History Recap / DuckTales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns

* AnAesop:
** Both the A and B plots critique aspects of modern-day franchise filmmaking. Executives unfamiliar with films and the filmmaking process tend to make hasty, ill-thought decisions that only hurt the finished product more. Creatives who don't understand why the property resonated with people will likewise make poor artistic decisions. And the fans need to accept that they don't "own" a franchise, and that changes can be made without sacrificing what made something work.
** Just because a reboot or remake isn't an exact copy of the original, doesn't automatically mean it's going to be bad. What matters is that they keep what made the show special in the first place.
** The actor you know and love can't be around forever. Actors are still people, after all. A replacement actor isn't necessarily a bad choice for the role just because they're not the actor you're accustomed to. Chances are they love the character and the franchise just as much as you do, and are eager to give it their all, well aware that they have big shoes to fill.
** Even if your hero doesn't turn out to be as great as you thought, their work can still be an inspiration to you.
** Attempting violence against someone because their art didn't live up to your expectations makes you the bad guy.

* RebootSnark: The episode is centered around a DarkerAndEdgier reboot film of Launchpad's favorite TV show, ''Darkwing Duck'' (a reference to the real-world ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' animated series). Launchpad is first excited but gets upset that the trailer doesn't fit the tone of the original, the original star is insulted that he was never involved, while the new star acknowledges that the reboot isn't perfect. However, the new star is also a huge fan of the original series and points out that his version of Darkwing may inspire some kid the way the original series inspired him. [[AnAesop The aesop]] ends up that reboots aren't automatically evil cash grabs, as long as they remember what made the show special in the first place.

* PunnyName: Boorswan's last name is pronounced identically to bourgeois which among many things can refer to stuffy, pretentious, fad-chasing tendencies. It also sounds a lot like Creator/JohnBoorman, the director of ''Film/{{Excalibur}}''. The first syllable, at least, also rhymes with Moore, as in Creator/AlanMoore, whose works ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' and ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' are often attributed with helping usher in UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks.

** Drake Mallard is voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos, who voices WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse in the current [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 series of shorts]].

* TemptingFate: When the two guards are looking for Jim, they wonder out loud how hard can it be to find someone dressed like he is. Cue Dewey walking by along with several dancers, all of them dressed like Darkwing, thus allowing Jim to briefly blend in with the crowd and [[JustForPun catch the guards off guard]].

* AbortedArc: Despite the cliffhanger where Jim survived the explosion and becomes Negaduck, he is never seen again after this episode.

'''Launchpad:''' ''(smirking)'' [[CatchPhrase Dangerous?]]\\

** In the original, DW's CatchPhrase for his bursts of heroism/competence originally came from his response to Launchpad in [[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E1DarklyDawnsTheDuck "Darkly Dawns The Duck"]] saying "I don't know, DW, that sounds dangerous!" Here, Drake says nearly the same thing to Launchpad, with Launchpad merely saying the last word with emphasis to inspire Drake to take action.

* LetsGetDangerous: In true Darkwing fashion, Drake and Launchpad step up when it matters most.

* MustacheTwirlingVillain: Scrooge's standard for cinematic antagonists.

* OffModel: The two guards have their colors swapped in the scene where Launchpad hides from them by posing in front of a poster.