History AlternativeCharacterInterpretation / DuckTales2017

* 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 [[spoiler: her aunt Magica]]. Although "The Other Bin of Scrooge [=McDuck=]" finally confirms the former.
** "The Shadow War!" adds further layers to this with TheReveal [[spoiler: that Lena isn't Magica's biological niece but her LivingShadow. 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?]]

* Did George Mallardy really [[spoiler: abandon Scrooge on Mount Neverrest]]? Or is Scrooge an UnreliableNarrator [[spoiler: with an unjustified grudge towards Mallardy and guilt over his death]]?

* 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. [[spoiler: 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.]]
** [[spoiler: Was she getting one last adventure in before settling down to become a mother or fleeing the impending responsibilities?]]
** [[spoiler: 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". [[spoiler: 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?]]

** It might not even be greed, but plain common sense. Yes, [[spoiler: 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.
** [[spoiler: 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.]]

* ''The Ballad of Duke Baloney!'' raises questions. [[spoiler: 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? WordOfGod 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.]]

* With TheReveal that Isabella Finch is [[spoiler: 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 [[spoiler: 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 [[spoiler: 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 [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes 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?]]

* Is Launchpad's unusual behavior just him being stupid, or is he dealing with [[AmbiguousDisorder undiagnosed mental conditions]]? [[http://laneypenn.tumblr.com/post/176479054978/launchpad-mcquack-is-autistic-and-has-adhd At least one fan]] hypothesized that he has [[UsefulNotes/HighFunctioningAutism autism]] and ADHD, citing his impulsiveness, distractibility, klutziness, intense specialized interests, [[MotorMouth excessive talking]], difficulty recognizing people without distinguishing characteristics, and extreme sensitivity to rejection.

* Was Djinn's inability to reconize [[BlatantLies the Ducks and Selene's poor acting]] and overreacting to the "got your nose" joke a plot convenience and a funny scene or [[AmbiguousDisorder he can't really tell the difference between a true fact and a lie/joke?]]

** "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.