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the writing style of dt17

Hi there I am bored and a bit sick so I have decided to go on a huge rant/ break down about the “writing style” of Ducktales 2017.

the writing on the show is fantastic and is wonderful example of masterful writing, in both character and mystery’s. So after re-watching the show (again) I have put together the basic formula that the seasons have.

first things first, I have to explain the difference between a Plot line and a Story line. now these terms in this context, means that a ‘story line’ can out live a ‘plot line’.let me beak it down.

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in Season one, 

the Plot line- 

Magica de spell made Lena and she got close to the family to steal scrooges dime and free Magica. 

with me so far, now. 

the Story Line -

is about a family coming back together after years apart.

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now even when the ‘plot’ is not around the ‘story’ still continues. So each episode focuses on one or both of these elements.

How do they do that? simple, character focus.

both the ‘plot line’ and the ‘story line’ are embodied by one to two characters (as the focus)

in season one the plot focused character was Lena.

meaning that whenever she showed up in s1 the audience knew that something plot related is going to happen. Lena pushed the s1 plot line forward with every appearance, until the every last episode of s1. 

she was the connection to Magica, she was the one with the ‘plot secret’ and it was reviled with her character. 

simple enough. 

the characters pushing the story line in s1 were

Dewey and Scrooge, 

Dewey in particular was the one pushing the ‘story line’ as he (and webby) was the one most involved with finding out WHY the family had been apart so long (why and how his mother was missing).

so whenever an episode focused on Dewey the audience knew that the ‘story line’ was moving forward. the way Scrooge fits into this is what makes the writing on this show so damn amazing.

the way dt17 uses characters to play off not just each other but the story is what makes it all so impressive.

Scrooge in s1 was ‘holding all the cards’ as it were as he already knew how the whole thing happened BUT when it is revealed and the audience, like Dewey thinks we have all the answers this happens 

Here (4 mins in)

we (the audience) think the story is over the truth that Dewey (we) wanted was reviled but at the last turn, we find out the story is not over, that there in another peace that was missing. why scrooge pushed everyone away in the first place. this showed that the story was not over, and that there was more to it then anyone realised. ok so we know that s1 ends with both the story line and plot line merging and then concluding at the same time. the family came back together to beat De Spell (but they would have come back regardless which is important to the story line) 

ok so that was season one 

Season Two 

has a similar formula in that it also uses characters as focuses points for both plot and story.

The plot line-

 of season 2 is, that the moon is trying to invade earth and made it into a moon.

 the story line-

is about Della finding and reconnecting with her kids.

the focus of this season is a little different though as the plot is not driven by a single person like last time but a location.

the Moon

whenever the moon was given focus it moved the plot along regardless of who it was following. weather is was 

- Della

- Penny 

- Lunarus

-Donald

the location is what made episode plot related not just the characters themselves per say, same as s1 whenever the moon showed up the audience knew it was plot related in some way. 

moving on to the Story line focus of s2  was

Louie and Della

Louie’s arc in s2 (which i will expand later) is basically him finding how he fits into the family and what his ability’s are.

Della’s as stated above is about finding and reconnecting with her boys,

Della is was connects the story line to the plot line this season as she was the character involved in both. the consultation point of both the story and plot is in the scene pictured about.

Here

this sealed the connection between Della and Louie and lead into them all ‘rejoining’ the plot.

thus concluding season 2′s story and plot.

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Now with all of that in mind what does this say about s3 and how it does and does not fit this formula.

so far it does fit this formula as each of the seasons starts with an episode about the “Story Line” which focuses on one of the boy’s

what do I mean,

s1 (for sack of agreement lets say woo-woo and the Atlantis ep are one ep)   

the first ep focused on Dewey and how he wanted to show how daring and bold he is but that gets him into trouble for not thinking anything through, but it also shows that Dewey is emotionally in touch with himself and others like when he tells Donald all he can do is let go and trust him.  

s2 

the frist ep is the game night and how Louie feels like he doesn’t fit in and that he feels useless, but the ep shows what his, ability's really are “seeing all the angles” and how he can use it to befit himself and his family.    

both of these eps shows the boy’s strengths and weakness 

Dewey - 

pro - Brave, adventures, emotionally aware

con- don’t think things through, brash, attention starved

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Louie-

Pro- is a thinker and a planner, smart in a business way, and understands the people around him 

con- insecure about his place in the family, greedy (in a kid way tho), can be manipulative

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now this leads us to s3

the plot of season 3 is simple enough

FOWL wants to steal the world.

that it, how remains to be seem.

the story line is most likely set up in ep one that was about Huey,

and how his greatest weakness are

- having no guide 

- failure

-anger (the duck family anger is strongest in him)

- fear of not knowing what to do/ what is out there

- his self worth is fragile (no woodchucks “no him” idea)

- making bad choices under pressure   

but mostly Accepting Change (he can’t understand)

but his strengths are

- humble (in defeat) 

- willing to try anything

- can admit when wrong 

-smart and capable when claim  

- makes good friends easier then the other main kids (as Boyd and Violet became friends with Huey much faster and both of them are good kids, unlike say Doofus and Louie and Lena (at first) for Webby, point is Huey didn’t have to change them (lena) or get way from them (doofus))  

now how will this tie into the plot?  no idea. but none of the other two seasons tied that in, until at least halfway through the season anyway.

but this does give us a look into the story line of this season might be about.

the next question is who is the other character Huey will be ‘bounce off of’ in the story line, and so far I think that it is either

- Donald

or

- Launchpad

as Lp was give plot focus in ep 3, and Donald was given character focus in both ep 2 and 5.

so atm my money is on Donald in the story line part of this season.

now what is the conflict here? or what could it be?

looking back at the last 2 seasons the story conflict is shown in each focus character.

s1- Dewey asking questions and Scrooge having the answer

s2- Louie trying to “fit into” the family/ find himself  and Della trying to space her her past idea’s into the family 

(ep. “Louie should stop scheming” as appose to “I will show you the scheme with/for the family”)

so if s3 follows suit the story line might be something like.

Donald wants to ‘move on’ with his life but Huey want things to stay as they are.

or

Donald wants to have a life outside of his family which he has not been able to do for 10 years or so, due to raising the boys by himself. but now that Della and Scrooge are back in the picture Donald can spread his wings. He got the band back together and is finding love (Daisy) so he may want to leave the house boat and travel with his friends and Daisy, without the family (not all at once tho).

so Huey might freak out at these changes as Donald is the one contain in his life. never changing always the same uncle Donald, until now 

but i can’t say for sure that’s just one idea.

it could be that Huey might feel that he failed Donald somehow?

or 

that Huey makes a bad choice under pressure and that makes Donald upset at him?

or 

Huey could have an out burst at Donald that leads to a riff between them?

the point is, that the story line this season is going to be looking at Huey in away we have not seen him before. 

Angry and unsure.

and depending on who “Huey’s nemesis” turns out to be (as hinted at by show runners) that is what will shape the rest of the season 3 ‘story line’.

is it a FOWL villain 

like say Gandra or Funzo  

or is it a personal one like

Daisy (for “taking” Donald away), Gosalyn (as she was meant to be in the first ep and not violet) or even Donald (idk)

but this show is just so well put together and written that whatever the case is its going to be good. 

[scream-into-the-voiddd]

Hi there 

I read this post awhile ago and have only just found it again (damn tumblr tags). and there was something i wanted to add.

I have been watching the og darkwing duck and the first two eps are 

Darkly Dawns the Duck - part 1 & 2 and to recap (spoilers)

- Taurus Bulba

this guy 

is after an invention form Gosalyn’s grandfather (who Taurus had killed). 

the invention in question, Guess what it does.... go on guess...

It makes things Float !!!

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dramatics aside, 

there is a big difference between bouncing and floating.

and depending on what F.O.W.L  are wanting/ needing the energy for, it could be a ‘step’ in the process of a consultationary point.

meaning 

do they want to combine fenton’s inventions with Gosalyn’s grandfathers (if it is still his, I will get to that in a moment) to make a ‘substitute’ bounce serum, or was that a means to an end, to make something more powerful then all 3 of these things.

after all they want to steal the world without anyone knowing.

But moving on   

Spoilers for dt17 s3  Taurus Bulba (kind of?)

this is his new design for dt17

he is still i red but...

is wearing a lab coat,

so maybe in this version, he works WITH gosalyn’s Grandfather and they both make the floating invention together,

but Gosalyn’s grandfather finds out (or refuses to work for) F.O.W.L and Taurus Bulba might have betrayed him (and by extension Gosalyn).

but i’m just spit bowling here.

But i feel the og Darking duck plot is going to fit in this season (but in a revamped and reworked way) as i think it follows the trend of science's that involves things moving/lifting in ways it shouldn’t (bouncing/ floating).

and i don’t think its a coincidence that they have the villain that introduced og Gosalyn and not use at least a plot thread from that story. even if reworked to fit there s3 arc.     

 But idk

we will have to wait, but i think you on to something op  

Hmmm... A bounce serum capable of reaching unreachable heights as well as being immune to fall damage. That was F.O.W.L’s first move as far as we know.

And they sent Black Heron to retrieve it. She failed but the serum is still around...

... and is now with Webby.

Then another F.O.W.L agent was hired by Mark Beaks to sneak into the lab to get Fentons Gizmoduck password to bring to him to use.

But what if that wasn’t the case.

Mark Beaks didn’t know who Gandra was really working for and used him as a cover for who she was really working for. Meaning Gandra’s trail would end at Mark Beaks not F.O.W.L.

A cover up plan to hide what she was really after. Fentons energy experiment.

A natural clean energy source that gets more powerful the more it “BOUNCES”.

Gandra seemed legitimately impressed. Said imagine that potential unleashed. 

Now this could mean that F.O.W.L already knew about the experiment and sent Gandra in there to analyze it or she was just sent in there to look around and see if Gyro invented anything they could use.

ONE scene stomps the latter theory though..

This one.

How did she solve that equation so quickly and then had time to escape? I’m not doubting her genius, but to solve an experiment you haven’t worked on before so quickly and then escape without being noticed just seems strange.

Almost like Gandra was sent there to leave that clue for Fenton in the first place. To make sure he completed it.

The serum and energy core. Both connecting to bouncing. Could this be just a coincidence?

Or maybe..

Just maybe..

They’re connected in some way for a bigger plan..? Hmm...

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