'Ducktales' was always a personal favourite as a child and am still immensely fond of it now, even more so now actually with more gotten out of the humour and getting more out of the characterisation, how they interact and storytelling. Strengths and flaws, much more is noticeable now and appreciate more aspects/components as a young adult. Not every episode worked for me but when 'Ducktales' was at its best it was brilliant.
"Allowance Day" is not one of the show's best episodes. It is a good well done episode with a lot of fine things. It just falls slightly shy of being great, and considering that the premise was really interesting there was real potential for it to be of better quality than it turned out. And don't worry, "Allowance Day" is a far more entertaining and emotionally investable episode than one might think reading a one or two line basic summary that, depending on how one interprets it, makes it more mean-spirited than it really is.
The animation is bright and colourful, with lively fluid movement, smooth drawing and meticulous attention to detail in the backgrounds. The music again is dynamic and beautifully orchestrated, never jarring with the action and full of energy. Disney had many theme songs that were irresistibly catchy to the extent one doesn't forget them, and that for 'Ducktales' to me was one of the best. The writing entertains and is smart, Louie saying eclair instead of eclipse did make me laugh. Did like the story on the whole, it starts off promisingly and in hugely entertaining fashion.
Fenton has proven to be a worthy addition since he was introduced generally and the episode doesn't overuse him or overplay his character flaws. There is also though an emotional core, where it is easy to feel sympathy for Scrooge and one can see how powerful an influence he is. The cannon squad sequence was handled quite tastefully considering where it could easily have done, it sounded like it would leave a bad taste in the mouth but Fenton's presence didn't jar and stopped the episode from getting too dark. The voice acting is excellent, especially from Alan Young and Russi Taylor.
Gizmoduck again felt shoe-horned in with not much obvious reason for his inclusion and his role in the episode is almost too convenient. Again too it was difficult to believe that such clever characters, that uncover the truth behind things more complicated and less obvious, did not piece together the blatantly obvious connection between Fenton and Gizmoduck.
Did think that the outcome was never really in doubt and it felt rushed.
Concluding, good but not great. 7/10
"Allowance Day" is not one of the show's best episodes. It is a good well done episode with a lot of fine things. It just falls slightly shy of being great, and considering that the premise was really interesting there was real potential for it to be of better quality than it turned out. And don't worry, "Allowance Day" is a far more entertaining and emotionally investable episode than one might think reading a one or two line basic summary that, depending on how one interprets it, makes it more mean-spirited than it really is.
The animation is bright and colourful, with lively fluid movement, smooth drawing and meticulous attention to detail in the backgrounds. The music again is dynamic and beautifully orchestrated, never jarring with the action and full of energy. Disney had many theme songs that were irresistibly catchy to the extent one doesn't forget them, and that for 'Ducktales' to me was one of the best. The writing entertains and is smart, Louie saying eclair instead of eclipse did make me laugh. Did like the story on the whole, it starts off promisingly and in hugely entertaining fashion.
Fenton has proven to be a worthy addition since he was introduced generally and the episode doesn't overuse him or overplay his character flaws. There is also though an emotional core, where it is easy to feel sympathy for Scrooge and one can see how powerful an influence he is. The cannon squad sequence was handled quite tastefully considering where it could easily have done, it sounded like it would leave a bad taste in the mouth but Fenton's presence didn't jar and stopped the episode from getting too dark. The voice acting is excellent, especially from Alan Young and Russi Taylor.
Gizmoduck again felt shoe-horned in with not much obvious reason for his inclusion and his role in the episode is almost too convenient. Again too it was difficult to believe that such clever characters, that uncover the truth behind things more complicated and less obvious, did not piece together the blatantly obvious connection between Fenton and Gizmoduck.
Did think that the outcome was never really in doubt and it felt rushed.
Concluding, good but not great. 7/10
