Post by djnyr on May 3, 2021 1:56:10 GMT
I actually find his insanity respectable in a way because he keeps going, despite all of the mockery?
Like, he's hammered down constantly as this idiotic failure, but he never gives up - he keeps going for Scrooge's fortune, he's always able to blow off the insults, he always comes back with a more bizarre scheme...
Hell, if I'm honest, he feels like more of a hero than the actual supposed heroes. His character is more genuine and, in all honesty, he earned some wins - 'Glomtales', in particular, was a case where he absolutely deserved to win, and his loss was a complete cop-out.
Again, I'm aware that this isn't how we're supposed to interpret the character - he was made to be mocked, like you've said. It's just that I, personally, like his character because the writing of the show ends up making him more compelling than most of the actual protagonists to me.
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That being said, you're spot on about June Foray - though her accent is completely incorrect as far as the character goes, her delivery is just so perfect for what the character is that I can look past it. Again, though, there may be hints of nostalgic bias in that.
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They have her as a serious villain figure, but... I just can't take her seriously. Like, in 'Jaw$', lines like "Dental hygiene can wait!" or "Could you please try to care about our centuries-old blood feud?" take away from that.
I also share your fondness for June Foray's Magica, and I don't think it's just nostalgic bias talking; the woman was the greatest female voice actor of all time, and correct accent or not, Original Ducktales was very fortunate to have her onboard (it's also neat to remember that she began her Disney career way back in the early 1950s voicing another witch who featured in a Barks comic--she was Witch Hazel in the "Trick or Treat" cartoon).
Regarding New Magica's snarky one-liners--I probably should have said more about them in my prior post; they're another good example of how Angones simply can't succeed even on his own superhero-comic terms. If you must have a murderous, uber-powerful, immortal Evil Enchantress character, she should maintain some semblance of aloofness and dignity, and not descend to mortal-style wisecracks and absurd pop-culture allusions ("I am the one who fools"--which is a "Breaking Bad" reference). If Angones wanted to go with a humanly talkative Magica, he could have simply stuck closer to the original comics.