing in a bet to win a lucrative contract. Also love the Fluppy Dogs shot-out. Wasn’t my jam but I gotta respect that attention given.

- F.O.W.L. involvement made the Missing Mysteries tie-in more logical. Huey is getting more involved here since this season is supposed to be this triplet’s turn in the spotlight. I bet this encounter spurs him into action now that F.O.W.L. is exposed to have interest in the mysteries. Speaking of exposed, poor Bradford. Like he would be more successful in his organized bureaucratic villainy if everyone who works for him didn’t revel in the theatrics.

- With Taurus Bulba falling out with F.O.W.L. it leaves me to believe he’ll stay in St. Canard to be a recurring villain for him. If he keeps the “Bulba’s Super Villain Solutions” thing I expect something like the Spectacular Spiderman animated series. Like Norman Osborn he’ll turn out villains for profit while acting behind the scenes and exploiting the chaos. Bonus points if his cybernetic enhancements keep coming in via collateral damage like with Major Bludd in G.I. Joe: Renegades. Since only Megavolt, Quackerjack, Liquidator, and Bushroot seem to be the only returning OG villains (aside from a couple of cool cameos from some C-Listers, haha) now the writers have a nice say in picking and choosing who gets rolled into the reboot reality. Negaduck is basically confirmed as a reboot villain now since they called themselves the Fearsome Four and Justice Ducks got a name drop but not who’s in it. Gizmoduck was a member but is here as a reboot character and they can just grab Neptunia, Stegmutt and Morgana. Real talk, they’ll probably redo all their designs but I hope we keep Morgana’s vibe close to her original which had such a wonderful goofy Elvira feel. Also let’s get a good Batman/Catwoman thing going.

- Bushroot’s redesign and dialogue silence may have been out of respect to his original voice actor Tino Insana’s passing, also the same year the Ducktales reboot came out. Everyone else is alive but the only reprised role was Michael Bell’s Quackerjack and everyone sounded great. Still hope he left like a seedling clone of himself behind so we can explore more of him.

- Gosalyn was well handled. I loved her reboot personality still feeling like OG but with more smarts and skill. Giving her skill with a crossbow was great (she gets a matching outfit and Huntress much) as well as leaning into the Batman & Robin parallels by making her a proper partner/sidekick, instead of a stubborn tag-along.  I want to see her meet Webby because I feel like she will complete a certain dynamic. Webby is an all rounder being good with magic, quite smart and a top fighter. Webby doesn’t hold top mark in any particular area. Lena is basically becoming sorceress supreme and Violet is very intelligent and composed with her reading situations better than the others. So I want Gosalyn to be surprisingly good at keeping up with Webby in a fight.

The second other series that may actually get this kind of dedication in the reboot feels to me like Talespin.

- We have plenty of mentions of Cape Suzette and a Don Karnage. I say “a” because the Season 3 poster revealed what looked like an older Kit and Molly. This leads me to believe the OG Talespin adventures do take place decades prior to closer match the aesthetics of the OGand current era Karnage is a descendant. Della may have also learned to pilot from or was a fan of Baloo so that can be a good background to add to her character. I feel like Shere Khan will be a David Xanatos type character. He was already a fierce, morally ambiguous self serving businessman. But give him that Xanatos pizazz, keen intellect and foresight to make him be the sharpest of the sharpies that Scrooge will ever deal with.

- So all in all it was everything I didn’t know I wanted and gives me such joy for heights this show can reach being this successful in its ambition. I hope further inclusions from other Disney Afternoon characters will start building themselves up in this reboot just as well. I’m excited for more of the world explored from the sides of the Rescue Rangers and Goofy’s suburban slice of life. Oh, and of course cop/detective work from freaking Bonkers! Like this is how you know your reboot is in good hands. When you keep the appeal of and appreciate the old while introducing well defined new takes, bridging the gap between generations so everyone enjoys it. Man, I need that Animaniacs reboot right now.

[bolddeducktionneverfails]

Launchpad’s Association with Della Duck: A Reflection

A lot has changed since my first two Association theory posts from ten months ago. It was waaaay back in January...we were only nine episodes in and about to experience the biggest DuckTales hiatus ever. Now we’re headed into Season 2 with more information about the things we pondered in the beginning of first.

Since so much has changed, I thought it would be best to take a look back before I dive into providing more possible hints that could support the idea of Launchpad and Della having a history.

Let's see what still holds up...and what I was totally wrong about.

For Part 1:

When I opened up my first theory post, I hypothesized that Launchpad could be working for Scrooge for Della-related reasons. This could still very well be true, but I don’t believe it’s to find out what happened to her. Now, I believe he’s involved to help Scrooge find her. I was so focused on Dewey and Webby’s search and focused too much on Scrooge trying to wipe out everything having to do with Della, that I didn't take that into consideration. If Launchpad read about the incident in the newspaper or by other means, he should already know Della got lost in space.

It’s still hard to determine whether Scrooge could suspect LP to be the father of the triplets. In the original series, Scrooge first met Launchpad as a teenager. Could they have previously met before he was hired in the reboot continuity? Could Della have briefly introduced him to Scrooge? Could Scrooge have known that LP and Della were friends?

Either way, Scrooge is doing a little too much for someone who just started working for him in the beginning of the series. He gave LP a place to stay at the end of the two-parter and pays for all the damages he creates. He could have hired someone who was more professional, but he chooses to hold on to Launchpad in spite of constantly getting annoyed by his antics. He didn't seem very interested in LP’s background, so why does he care about him so much? In the “Solving Mysteries and Rewriting History” book, Scrooge’s explanation was that LP keeps him from falling into a false sense of safety, but this might be a cover for deeper reasons.

There was a lot of focus on the kids helping to bring Scrooge’s adventurous side back, but maybe keeping Launchpad is his way of showing gratitude for being a part of that. LP did try to bring The Drake Barrier Reef to Scrooge’s attention to get him interested in coming out of retirement (even though Scrooge was already looking at the article during the board meeting). Maybe Launchpad’s reckless driving reminded Scrooge of the adventurous lifestyle he used to share with Donald and Della. Maybe Launchpad reminds Scrooge of Della. Dewey reminds Scrooge of Della and he was being a bit ignorant towards him and other things that were reminiscent of his niece as well.

Launchpad is definitely smarter than he’s perceived and has shown surprising moments of  maturity. Like how he remained calm when things started going south in “Last Crash”. He thought about the kids and wanted to distract them with Darkwing Duck so they wouldn't be worried. Also, the time where he explained the lesson in “Moorshire”, immediately after he proved himself to be insightful, he undercuts himself by “eating” a bunch of golf balls. Did he really think they were eggs? Or did he accidentally show how smart he truly was and needed a distraction? I’m having a hard time buying his act...it doesn't look like he was really choking, he could still talk and he was keeping the golf balls in rather than spitting them out. Possible proof that he’s playing dumb to an extent for some reason. 

Going into Season 2, There’s still a lot we don’t know about Launchpad. We have yet to see things like LP's scrapbook, what his adventures were like before he began working for Scrooge. (We have an idea, but we never get to see them.) Season 2 seems like it could be leaning further into his history and could be giving him an arc.

It's been confirmed that this version of LP has also had a very adventurous life with an extensive romantic history, so he really could have met Della in person at some point and the two could have dated.

Aw man, “Last Crash” confirmed that LP doesn't know Baloo. Oh well, maybe he’ll get to met him or Della could possibly know him. We haven't gone to Cape Suzette yet, but there are many hints that we will soon.

“Agent 22” seems to be the “Double O Duck” inspired episode being referred to during the D23 Expo panel from last year, but Launchpad was hardly in it. Maybe this is just the beginning and it'll lead into something more based on DoD. Beakley was wearing a Darkwing hat and cape in the slideshow for the San Diego Comic Con this year. She also shares a good deal of colors with DW already…

If the moments where Launchpad gets hurt doesn't symbolize what prevented himself from seeing Della again, maybe some of them were meta setbacks to keep him from revealing his association with her or something important about himself. For example, the snakes kept him away from Donald mentioning The Spear of Selene in the pilot. What if he knew what it was? That it wasn't an artifact and that it had to do with Della? His reaction could have been too revealing. Similarly, he drove away in the beginning of “The Great Dime Chase!” and was tasked to figure out what was wrong with the Sunchaser in the majority of “The Spear of Selene!”. If he knows Della, he could know about Selene because of her. It could have been too revealing if he was more involved; especially when Selene herself points out how similar Dewey, Launchpad’s best friend, is to his mother.

Huey was the first to make sure LP was ok after getting a bunch of snakes dropped on him in “Woo-oo!”. Louie was the first to call LP family in “Neverrest”…But Launchpad considers Dewey to be his best friend? Even when their interaction prior to “Terror” was practically non-existent? Even Dewey was surprised by LP’s statement in that episode. We don’t even get to see Dewey apologize for setting off that snake trap. All he ever did was be his reckless self and Launchpad became attached to him. Dewey did eventually check on him by asking if he was ok when he returned from that side-quest in Macau, but Dewey wasn't the first one to care, he was the last. If LP’s friendship isn't purely based on seeing part of himself in Dewey’s personality, he could definitely be seeing Della.

I found out that there is actual proof that Launchpad may have been part of the military as a test pilot. A character introduction page from the older DuckTales comics had this to say about him:

(Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ)

It’s possible that the show-runners acknowledged this fact and merged it with LP’s rebooted character.

It doesn't seem like Magica and Della's arcs have anything to do with each other aside from the moon, so, that debunks Lena and Webby reflecting a friendship they could have had, but perhaps something will change in the future. Magica's still running around and will probably regain her powers. (And who’s to say Lena and Webby’s friendship isn't reflecting another one that Della could have had?)

Now that Donald has forgiven Scrooge, he’s becoming more prominent in Season 2 and will likely start joining the rest of the family on their trips from now on. Throughout most of the first season, LP and Donald have been very avoidant of each other and both were very avoidant of Webby. I've been theorizing that their interactions were being held off for Della-related reasons. Donald could definitely be reminded of his sister through both of them and Launchpad could be reminded of Della through Donald and Webby. I thought that LP would have already been shown having a strong connection with Webby since she hangs out with Dewey a lot, but we don’t see that until “Shadow War”. And with the praise Webby gave about Donald being a great adventurer, I thought they would talk about that together some time after, but again, we don't get to see them talking until “Shadow War” and it’s hardly a conversion. Now we have a better chance of seeing interaction between all three of them and discovering the true reason why they've been kept away from each other.

When it comes to Launchpad’s confusion over who Donald was in “Woo-oo!”, I’m leaning heavily on the “uncle” title throwing him off. There is no way he can know who Scrooge, the Richest Duck in The World, is without knowing who’s been accompanying him for many years. The family is so famous, he should have known about Donald and Della’s existence prior to working for Scrooge. Maybe he thought the kids were actually Donald's children at first or he believed that they belonged to a cousin.

There seems to be a trend where Launchpad understands part of a thing, but not in full. He knew Don Karnage was the plant scientist in “Sky Pirates”, but he thinks Don is actually is a scientist. He knows Fenton is Gizmoduck, but he thinks Fenton is a robot. He knew it was the Beagle Boys in Woodchuck outfits, but he thought they genuinely joined as scouts. So he really could have previously known who Donald was, but never knew that Donald became an uncle because he wasn't told about Della having children.

For Part 2:

While revisiting Launchpad’s side-quest, I made some other realizations that could be hinting towards this moment being important: Ziyi was very likely a panda and not a duck. The cub Launchpad brought back could have been her kid. It doesn't sound like LP was able to find Ziyi when he came back. If so, then basically…Launchpad went on a mission to reconnect with his previous love interest, who left her offspring behind when she went missing. The same could be applied to Della.

When stating that the panda being on Launchpad’s back was something he had to bear as in “endure” and how it possibly represents HDL being his sons, I somehow missed out on something else: Pandas are no longer considered bears, but are still referred to as such. If the cub was Ziyi’s she beared a child and Launchpad was taking care of that child. (He’s not the cub’s father since it would have been evident, but it’s a loose suggestion)

Maybe the panda not only represents HDL being LP’s sons, but Dewey specifically. Launchpad could be seeing something special about both children. He’s could be reminded of both Ziyi and Della through them.

Who else could the “war crime” family be representing? The DeSpells are still possible since there’s a mysterious blood feud going on between them and the McDucks, but could it possibly be The Beagles? The Greek gods? Who could have caused the storm? Zeus didn't answer Huey after he was questioned about whether or not he could control all types of storms. Where was Circe in “The Spear of Selene!”? She lived on Ithaquack in the original DuckTales series. And what's up with Selene?! She’s the goddess of the moon but she hasn't seen Della in years?!

 Since the whole family is in on Della's story, they could all work together to bring her back, not just LP and Dewey as I had theorized.

Ha, I think I made Della a little too short in the color comparison I created, so here's a better version: 

Tʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ Dᴇʟʟᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴘᴀɴᴇʟ ɪɴ “Beware of Tʜᴇ Pʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴀʟ Pᴜᴍᴘᴋɪɴ Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ!”. I ᴇᴅɪᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ.  

(Tʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ғɪʟᴇ)

In the back of my head, I was starting to think I was making too far of a stretch with comparing Donald and Beakley to their co-workers, but now I think I could have been onto something. The two were being compared to each other in “Shadow War”; Donald took charge of the situation and devised a plan similar to what Mrs. Beakley was going to do. Meanwhile, she was instructed to protect Donald's houseboat and began saying his signature phrases in the process.

Even before this special aired, I came across a promotional image where the main cast are placed in a way that suggests Mrs. Beakley and Donald have similar demeanors. It also implies that a character is missing: 

(Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ) 

Notice how Scrooge is depicted in the center instead of being closer to Launchpad to balance the composition. Donald is leaning towards Beakley’s side and Scrooge stands straight. Also notice how the adult personalities seem to range from most strict to most lenient. If you split the group from the center, symmetry suggests that both sides should have one tall adult, one short adult and two kids. The other side is missing its short adult. Della would be way too fitting for this spot; she’s Donald’s twin sister, her personality is in between being not as serious as Scrooge can be, but probably not as lenient as Launchpad and while she’s an important character, she’s hardly ever seen. What reason would the artist decide to make the composition imbalanced in this way if there are an even number of characters? Who else would be a better fit for this spot? And if it’s suggest that Della is the one who’s missing from this, why is it suggested that she belongs on Launchpad’s side rather than Beakley’s?

Also, the kiss remark from Louie has become a bit of a running gag now that could be leading up to a significant kiss: Donald and Beakley did not kiss, Scrooge and Goldie almost kissed, Huey and a mutated seaworm kissed, (ew, lol) but it was meant to be a joke and it wasn't enjoyed. So, according to the pattern, could we expect Launchpad and Della to be the ones to give a kiss that’s meant to be taken seriously?

Something that could help strengthen this is the Patos de la Pasión show that Mamá Crackshell was watching in “Who Is Gizmoduck?”. There might be some foreshadowing going on: The show’s episode was about a long-lost sibling returning, the male leads have a beak designs that closely resembles Launchpad’s and the lead female character has long hair like Della was revealed to have now. In addition to this, one of the male leads and the female lead almost kiss in the title card.

Tʜᴇ sɪʙʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʙʟᴜᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ. Iғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ɪs ʜɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs Dᴇʟʟᴀ ᴀɴᴅ Lᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ, ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ Dᴏɴᴀʟᴅ?

Ha, I was really hype about the “mummies and daddies” joke. I later realized another reason why it caught my attention: it kinda sounds like “If that's what the mom is like, I'd hate to see what the dad is like.”; A bit of a reflection from the audience. Even before the season ended, many fans had the notion that Della wasn't ready to become a parent. It was hinted that she’s pretty extreme, doesn't make the best choices and plays around a little too much. Now we know about how her recklessness and impatience lead to her disappearance.

The father was more than likely someone who was ok with or able to keep up with Della’s fast-paced, adventurous lifestyle. There’s a high chance that he was an adventurer himself or something close to that.

Most people already think negatively about the father for never being around and LP already comes off as incompetent, dangerous and dense. It’s not expected for him to be a parent and a lot of people don’t want to think about him be the father, but the fact that he’s a very well-traveled pilot, and that he’s someone with a personality type Della could get along with, he can’t be ruled out just yet...

The reboot has already merged separate concepts to either create another character or to add on to them. Lena was created by merging the idea of Magica’s rebellious shadow from the original series episode “Magica’s Shadow War” and her niece Minima, who befriended Webby in an old DT comic. Flintheart Glomgold was treated similarly: The Duke of Baloni was the first to be titled “The Second-Richest Duck” and pre-dates Flintheart’s creation. The idea of this character was combined with Glomgold’s original South African history as well as his Scottish background that the first DuckTales series gave him.  

Launchpad shares enough traits with what little we know about the father (accident-prone, depicted with red hair, possible military involvement) and the traits he had before the reboot compliment the idea well. Establishing Della as a pilot in 2014 with the “80 is prachtig”/”Family Ties” comic only increased his eligibility. 

I’m feeling stronger about the hula girl bobble figure belonging to Launchpad and about it holding some sort of significance; being used as a form of motivation, something to help him de-stress or it was put on the dashboard in honor of Della. The figure was brought to the foreground in “Sky Pirates” and “Last Crash”.  She was given a redesign with green and teal clothing and longer hair. Her hair is suddenly brown and the flower is now orange, but her feathers remained gold. (This matches up with LP’s chauffeur outfit.) So, now she’s depicted as a long-haired female who shares colors with Launchpad. (I’ll talk more about colors later.)

Tᴏᴘ, Lᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ Rɪɢʜᴛ: Hᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜʟᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡᴀs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ "Wᴏᴏ-ᴏᴏ!", ᴀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴅᴇsɪɢɴ ɪɴ "Lᴀsᴛ Cʀᴀsʜ ᴏғ Tʜᴇ Sᴜɴᴄʜᴀsᴇʀ!", ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴅᴇsɪɢɴ ɪɴ "Sᴋʏ Pɪʀᴀᴛᴇs...Iɴ Tʜᴇ Sᴋʏ!" ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ɪɴ "Tʜᴇ Tᴏᴡɴ Wʜᴇʀᴇ Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ Wᴀs Nɪᴄᴇ!"

Bᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ, Lᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ Rɪɢʜᴛ: Iᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sʜᴏᴛs ɪɴ "Lᴀsᴛ Cʀᴀsʜ ᴏғ Tʜᴇ Sᴜɴᴄʜᴀsᴇʀ!" ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ɪs ғʀᴏᴍ "Tʜᴇ Sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ Wᴀʀ!"

Aᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ, ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴀʟ ᴏᴜᴛғɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏʟᴅ ᴏɴᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ.

What adds on to possibility of the hula girl having significance, I feel like Launchpad’s Darkwing Duck bobble head is being used in a similar way. He brought it out for two urgent occasions: in “B.U.D.D.Y” when he was chasing the self-driving car and when he was ready to crash into the Money Bin in “Shadow War”. (He had both of the bobble figures out during the latter.)

I’m still feeling iffy about the mole comparison, but I guess it’s not too far-fetched, There were parallels being made between the movie and what was actually happening with the group. If I didn't catch what was being hinted at, maybe there’s something else.

If Launchpad is HDL’s father wouldn't he feel really bad for not being in their lives for ten years? Would he see himself as a monster?     

 I haven't seen this argued in the open, but I think most who are not in favor of HDL's father showing up believe it'll diminish Donald's role. I don't think anyone who is hoping for that side of HDL's parentage to be explored wants to see Donald get tossed to the side. (I sure don't!) We're not trying to downplay Donald's importance in HDL's lives. If the father isn't dead or a jerk, it would be nice to see him included and get to know his family. Both of them, along with Della, Scrooge and Beakley can raise the boys together. Della and the father would have to turn to Donald and learn how to be good parents through him. He knows their children better than anyone else.

Ok, that's enough reflecting. I have a brand new batch of observations I want to discuss and quite a lot to say about the ending of Season 1. 

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