Is Gyro really a jerk? Or does he just act ill-mannered to make himself look confident and hide his insecure feelings about his inventions, particularly his robots turning evil? We only see him act ill-mannered towards the Board of Directors, who later tried to have him fired. His initial behavior towards Louie could be because of his invention getting turned down.
"Astro B.O.Y.D." confirms that Gyro was like his original counterpart initially but turned cynical after an incident where his first invention turned evil (which in turn he has to explain that his robots are not evil, just misunderstood). By the end of the episode, he starts warming up.
The show itself keeps it ambiguous where Lena's allegiance actually lies, and what her exact sentiments are towards Webby and the triplets and towards her aunt Magica. Although "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck" finally confirms the former.
"The Shadow War!" adds further layers to this with The Revealthat Lena isn't Magica's biological niece but her Living Shadow. Did she always have a sentience of her own, or did only Webby's friendship give it to her? Why did she call Magica her "aunt", when Magica saw her more of a magical slave than a relative? Was Lena aware of her true nature, or did she believe that she was a living being?
There seems to be a section of fans that believe that instead of Gladstone just being Born Lucky, he's instead a Reality Warper, seeing as how $20 bills seemingly tend to spawn out of thin air in front of him (as shown by Liu Hai being completely taken aback when it happens in the middle of the obstacle course spawned by his Eldritch Location of a casino).
Season 3's "The Phantom and the Sorceress" confirms that Gladstone's luck is a form of magic, so this may well be the case in this continuity.
Did George Mallardy really abandon Scrooge on Mount Neverrest? Or is Scrooge an Unreliable Narratorwith an unjustified grudge towards Mallardy and guilt over his death?
Did Donald Duck always consider Storkules to be an acquaintance rather than a friend? Or did losing Della cause him to become bitter towards anything that reminded him of her and he's just trying to downplay his relationship with Storkules so he can distance himself?
Is Launchpad's unusual behavior just him being stupid, or is he dealing with undiagnosed mental conditions? At least one fan hypothesized that he has autism and ADHD, citing his impulsiveness, distractibility, klutziness, intense specialized interests, excessive talking, difficulty recognizing people without distinguishing characteristics, and extreme sensitivity to rejection.
Della Duck! Selene claimed that Della was a kind and warm person who made everyone around her feel better. But the events of "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser" put that into question. Della wanted to go exploring into space even though she was soon to be a mother, to the point she got into a very nasty argument with Donald over it, who believed it was too risky. Ignoring her maternal responsibilities she stole Scrooge's experimental rocket, ignored his pleas to come back and got lost in space when she got caught in a cosmic storm. It raises serious questions about what Della truly valued more — her family or her kicks.
Was she getting one last adventure in before settling down to become a mother or fleeing the impending responsibilities?
Or was she trying to demonstrate that she could "do it all", be a mom and still be a daring adventurer.
Donald. In "Woo-oo!" he calls Scrooge a "crazy old man who only cares about his next adventure". Does he really feel that way about Scrooge, or is he simply projecting his feelings about Della onto Scrooge since his uncle is a convenient scapegoat?
Probably a bit of both. Even after Della returns he's still extremely protective of the boys and wishes he could just be in a normal family.
Scrooge. Is his Greed straightforward as it is? Or is it because it's a facade so he can build up enough of a fortune again to be able to re-launch the space program to find Della?
The Board of Directors pulling the plug on Scrooge’s search for Della. Did they do it out of plain greediness and valuing money over Della’s life? Or did they do it because Scrooge’s search was putting the astronauts he sent up to find her at risk? Or is it both?
It might not even be greed, but plain common sense. Yes, losing Della was tragic for Scrooge and his family, but keep in mind he has dozens of businesses in at least three cities, with hundreds, possibly thousands of employees. Scrooge's futile quest wasn't just going to bankrupt him, but was putting the livelihoods of all those employees and their families at risk.
When the Buzzards pulled Scrooge away, it's assumed it was mere weeks after her disappearance. It's not until the next episode that Beakley reveals that Scrooge only recently stopped looking for Della, 10 years later. This sheds new light on the scene as by that point Scrooge has been at it for a full decade, where any realistic chance of bringing Della back alive should have disappeared and the Buzzards had been tolerating him destroying McDuck Enterprises for nearly a decade. This would make them pulling Scrooge away not only pragmatic, but also likely in concern for the latter's own mental health.
With the reveal that the Board of Directors are F.O.W.L. High Command, this casts a number of their actions in a different light, suggesting their cost-cutting measures were a way to rob Scrooge of his strongest allies, and/or to try and kill him without being noticed.
"The First Adventure!" leads to another possibility: Bradford personally saw Della engage him and Black Heron and put up one heck of a fight. That said, Bradford knew Della well enough from that encounter to conclude she is a threat to be reckoned with, and thus her getting lost means one less Duck for F.O.W.L. to deal with. This would mean Bradford had no reason to believe Della didn't survive her trip to space, and thus didn't want Della to come back, PERIOD.
And the "The Last Adventure!" reveals Bradford was the one who told Della about the Spear of Selene in the first place in a deliberate attempt to break up the (Mc)Duck family and stop Scrooge from adventuring. Clearly he didn't want Della coming home. Did he let Scrooge search so long in order to distract him from adventures and his business, allowing Bradford to solidify his own power in the company while bankrupting Scrooge? Or was he trying to talk Scrooge out of it the whole time, since space exploration is just another form of adventure plus the chances of actually finding Della, and Scrooge was just too determined for him to stop until his hope had been depleted?
Huey. Is he a smart and kind-hearted, if a bit socially awkward nerd, or a selfish, egotistical and conceited control freak? For example, in "McMystery at McDuck McManor!", is he throwing a party for Scrooge because he genuinely believes his uncle would enjoy it, or does he just want to prove that he's the greatest party planner, completely disregarding his uncle's feelings? In "The Day of the Only Child!", does he oppose Only Child Day because he'd feel lonely without his brothers, or does he only care about the Junior Woodchuck cooking badge?
The Ballad of Duke Baloney! raises questions. Did Duke declare revenge on Scrooge out of pettiness? Or did he feel like someone needed to put Scrooge in his place for not just paying the whole dollar? As for Scrooge, he gives Duke a dime for a dollar shoeshine. Is he greedy and getting out of the full dollar, nice and trying to inspire a young kid, or close-minded and assumes everyone successful needs his same origin story? A combination? His attitude towards Dewey's golf playing style suggests that he's close-minded. If Scrooge just paid the dollar, would Duke be this way? Word of God claims that Duke never had it in him to truly be a Scrooge McDuck, and Scrooge's mistake was believing that he did, which is why he'd hoped to inspire him to work hard for a fortune by paying him a "lucky dime" for shoe-shining just like he got.
It's quite easy to interpret Huey, Webby, Gyro, Fethry and Launchpad as all being autistic.
Jim Starling, the actor who portrayed Darkwing Duck in the Show Within a Show. Was he always a psychopathic glory hog? Or did doing all those botched stunts on the show take its toll on his mental health? Was it all just an ego trip? Or was he in dire need of a big Hollywood paycheck to make ends meet? He seemed to have a change of heart when Launchpad reminded him of what really matters and saved both Launchpad and Drake Mallard from the explosion, but was caught in it himself. That explosion might very well have been the straw that broke Jim for good and left only Negaduck behind.
Is deluding himself that Drake set up Launchpad to be almost harmed so that he could steal the spotlight just Jim trying to find some way to blame Drake for his own shortcomings, or his way of coping with the guilt of having almost killed Launchpad and the other atrocities?
Was Djinn's inability to reconize the Ducks and Selene's poor acting and overreacting to the "got your nose" joke a plot convenience and a funny scene or he can't really tell the difference between a true fact and a lie/joke?
After the big reveal at the end of Season 2, everything about Gandra Dee. Was everything she did on her date with Fenton a lie, or could she actually have genuine admiration for his science skills, and maybe even hoping to lure him into a Face–Heel Turn? Or is she actually The Mole working for S.H.U.S.H.?
Season 3 clears up the ambiguity: She was honest about valuing science and only working for Beaks/F.O.W.L. because no sane investors would support her dangerous experiments. Her attraction to Fenton is genuine, and she is eager to shake her bad reputation and go legitimate.
In the season 2 finale, was Glomgold just being, well, Glomgold, when he forced Scrooge to dress as Santa Claus and try to get his company back? Or did he actually know his crazy scheme would distract Lunaris long enough to drop his guard?
One for Taurus Bulba" in "Let's Get Dangerous". While he quickly goes nuts when Darkwing busts him for lying about the Ramrod, he always sounds sad when mentioning Grandpa Waddlemeyer, even after everyone discovers the ruse. In the end, he seems sincere when telling Gosalyn they can make a new reality and bring Thaddeus Waddlemeyer back. Was Bulba always this violent and unstable, or was pushing Waddlemeyer into another dimension a genuine accident and sent him plummeting down the slippery slope? It could be he regarded that as My Greatest Failure and liked the idea of creating a reality where that never happened, so he could never be evil. The photo of Bulba, Waddlemeyer and Gosalyn does not help, since he seemed to be an Honorary Uncle to the latter.
The backstory for Magica in "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge Mc Duck" has sparked a lot of conversation over her erratic personality and treatment of Lena. While she was never a good personher brother Poe was clearly more pragmatic (she even calls him the sensible one!) than she was and kept her most impulsive ideas in check, almost like holding her leash. Moreover, losing him clearly broke something in her. Did she hate Lena because Lena had been an attempt at creating another Poe, only to realize it would never be possible?
With The Reveal that Isabella Finch is Bradford's grandmother, who dragged her grandson on dangerous and terrifying adventures, subsequently causing Bradford to plan on doing away with adventuring entirely, there are several speculations that can be made of her character. Was she a well-intentioned grandmother trying to share her passion of adventuring to one of her loved ones, or was she so wrapped up in her adventuring spirit that she forced her grandson to come along with her against his will? If the former is true, was she simply ignorant of young Bradford's terror and discomfort during these adventures, or was she aware, but in denial about it? Did Bradford ever make an effort to state his opinion on accompanying his grandmother? If so, did his objections fall upon deaf ears, or was Finch just not taking his words into consideration? It should also be noted that Bradford never shows any ill will toward his grandmother when explaining his situation to Scrooge, so with this in mind, did he ultimately forgive Finch for her insensitivity because she was a loving family member at the end of the day, did he see her adventures as enough of an eye-opener to the chaos in the world for him to not find any point in harboring any resentment to her, or with her being long dead, has he gotten over any possible resentment to her?
hypothesized that he has autism and ADHD, citing his impulsiveness, distractibility, klutziness, intense specialized interests, excessive talking, difficulty recognizing people without distinguishing characteristics, and extreme sensitivity to rejection.