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** The camera angle and Donald's movements while trying to keep everyone asleep resemble a UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch game.

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** The camera angle and Donald's movements while trying to keep everyone asleep resemble a UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch Platform/GameAndWatch game.
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This is just plot happens. It is not surprisingly realstic.


* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Donald attempts to make a transmission from the moon to warn the [=McDuck=] family about the incoming invasion. However, the reception was so bad that Scrooge wasn't able to make out anything in Donald's call.
** Also, Donald's pent up rage sends him into a berserker fit and he attacks Lunaris with the same technique that downed Bouncer Beagle ... And gets thoroughly beaten once Lunaris is over the initial shock and regains his bearings. Lunaris is a trained fighter and army commander, way more formidable than a common criminal. It also helps that he has done extensive research on anyone who could pose a threat to his invasion, meaning he has studied the Duck-family, and Donald, and therefore knows how to handle them.
** Dewey and Webby attempt to [[HumanMail mail themselves]] to Donald. As the mail carrier lifts up the box, the bottom opens under the kids' weight and they find themselves sitting on the ground. Also, Dewey forgot to tape the bottom of the box.
** Dewey and Webby try to break into Neighbor Jones' apartment office. Upon catching them and learning Donald is Dewey's uncle, Jones locks the two of them in a closet and... calls their nearest available parental figure to come pick them up.
** Penumbra points out to Lunaris that their people, for the most part, have never seen combat and aren't adequately prepared for the invasion. Sure enough, despite the training they have and Lunaris' attempts to stoke their bloodlust, the Lunarians have no effective experience using firearms or expressing hatred. A room full of armed Lunarians end up thrashed by Donald who wasn't even trying to fight back at the time, just trying to get a Moon critter off of him.
** Jones explaining to the kids that "anger management isn't free" and is appropriately irritated that Donald hasn't paid him for services rendered.
** After learning about Jones' identity, Dewey questions why Donald is still "the angriest guy he knows" if he's supposedly taking therapy. RealLife counselors can confirm that therapy doesn't completely get rid of a person's mental problems but instead helps them understand the issues to make them more manageable.
** Between the houseboat being destroyed and being wrangled on several of Scrooge's trips, Donald hasn't had time to sort out the fact that he has changed addresses. A ''lot'' of mail has piled up due to this, including bills.

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* DestroyingAPunchingBag: A broken punching bag is seen in Jones' office, where Donald had gone to "vent his frustration".



-->'''Donald:''' ''(Straining)'' [[PapaWolf The kids...]].

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-->'''Donald:''' ''(Straining)'' ''[straining]'' [[PapaWolf The kids...]].
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* AbsenteeActor: Launchpad, Louie, Mrs. Beakley and Della do not appear in this episode, although the latter three are all mentioned. This episode is also the fifth in a row not to feature Louie.

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* AdultFear: Lunaris intends to harm the triplets as part of the upcoming invasion. He even addresses them by their full given names in front of Donald.



* WouldHurtAChild: A part of Lunaris' plan.

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* WouldHurtAChild: A Lunaris intends to harm the triplets as part of Lunaris' plan.the upcoming invasion. He even addresses them by their full given names in front of Donald.

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Added trope "The Worf Effect".


** Also, Donald's pent up rage sends him into a berserker fit and he attacks Lunaris with the same technique that downed Bouncer Beagle ... And gets thoroughly beaten once Lunaris is over the initial shock and regains his bearings. Lunaris is a trained fighter and army commander, way more formidable than a common criminal.

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** Also, Donald's pent up rage sends him into a berserker fit and he attacks Lunaris with the same technique that downed Bouncer Beagle ... And gets thoroughly beaten once Lunaris is over the initial shock and regains his bearings. Lunaris is a trained fighter and army commander, way more formidable than a common criminal. It also helps that he has done extensive research on anyone who could pose a threat to his invasion, meaning he has studied the Duck-family, and Donald, and therefore knows how to handle them.


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* TheWorfEffect: Done with Donald in his fight with Lunaris. In the previous season, Donald has shown that he's able to take on the Beagle Boys and a large portion of Magicas Shadow Army (one of them armed with the Gizmoduck-suit, mind you) single- and barehanded and still win. But after landing a few good hits, Lunaris finds his bearing and is able to defeat Donald, cementing him as this seasons BigBad and a true threat to the Duck-Family.
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* SavingTheOrphanage: Webby attempts to use as a cover story that she's trying to stop a greedy land developer from shutting down her summer camp.

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* RealityEnsues:
** Donald attempts to make a transmission from the moon to warn the [=McDuck=] family about the incoming invasion. However, the reception was so bad that Scrooge wasn't able to make out anything in Donald's call.
** Also, Donald's pent up rage sends him into a berserker fit and he attacks Lunaris with the same technique that downed Bouncer Beagle ... And gets thoroughly beaten once Lunaris is over the initial shock and regains his bearings. Lunaris is a trained fighter and army commander, way more formidable than a common criminal.
** Dewey and Webby attempt to [[HumanMail mail themselves]] to Donald. As the mail carrier lifts up the box, the bottom opens under the kids' weight and they find themselves sitting on the ground. Also, Dewey forgot to tape the bottom of the box.
** Dewey and Webby try to break into Neighbor Jones' apartment office. Upon catching them and learning Donald is Dewey's uncle, Jones locks the two of them in a closet and... calls their nearest available parental figure to come pick them up.
** Penumbra points out to Lunaris that their people, for the most part, have never seen combat and aren't adequately prepared for the invasion. Sure enough, despite the training they have and Lunaris' attempts to stoke their bloodlust, the Lunarians have no effective experience using firearms or expressing hatred. A room full of armed Lunarians end up thrashed by Donald who wasn't even trying to fight back at the time, just trying to get a Moon critter off of him.
** Jones explaining to the kids that "anger management isn't free" and is appropriately irritated that Donald hasn't paid him for services rendered.
** After learning about Jones' identity, Dewey questions why Donald is still "the angriest guy he knows" if he's supposedly taking therapy. RealLife counselors can confirm that therapy doesn't completely get rid of a person's mental problems but instead helps them understand the issues to make them more manageable.
** Between the houseboat being destroyed and being wrangled on several of Scrooge's trips, Donald hasn't had time to sort out the fact that he has changed addresses. A ''lot'' of mail has piled up due to this, including bills.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Donald attempts to make a transmission from the moon to warn the [=McDuck=] family about the incoming invasion. However, the reception was so bad that Scrooge wasn't able to make out anything in Donald's call.
** Also, Donald's pent up rage sends him into a berserker fit and he attacks Lunaris with the same technique that downed Bouncer Beagle ... And gets thoroughly beaten once Lunaris is over the initial shock and regains his bearings. Lunaris is a trained fighter and army commander, way more formidable than a common criminal.
** Dewey and Webby attempt to [[HumanMail mail themselves]] to Donald. As the mail carrier lifts up the box, the bottom opens under the kids' weight and they find themselves sitting on the ground. Also, Dewey forgot to tape the bottom of the box.
** Dewey and Webby try to break into Neighbor Jones' apartment office. Upon catching them and learning Donald is Dewey's uncle, Jones locks the two of them in a closet and... calls their nearest available parental figure to come pick them up.
** Penumbra points out to Lunaris that their people, for the most part, have never seen combat and aren't adequately prepared for the invasion. Sure enough, despite the training they have and Lunaris' attempts to stoke their bloodlust, the Lunarians have no effective experience using firearms or expressing hatred. A room full of armed Lunarians end up thrashed by Donald who wasn't even trying to fight back at the time, just trying to get a Moon critter off of him.
** Jones explaining to the kids that "anger management isn't free" and is appropriately irritated that Donald hasn't paid him for services rendered.
** After learning about Jones' identity, Dewey questions why Donald is still "the angriest guy he knows" if he's supposedly taking therapy. RealLife counselors can confirm that therapy doesn't completely get rid of a person's mental problems but instead helps them understand the issues to make them more manageable.
** Between the houseboat being destroyed and being wrangled on several of Scrooge's trips, Donald hasn't had time to sort out the fact that he has changed addresses. A ''lot'' of mail has piled up due to this, including bills.
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Me fail English? That's unpossible.


* FreezeFrameBonus: The screens in Lunaris's War Room are chock full of {{Foreshadowing}}. Some of the targets he have been tracking include [[Recap/DuckTales2017S1E20SkyPiratesInTheSky Don Karnage]], [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E8TreasureOfTheFoundLamp Faris Djinn]], and [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E13RaidersOfTheDoomsdayVault the Doomsday Vault]].

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The screens in Lunaris's War Room are chock full of {{Foreshadowing}}. Some of the targets he have has been tracking include [[Recap/DuckTales2017S1E20SkyPiratesInTheSky Don Karnage]], [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E8TreasureOfTheFoundLamp Faris Djinn]], and [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E13RaidersOfTheDoomsdayVault the Doomsday Vault]].
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* FreezeFrameBonus: The screens in Lunaris's War Room are chock full of {{Foreshadowing}}.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The screens in Lunaris's War Room are chock full of {{Foreshadowing}}. Some of the targets he have been tracking include [[Recap/DuckTales2017S1E20SkyPiratesInTheSky Don Karnage]], [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E8TreasureOfTheFoundLamp Faris Djinn]], and [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E13RaidersOfTheDoomsdayVault the Doomsday Vault]].

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* TheUnintelligible: As usual, none of the Lunarians can understand what Donald is saying, which Lunaris uses to his advantage. Made even worse when Donald tries to send a message to Earth, but Scrooge passes it off as poor reception.

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As usual, none of the Lunarians can understand what Donald is saying, which Lunaris uses to his advantage. Made even worse when Donald tries to send a message to Earth, but Scrooge passes it off as poor reception.reception.
** It's also one of the reasons why Donald Duck has a HairTriggerTemper. Being both a CosmicPlaything and a speech impediment that renders all but a handful of people capable of understanding him has left him with a lot of resentment.
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** Webby's cover story about a locket is similar to the one in the musical ''Annie''.

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** Webby's cover story about a locket is similar to the one in the musical ''Annie''.''{{Theatre/Annie}}''.
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** Donald slowly breaking his cell wall and covering it with a poster is similar to what Andy Dufresne did on ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousBars: Played with. Donald tries to squeeze through the criss-cross bars of the prison, but can only get his front half through.
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** After learning about Jones' identity, Dewey questions why Donald is still "the angriest guy he knows" if he's supposedly taking therapy. RealLife counselors can confirm that therapy doesn't completely get rid of a person's mental problems but instead helps them understand the issues to make them more manageable.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Lunaris practically quotes this when Donald launches himself back to Earth in the pre-invasion test vessels he himself built. Clearly, he has no idea who he's messing with.

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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Lunaris practically quotes this when Donald launches himself back to Earth in the pre-invasion test vessels he himself built. Clearly, he has no idea who he's messing with. But, our unlucky duck is guaranteed to get [[FateWorseThanDeath something worse]].

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*AbsurdlySpaciousBars: Played with. Donald tries to squeeze through the criss-cross bars of the prison, but can only get his front half through.



* CaptivePush: Donald's arms are tied behind his back.

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* CaptivePush: During the cold open, Donald's arms are tied shackled behind his back.back while Penumbra drags him forward and tosses him to the crowd.
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* CaptivePush: Donald's arms are tied behind his back.=

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* CaptivePush: Donald's arms are tied behind his back.=
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The aliens speak English, but Donald still can't make himself understood when he tries to talk to them.
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* DeconReconSwitch: Donald's iconic HairTriggerTemper are revealed to have gone through this for the reboot. The deconstruction comes from Jones explaining that his anger issues are because Donald is afraid that the world is out to get him, because of his [[BornUnlucky unlucky streak]], and that no one can understand him because of his speech impediment. Thus leading him to lash out in frustration. The reconstruction comes in when Donald became the new guardian of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Wanting to be the best parent possible, Donald sought out Jones' therapy sessions and was able to channel his anger into protective instincts. Thus turning him into the PapaWolf we all know and love.

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* DeconReconSwitch: Donald's iconic HairTriggerTemper are is revealed to have gone through this for the reboot. The deconstruction comes from Jones explaining that his anger issues are because Donald is afraid that the world is out to get him, because of his [[BornUnlucky unlucky streak]], and that no one can understand him because of due to his speech impediment. Thus leading him to frequently lash out in frustration. The reconstruction comes in when Donald became the new guardian of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Wanting to be the best parent possible, Donald sought out Jones' therapy sessions and was able to channel his anger into protective instincts. Thus turning him into the PapaWolf we all know and love.

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* DeconReconSwitch: Donald's iconic HairTriggerTemper are revealed to have gone through this for the reboot. The deconstruction comes from Jones explaining that his anger issues are because Donald is afraid that the world is out to get him, because of his [[BornUnlucky unlucky streak]], and that no one can understand him because of his speech impediment. Thus leading him to lash out in frustration. The reconstruction comes in when Donald became the new guardian of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Wanting to be the best parent possible, Donald sought out Jones' therapy sessions and was able to channel his anger into protective instincts. Thus turning him into the PapaWolf we all know and love.



-->'''Donald:''' ''(Straining)'' [[PapaWolf For the boys]].

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-->'''Donald:''' ''(Straining)'' [[PapaWolf For the boys]].The kids...]].
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Penumbra says Lunaris has been planning since before Della arrived, which more naturally means "arrived where we are" than "arrived on our planet."


* WhamShot: Lunaris having a secret war room, and Penumbra and Donald realizing that Lunaris has been monitoring Earth, even before Della got stuck on the Moon.

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* WhamShot: Lunaris having a secret war room, and Penumbra and Donald realizing that Lunaris has been monitoring Earth, even before Della got stuck on the Moon.he met Della.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: The screens in Lunaris's War Room are chock full of {{Foreshadowing}}.

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