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[[folder:Season 1]]
!!Woo-oo!
* Flintheart Glomgold is a real [[TheSociopath sociopath]] in this adaptation, being willing to MURDER people to get richer than Scrooge, [[WouldHurtAChild even kids]].
* The [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mer-ducks]] that the ducks encounter on the way to Atlantis after taking Dewey's shortcut have a rather unsettling design, with scaly skin, blank eyes and fangs in their beaks.
* In {{Atlantis}}, there are a lot of skeletons in many of the trapped rooms, implying the Atlanteans didn't last that long after the city sank. Nor any would be treasure hunters.
* AdultFear is clear with Donald, given his three nephews are in a VERY dangerous place.
* Launchpad getting bitten by multiple rattlesnakes which, as everybody knows, are venomous. He manages to get better by walking it off though, but still.

!!Daytrip of Doom!
* Webby when she's in her attack mode.
** In the ColdOpen, she easily curbstomps the boys during a game of harmless darts by setting traps and using her nightvision goggles. She even ignores Huey's attempts to surrender when he goes to the foyer and claims it's the safe zone, shooting him in the tailbone.
** When she takes on Ma Beagle, Webby turns off the lights, [[IronicEcho chants the Funsos slogan in a mock singsong]], and lures her into a trap in the ballpit. As the triplets later put it, they would rather be on Webby's team when she's dangerous.
* The Beagle Boys' plot to kidnap the triplets and Webby. They mug a mascot for his disguise at Funsos, and they try to grab Webby while she's playing ''Uke or Puke''. Webby's reaction, to kick him in the face, was actually a justified one considering it was a kidnapping attempt in public. Small wonder that at the end of the episode, Funsos rescinds their lifetime ban on the quartet for fear of a lawsuit because of the potential bad publicity. And Scrooge [=McDuck=]'s wrath.
* Webby also casually mentions that the Beagle Boys may toss one of the nephews off a cliff to "persuade" Scrooge to pay the ransom demands.
** Her exact words were "throw one of us off a cliff". She was including herself in that equation. And why not? She's no family to Scrooge, and what better way to show that they WouldHurtAChild, but avoid incurring his wrath by hurting one of his family, than to toss Webby off the cliff.
* Webby's reaction to the ballpit as she starts sinking in it. She freaks out and calls it a trap. It also looks very claustrophobic.
** And her reaction to it is shooting her grappling hook, knocking up a palm tree decoration with it, endangering the lives of the patrons of the Fun Zone.
* Donald's AdultFear when he gets the ransom note from the Beagle Boys. His worst fear, that the boys have sneaked out and are in danger, has come true, and it makes him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness run to Beakley for help]].
* Then on the Beagle Boys side, Donald delivering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to two of them before Beakley can even recite a strategy. It's a reminder that Donald was once a daring adventurer, and he hasn't lost his edge or temper.

!!The Great Dime Chase!
* Scrooge explicitly states that Louie [[RealityEnsues would crack his skull open if he tried]] [[PooledFunds diving into the Money Bin.]]
** And then Louie tries to do it again, after having been warned about the very real possibility of incurring a fatal injury. He's so sure of himself that he completely disregards Scrooge's warnings. If Scrooge hadn't been paying attention, and caught him the second time, we'd be short one nephew.
* Webby describing that Della Duck seems to be one of Scrooge's BerserkButton. According to her, he bought a post office that delivered junk mail, and the mailman never came to the house again. "Bad things happen to people that talk about Della Duck."
* In the last scene, Gyro, in his dimly lit laboratory, goes into a MadScientist monologue: "Gyro creates robot, robot turns on Gyro, Gyro controls robot...Gyro ''is'' robot." The look on his face as he says this last part just adds to the creepiness.

!!The Beagle Birthday Massacre!
* Just how ''many'' Beagles there are. And they all want revenge on Webby for Ma...
* One trio of the Beagle Boys, the "Tumblebums", have a MonsterClown theme. They wear creepy clown makeup and move around with unnatural-looking tumbles.
** Well, two of them move unnaturally. The other moves ''[[PrimalStance very]]'' [[PrimalStance naturally]]. Not that that's much better.
* The ending scene of the episode. Lena contacts her aunt, Magica [=DeSpell=], who appears as a terrifying LivingShadow.
** Given Magica's previous incarnation, you'd expect her to [[EvilIsHammy ham]] it up. Instead, she [[SilentAntagonist says absolutely nothing]] and just gives a SlasherSmile in response to Lena's [[TheMole Mole]]-related success with Webby.
** The fact that Magica is a SealedEvilInACan in the first place. Typically, that level of incapacitation is reserved for an EldritchAbomination and/or PhysicalGod. Just what kind of AdaptationalBadass is she this time around?

!!Terror of the Terra-Firmians!
* Huey spells out the full horror of NothingIsScarier, that the reason he clings so much to what's documented in the Junior Woodchuck Handbook is the idea of something being out there he has no idea about and can't protect himself from is too terrifying to even think about.
* Magica tells Lena to leave Mrs. Beakley pinned under a subway car, implicitly to leave her to die so she won't be in their way anymore. Lena saves her anyway by levitating the car, but then trips and loses control of it, and just barely manages to pull Mrs. Beakley to safety before she's crushed.
** It's also worth noting that earlier, Magica De Spell manifests herself from Lena's shadow without any approval from the latter, and was seemingly about to attack Mrs. Beakley before Lena thwarts her by moving away and taking Magica with her. Just because she's SealedEvilInACan doesn't necessarily mean that Magica has to ''entirely'' rely on others to do her dirty work...
* The train crash and the structural collapses in the subways are ''very real'' dangers, in direct contrast to the series' usual cartoony perils of demons, ghosts, evil robots, and monsters. This goes a long way to giving this episode a DarkerAndEdgier feel compared to the rest of the episodes aired so far.
* At the end, Magica doesn't look too happy about her niece's continual disobedience and willingness to get emotionally close with the [=McDuck=] Family.

!!The House of the Lucky Gander!
* The episode actually has a bit of a creepy vibe to it, that kicks off with the scene with Gladstone at the beginning. When asked why he called Donald and Scrooge for help, Gladstone tries to answer, but then receives a suspicious glance from one of the casino workers, which leads to him immediately backtracking. After that, Scrooge and the kids discover that they have immense difficulty locating the exit of the casino and find themselves looping back to the exact same place. Then we have the introduction of Toad Liu Hai, who seems a bit too obsessed with making sure the [=McDuck=] family stay in the casino for as long as possible. All these events provide the episode with a rather creepy atmosphere, like you get that something is off about the place but it isn't clear what.
* Liu Hai reveals himself in a pretty creepy way: everything turns dark, the walls of the casino turn into cards and Liu Hai himself turns jade-colored and grows to gigantic size.
* All the patrons of the casino are transformed into cards, who may or may not have been once innocent people lured in like Gladstone was.
* The fact that, for an unspecified amount of time, Gladstone was the prisoner of a luck vampire, who was feeding off his natural luck, is creepy by itself.
* Donald's UnstoppableRage, while a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, also looks pretty terrifying.

!!The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!
* It's played for laughs with how Mark Beaks treats his time as a hostage, but the way Falcon Graves just strolls through heavy security with no thought for stealth or subterfuge and kidnaps Mark right from his office is [[AdultFear pretty scary]].
* Perhaps our one look at the true Mark Beaks when Dewey brings his coffee a minute early, resulting in a chilling speech about how he's risen above the "commoners" and shouldn't ever have any wish denied.
* Despite his plan being ridiculously over-the-top, the fact remains that Flintheart Glomgold still wants to murder Mark Beaks (and Scrooge). And the ending of the episode implies that Beaks accepts the invitation to the yacht tour that is Step One in Glomgold's EvilPlan. Lightened by the fact that Beaks returns in later episodes, so we know that Glomgold's plan failed.

!!The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!
* Pretty much the entire premise of the underground society in Toth-Ra's pyramid. They've lived toiling like slaves in squalor unbefitting a homeless person for thousands of years...based on a ''lie''.
* Webby’s given a little too much thought towards how she would like to die...
* Once the mummy of Toth-Ra crosses the seal, he comes to life. He is a near-invulnerable undead monster with extreme strength and EyeBeams, sweeping away anyone who stands in his way with ease. And, rather than the LargeHam manner he talks when he's just used as a puppet, he only screeches... except for one word, when Louie asks him what can he do to serve him: "Die".

!!The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverest!
* The implication that the invisible wormholes dotting Mt. Neverrest are fully capable of [[TeleFrag Tele Fragging]] an unsuspecting climber. Combine that knowledge with blinding snowstorms and you're fully capable of dying without ever having a clue you're in any sort of danger.
** Even if you manage to avoid [[TeleFrag Tele Fragging]], it's very difficult to find your way down the mountain due to the wormholes, and you might wander aimlessly until you just die from the cold and starvation, which is most likely what happened to Mallardy.
* Finding the bones of George Mallardy, [[JerkAss who abandoned Scrooge in the mountains years ago]] but still took the time to [[NeverMyFault write a message cursing him in the cave wall]]. What's more, Scrooge shows no sympathy towards him. Understandable perhaps, but it's a harsh reminder of how ruthless Scrooge can be.
* It's played for laughs, but... How many enemies ''have'' cursed Scrooge with their dying breath?

!!The Spear of Selene!
* Storkules is put under mind control and forced to attack the Duck family ([[WouldHurtAChild including the kids]]) by the will of his own father, all while remaining fully aware and begging his father to stop.
* Anyone who knows anything about Greek mythology can understand why Donald and Scrooge are eager to get off the island quickly. There's never any upshot to challenging a Greek god to any sort of contest. They tend to be sore losers, and the fates of the victors is the stuff of legend (literally).

!!Beware the BUDDY System!
* When Gyro finds out that Fenton posted some of the inventor's private blueprints on the Internet, resulting in Mark making his BUDDY robots from Bulbtech, he is ''furious.'' The way both Scrooge and Dewey have to hold Gyro back makes it look like he's trying to ''beat Fenton to a pulp''.
* Dewey nearly falling to his death. It was just pure luck that Gizmoduck was there in time to save him.
* Mark Beaks vowing to steal the Gizmoduck armour, thus proving here on out that he is [[NotSoHarmlessVillain not such a harmless villain after all]]. This is the final scene just before the credits, with some ''very'' creepy music added on top.

!! The Missing Links of Moorshire!
* The statues of golfers who failed to leave.
** The main cast actually suffer the fate of becoming statues themselves. What saves them from an eternal AndIMustScream fate is Dewey winning the golfing game [[JustInTime right at the last second]].
** One of the [[LiterallyShatteredLives statues has been broken to bits]].
* Even though their IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Kelpies did mention having other victims. Also when the mist finally comes around they offer to drown the main cast rather than suffer the fate of being turned to stone. How many other people chose to take their offer?

!![=McMystery=] at [=McDuck=] [=McManor=]!
* The guests Louie invites to Scrooge's birthday party are all his mortal enemies - with one of them, Flintheart Glomgold, trying to kill him.
* Nik Nokturne successfully summons a ghastly, skull-headed demonic creature that attacks the children. Fortunately, it's just the FriendlyGhost of Duckworth.

!!Jaw$!
* Dewey was actually doing what Scrooge prevented Louie from doing in the ''Great Dime Chase'': Jumping into the bin. And, if you don't remember, doing so without Scrooge's years of training would almost certainly mean a cracked skull at best, as illustrated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viDL2W0HcJw here]]. In a way, Tiffany saved his life by eating him!
* The money shark. Not only it is gigantic and glows hellish red on the inside, it also succeeds in eating all of the protagonists[[note]]Fortunately for them, GettingEatenIsHarmless[[/note]]. After that, it sprouts spider-like legs and heads towards Duckburg!
* Why is Lena working for her aunt? Because the two are bound to each other; Magica ''can'' and ''will'' [[PeoplePuppets exert control]] over her niece until she gets what she wants. It's not known yet what the extent of Magica's ability to control Lena's body is yet, but ''geez''...
** Making it worse is that she spends the whole episode being unusually hammy and much more in line with Catherine Tate's usual performances, but then immediately snaps back into the former ice cold evil when Lena starts talking back to her, giving the impression that it's always just lurking under the surface and can be brought out at any moment.
* There's a lot of parental abuse subtext with Lena and Magica, but Lena's statement that is they tell Scrooge that they snuck into the moneybin, he would feed them to the shark himself implies that Magica may have been lying to her, feeding her nightmare tales, overplaying the darker aspects of Scrooge.
* Until now, Magica has only been seen as a shadow on the wall. Now, we see that she is actually three dimensional, and at least semi-corporeal. That's frightening...

!!The Golden Lagoon of Agony Plains!
* During their first expedition to Agony Plains, Scrooge and Goldie ended up [[HumanPopsicle frozen in a glacier]] ''for [[AndIMustScream five]] [[TakenForGranite years]]. And they were completely conscious throughout it!''
* During the climax, Goldie falls into a pool of molten gold. And then Glomgold shows a gold cast of her where she seems to be screaming in agony. Granted, [[DisneyDeath she survives due to her demonic medal]], but the audience doesn't learn that for several minutes.
* The fact that, after treated as a HarmlessVillain for several episodes, Glomgold manages to pull a NearVillainVictory where he almost manages to murder both Goldie and Scrooge.

!!The Day of the Only Child!
* Everything about Doofus Drake. He's a sociopathic CreepyChild with absolutely unpredictable behavior, who somehow managed to scare his own parents into becoming his obedient servants (not to mention he was probably planning on doing the same to Louie). Louie's discomfort around him is completely understandable.
** Louie tries to convince Doofus's parents to help him come up with an escape plan. But when Doofus reenters the room, his dad ''immediately gives Louie up'' to save his own feathers, which even his own wife finds [[EveryoneHasStandards pathetic]]. His own son has broken him that badly.

!!From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22!
* The fight between Beakley and Black Heron in the ColdOpen. Beakley is ''not'' holding back, and even that isn't enough to stop Black Heron from knocking her out.
* Beakley's anger at Scrooge getting Webby involved in Heron's revenge plot. It's the angriest we've ever seen her.
** Turns out to be justified too, as just after that Black Heron holds Webby at gunpoint to coerce Beakley into surrendering information.
* In the flashback, Black Heron loses her arm in an acidic explosion - a GoryDiscretionShot comes just in time to spare the audience.
* Though her death is not directly shown, Black Heron meets her apparent end at Webby's hands - with the latter sending her off a cliff into the ocean.

!!Who is Gizmoduck!?
* When the Beagle Boys attempt a bank robbery, they [[CallBack recognize Huey]] and [[AdultFear try to take him hostage.]]
** Not to mention Donald was there watching the whole thing unfold, but can't do anything about it.
* For the first time in the series, Mark Beaks is actually intimidating. Perhaps the biggest sign of this is the crazy eyes he gives when Fenton tries to quit.
* Huey, Fenton's mother, and Mark Beaks nearly getting crushed by a falling billboard.
* Mark Beaks basically '''''enslaves''''' Fenton.

!!The Other Bin of Scrooge [=McDuck=]!
* The unicorn nearly impaling Webby on its horn.
* Magica is freed thanks to Lena finally getting the Number One Dime, and proves to still be a dark shadow monster, just in three dimensions. When Webby catches them, Magica turns her into a doll and uses her to attack Lena to make her give up the dime, all while shouting about her betrayal. Then Lena's amulet automatically activates against the threat, and ''turns Webby to ash onscreen''. Luckily, this then all turns out to be a vision from a magic dreamcatcher, but it's still clearly what ''will'' happen if Magica gets free, causing Lena to finally turn on her aunt for good. But just as she's about to spill the beans, it turns out the approaching eclipse has made Magica powerful enough to completely take over her body, and take up the search herself.
** Even worse, try not to think about ''how'' Magica will get the dime with Lena no longer able to resist her; she's going to pry it off Scrooge, ''painfully''. She's last heard asking Scrooge where she can get some knives...
* Magica's LargeHam tendencies and the frequent shifts in tone in her scenes have made it unclear just what type of threat she is supposed to be in this series. This episode though seems to cement her as a Joker-style villain, equally goofy and cruel, with a definite sadistic streak as Magica remarks on how she misses being able to inflict carnage (since she can't interact much with the physical world anymore), and now that she possesses Lena, she can ''finally'' do so again.
* Doubles as a TearJerker. Remove the magical elements and this episode was a disturbingly good depiction of what it's like to grow up in an [[AbusiveParents abusive relationship]]. You feel like a hostage, the adult in your life manipulates you and constantly shows you their disdain, you dig yourself in deeper and deeper with lies covering for them, and worst of all, you feel completely alone. Nobody but you knows how miserable you are because you feel like you can't tell them, in fear of retaliation. Ordinary kids do have the option of running away when they get old enough but Lena is magically tethered to Magica, and the final minutes take the abusive relationship one messed-up, supernatural step further when her aunt [[PeoplePuppet hijacks her body]] to ensure her silence. Out of the many antagonists in [=DuckTales=] 2017, Magica is the most loathsome one yet.
** Want to know the extent of Magica's abuse towards Lena? The poor child starts ''[[TearsOfFear crying]]'' when Magica merely ''hugs'' her in her dream.
* "Where do you keep the sharp knives?" asks a Magica-possessed Lena at the very end...
* The Louie vs. Bigfoot subplot is also pretty creepy. A bigfoot named Gavin tricks Huey into thinking he's a dumb animal so Huey and Dewey will let him live in the mansion as a "pet" when really Gavin is taking advantage of them. When Louie finds out, his first instinct is to call on Uncle Scrooge to help...only for Gavin to threaten to hurt Louie's family if Louie outs him, raking his claws across a portrait of Donald and the brothers to prove his point. A terrified Louie quickly gets rid of Scrooge after that. Worse, Louie's brothers wouldn't believe him anyway because of Louie's tendency to lie, meaning he's backed into a corner as to how to deal with things until he finally has his big idea to get rid of Gavin.

!!Sky Pirates...in the Sky!
* After the episode's opening portrays Don Karnage as LaughablyEvil in the same vein as the original version, it's quite a shock when he berates the crew on screwing up their musical number and ''kicks one of them out of the plane''. While we quickly see he had a parachute and landed safely, there's no evidence of this in the initial shot and it very much comes off as something rushed into the episode so the network would let them do the scene. Especially since he does later say he kills anyone who can't measure up.
* Throughout the first half of the episode, Don Karnage is shown with human-like teeth. After getting back on the Iron Vulture and regaining control, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily he's shown with visible fangs]].
* Just how quick this crew is turn against their captains, first Don Karnage and then Dewey. It's clear there is not much loyal there. Then, they plan on sending Dewey and his family to their deaths. This part of the episode makes it clear that no matter how silly they may seem at first, these pirates really are pirates. And dangerous

!!The Secret(s) of Castle [=McDuck=]!
* The dungeons of Castle [=McDuck=] are patrolled by an enormous, terrifying [[HellHound demon dog]] that was summoned by one of Scrooge's ancestors. The beast gets very close to killing the triplets.

!!The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!
* The plane is speared at its midpoint by a narrow mountain peak, resulting in everyone having to be very careful not to put too much weight on either end. The episode takes care to keep the realistic physics throughout the whole story, never letting us forget just how precarious the situation is.
* Dewey becomes a walking AdultFear for Scrooge - and everyone else. Desperate to get the final piece of the puzzle, Dewey ''climbs out on top of the Sunchaser and heads towards the tip of the wing''. Scrooge can only trail behind and plead with him not to put himself in anymore danger. The rest of the family begs Dewey to let it go... only for their pleas to fall on deaf ears as Dewey angrily throws away his radio and continues his pursuit.
* Della's fate. She takes an experimental rocket for a test drive and and got lost in a cosmic storm. Even though (as we later learn) she's still alive, she has been lost in space for around a ''decade,'' [[AndIMustScream completely alone, devoid of communication.]]

!!The Shadow War!
* Lena vommiting up/crying out Magica's essence is rather disturbing: the way Magica's shadow pours out of Lena's eye sockets and mouth like a stream of inky blackness would be right at home in the ''Franchise/SilentHill'' franchise. Lena is visibly ill from the effect, and the shadow is still attached to her eyes by painful-looking tendrils.
* Magica was trapped inside Scrooge's dime the whole time and traps Scrooge in there when she is freed.
* Lena turns out to be a part of Magica's shadow given life, and she does obviously ''not'' like going back into Magica's full shadow.
--> '''Lena:''' (''As Magica forces her back into being a shadow'') ''No''! ''Not again''! ''Don't send me back''! [[BigNo Nooooooooooo]]-!!
** The revelation that Magica created Lena to be her literal slave puppet that she could toss away at a moment's notice re-contextualizes all the previous Magica and Lena episodes and somehow makes them even more disturbing than they already were (particularly "The Other Bin Of Scrooge [=McDuck=]"). The recurring themes of shadows, abusive parents, people using other people as tools and a lack of free will have suddenly become a lot more chilling.
* Magica turning everyone's shadows into her minions.
** What's worse is Fenton's shadow, who '''ACTUALLY STOLE THE GIZMODUCK SUIT''' as well. Shadow Gizmoduck does not look pretty at all, and looks very dangerous and intimidating.
** There's also the fact that no matter where you are, even ''hidden underground'', you are ''not'' safe from getting your shadow taken.
* Given the context it can escape someone's attention, but a furious Donald is just plain unstoppable. Just ask the shadow with the Gizmoduck suit. Oh, wait, he wiped that out.
* Magica seemingly ''vaporizing'' Lena, much in the way Lena vaporized Webby in her nightmare in "The Other Bin of Scrooge [=McDuck=]". Only mitigated by the fact that Lena was able to survive inside of Webby's shadow.
* While also a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, Webby fights Magica more brutally than she did Black Heron. And damn, did Webby give Magica a pounding. Losing Lena really ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes pissed Webby off]]''.
* A blast from Magica's staff blasts through a pile of coins inches from Dewey's head at one point, visibly melting them.
* Just how malicious Magica de Spell is upon seeing that the triplets and Webby have made it all the way to where she's waiting:
-->'''Magica de Spell:''' ''(Brightly, before switching to a cruel smile)'' Ah, look! ''Children.'' ''(She levitates off her throne and lands before the kids, showing off the Number One Dime with Scrooge trapped inside it)'' Looking for this? ''(She brandishes her staff. its focusing gem crackling with energy)'' ''[[WouldHurtAChild Come and get it]].''
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[[folder:Season 2]]
!!The Most Dangerous Game... Night!
* The idea of a sapient race too small to see in your own home that wants revenge.
* On the other end of that equation, the microscopic civilization suffered the destruction of every city they ever built due to the mansion's inhabitants simply going about their lives.

!!The Depths of Cousin Fethry!
* The majority of the episode takes place deep in the ocean where EverythingIsTryingToKillYou, including the great pressure, lack of oxygen, volcanic vents, enormous worms, and a ''gigantic'' crustacean.

!!The Ballad of Duke Baloney!
* Glomgold [[DissonantSerenity casually]] snapping all his [[{{Main/Fingore}} dislocated fingers]] back into place ''on-camera''. Louie is understandably freaked out.
* Glomgold's nightmare is both surreal and creepy.
* He also shows another rare instance of being a true threat when [[WouldHurtAChild he throws Webby into the storming ocean]]. It's heavily implied that she would have drowned if Louie wasn't there to pull her back onto the boat.

!!The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!
* Something about the StepfordSmiler townspeople's behavior feels pretty off, {{foreshadowing}} that they are not what they seem to be. The first time one pulls a NightmareFace behind the character's backs is unnerving as heck.
* The town's flower is a giant ManEatingPlant attempting to devour the Duck family, and the townspeople were puppets on its vines. The plant has a very unsettling design with [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes at the end of its vines]]. Worse, it is [[ItCanThink intelligent enough]] to control realistic-looking puppets, even speaking a few sentences, as well as come up with a fake festival and invite people from abroad to it so that it can eat them!
** Webby discovering and then showing Dewey and Louie than none of the villagers have feet and they're all offshoots of the vines is just as scary.
* When the Ducks and the Caballeros seem to have defeated the plant and flying away from the town, one of the plant's "eyes" drop on the ground, sprouting a new flower...

!!Last Christmas!
* Jormugandr, a serpent said to be so big that he ''encircles the world'', actually ''exists'', and Scrooge is all that holds him at bay...
* The Ghost of Christmas Past was planning to [[AndIMustScream strand Scrooge in the past]] simply because [[CrazyJealousGuy he was tired of everyone he helped henceforth spending Christmases with their families instead of him]]. It doesn't help that the Ghost of Christmas Past is voiced by Creator/JackMcBrayer who, so far, has been typecast as NiceGuy characters like [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Wander]] and [[Disney/WreckItRalph Fix-it Felix]].
* If Dewey had told Young Donald and Della about the future, what exactly could have happened? Could Della have ended up facing an even worse fate than the one she already had? Would Donald be the one to vanish? Would something even worse happen? Honestly, it is for the best that the kid twins stopped him when they did.
* Scrooge shows in this episode exactly how he's managed to live this long. He may have a soft spot for his family, but he left the Ghost of Christmas Past alone in time with no way out. He never had the intention of going back to get him either. He also showed no remorse for what happened to the ghost after he left. Scrooge may have forgiven him in the end, but he did not show any remorse for what he did. Do not mess with Scrooge [=McDuck=], for he will make you pay for it.
* Lost, desperate people in this universe might turn into large, hairy beasts named {{Wendigo}}, wandering the woods aimlessly and attacking people. Even a ''Christmas spirit'' isn't immune from becoming one.
** In traditional lore, the Wendigo is turned by cannibalism. In this universe, it takes mere ''obsession and desperation'' to turn one into a Wendigo, which somehow makes it even more unnerving.

!!Whatever Happened to Della Duck?
* Upon crashing on the moon, Della's helmet is cracked and she nearly suffocates before remembering Gyro's special gum.
* Then there's the implication she had to sever her left leg from the crash, which is an ''excruciating'' nightmare to think about.
* There's something ominous about Lieutenant Penumbra and General Lunaris's conversation at the end of the episode.
-->'''Penumbra:''' I can't believe you're just gonna let that [[FantasticRacism Moon hater]] run free. You've gone Earth-soft.
-->'''Lunaris:''' That Earth dweller managed to defeat our greatest enemy like it was nothing. She could be useful.
-->'''Penumbra:''' Or dangerous. ''(to Della)'' Watch your back, ''Earth dweller''.
** Penumbra was antagonistic from the start so it's not so bad on her end, but there is something unsettling about Lunaris, who appeared to be a NiceGuy to contrast with her, suddenly [[BitchInSheepsClothing sound sinister, with darker shadows cast upon him.]]

!!The Golden Spear!
* Lunaris shows his true colors and shoots himself, saying Della had shot him and betrayed the Moonlanders. This leads the Moonlanders to agree to invade Earth in revenge.
* Donald accidentally gets launched into space. He can't pilot the rocket and doesn't have the proper equipment with him. And it implies he's about to land on the Moon, [[OhCrap in the middle of the Moonlanders planning their invasion.]] Worst of all his family thinks he's on a ''month long'' cruise. They probably won't even realize that he's missing before the month is up, and by then it's likely the trail will have gone cold.

!!Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!
* Donald ends up landing in the moon and quickly runs out of oxygen but fortunately, he finds some Oxy-Chew. After a moment of relief, he's immediately arrested by the hostile Moonlanders.

!!Friendship Hates Magic!
* At one point Webby looks extremely disfigured, with her eyeball popping out of its socket. While we quickly learn it's just make-up, it still looks ''very'' disturbing.
* Violet’s spell seems to bring back Magica in her shadow form, to Lena’s complete horror. And then she realizes the spirits are actually a manifestation of her own jealous feelings toward Webby moving on from their friendship, and has to admit that kind of darkness is inside her.

!!The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!
* Mark Beaks becomes Mega Beaks, a muscular giant, and he is [[NotSoHarmlessVillain surprisingly terrifying]] as he intends to kill Fenton.
** In addition, unlike ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, Beaks remains himself and is completely in control of his actions while he is in his monstrous form. This means Beaks wanted to kill Fenton even before he turned into a monster and simply lacked the means to do so.

!!The Duck Knight Returns!
* [[SanitySlippage Starling slowly becomes more unhinged over the course of the episode]], as he gets more obsessed with forcing himself into the rebooted film. While it starts out funny, the climax is a sharp veer into [[{{Pun}} dangerous territory]]: he accidentally sets the movie set on ablaze trying to take over the film, then ''refuses to let anyone leave.'' Anyone who tries nearly gets fried with an all-too-real prop gun, and he doesn't care one whit as the fire continues to grow around him.
--> '''Jim Starling:''' Jim Starling never cuts! I'll film this finale if it kills me, ''and everyone on this set!''
** He is actively trying to kill Drake. He shocks him, blows him up, and at one point has a chainsaw ready to cut him to pieces. If Drake weren't as tough and scrappy as he was he would have been dead.
** The aforementioned chainsaw is also a chilling foreshadowing of whom he's going to become.
* The final scene. Though everyone believes him missing or dead, Jim's hiding in the sewers, ranting to himself as he convinces himself that the whole mess was a conspiracy to steal his spotlight. All the while, his voice gets huskier and more deranged, the dye bleeding out of his costume. Then he turns to face the camera to reveal a rather unnerving NightmareFace - eyes swirling with madness, teeth now sharp fangs, sporting a SlasherSmile as he begins cackling about embracing a DarkerAndEdgier role. But [[WhamShot the crowning shot]] has to be his costume - the purple hues of Darkwing Duck are gone, leaving an all-too-familiar yellow, red, and black. We have just witnessed the birth of '''''Negaduck'''''.
-->'''Jim Starling[=/=]Negaduck:''' It was all a setup. [[NeverMyFault That hack put]] ''[[NeverMyFault my fan]]'' [[NeverMyFault in danger]] to steal the glory and ''humiliate'' me! They want [[DarkerAndEdgier “grim and gritty”]], huh? ''[[ThenLetMeBeEvil Happy to play the part]]''… ''(Lets out a sinister chuckle, building up to an EvilLaugh worthy of the Joker)''
** As the old saying goes, ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."]]''

!!Whatever Happened to Donald Duck?!
* Lunaris has been keeping tabs on Earth since long before Della crashed on the moon, and has extensive knowledge on Scrooge and family which he uses to threaten Donald. Worst of all are [[WouldHurtAChild his plans for Huey, Dewey and Louie.]]
-->'''Lunaris:''' You see, most fools would target Scrooge [=McDuck=]. They don't realize the key to victory is to take the children out first, to break your spirits. Say goodbye to your precious Hubert, Dewford, and Llewelyn.
* Even played for laughs, Donald stuck in the vent along with some crustacean creature that keeps crawling after him will really get to anyone with claustrophobia.

!!Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!
* Boyd's existential crisis is...''unsettling''. Not to mention his eyes ''melt out of his skull'' at one point.
** Even worse, Doofus implies that this isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened at one of his parties.
* You can experience how Goldie feels when she ends up in a glass cage where doofus imprisons her as his "Goldiemama"

!!Nightmare on Killmotor-Hill!
* Magica hasn't given up on Lena yet: she's been actively tormenting her by creating nightmares for her every time she falls asleep, and has been doing so for days. What's worse, is that there's ''nothing'' even remotely suggesting the outside influence, meaning that hadn't Magica exposed herself, she would keep doing that until Lena breaks. Said nightmares include Magica tempting Lena to come back to her (and when it doesn't work, hunting her down Hitman-style), everything cheerful and lighthearted turning nightmarish, full of black-purple color scheme, ending with Lena's biggest fear: becoming second Magica. And it almost works.
* Just take a look at Magica herself at the end of the episode. She has been hiding for ''6 months'' under [=McDuck=]'s nose, undetected even by Gizmoduck. And while she may have survived on her own, her mental state is even ''worse'' now due to prolonged isolation, revenge obsession and lack of food - her eyes became ones of a completely unhinged person. Now imagine what will happen if she finds a way to get her powers back...
* [[PainfulTransformation Lena turning into Magica]]. Just it ''alone'' is horrifying considering Lena's fears of becoming her aunt and just how ''uncomfortable'' it comes off as.
** That's not even getting into the other transformations in early scenes: Lena's reflection getting Magica's eyes, growing demon wings during the first dream and by the end of it, turning green and looking ''just like Magica''. Much to her horror.
* While a funny moment, Lena mentions being trapped in the Shadow Realm for ''an entire year'' during her silly song to the others. ''[[FridgeHorror Let that sink in...]]''
* Much like the NightmareOnElmStreet movies that the episode is named after, one of the first truly scary dream scenes happen in the high school, when the goofy Dewey mascot starts teleporting all over a distorted hallway that only Lena sees. It's pretty genuinely freaky.
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* Just take a look at Magica herself at the end of the episode. She has been hiding for ''6 months'' under McDuck's [=McDuck=]'s nose, undetected even by Gizmoduck. And while she may have survived on her own, her mental state is even ''worse'' now due to prolonged isolation, revenge obsession and lack of food - her eyes became ones of a completely unhinged person. Now imagine what will happen if she finds a way to get her powers back...back...
* [[PainfulTransformation Lena turning into Magica]]. Just it ''alone'' is horrifying considering Lena's fears of becoming her aunt and just how ''uncomfortable'' it comes off as.
** That's not even getting into the other transformations in early scenes: Lena's reflection getting Magica's eyes, growing demon wings during the first dream and by the end of it, turning green and looking ''just like Magica''. Much to her horror.
* While a funny moment, Lena mentions being trapped in the Shadow Realm for ''an entire year'' during her silly song to the others. ''[[FridgeHorror Let that sink in...]]''
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!!Nightmare on Killmotor-Hill!
* Magica hasn't given up on Lena yet: she's been actively tormenting her by creating nightmares for her every time she falls asleep, and has been doing so for days. What's worse, is that there's ''nothing'' even remotely suggesting the outside influence, meaning that hadn't Magica exposed herself, she would keep doing that until Lena breaks. Said nightmares include Magica tempting Lena to come back to her (and when it doesn't work, hunting her down Hitman-style), everything cheerful and lighthearted turning nightmarish, full of black-purple color scheme, ending with Lena's biggest fear: becoming second Magica. And it almost works.
* Just take a look at Magica herself at the end of the episode. She has been hiding for ''6 months'' under McDuck's nose, undetected even by Gizmoduck. And while she may have survived on her own, her mental state is even ''worse'' now due to prolonged isolation, revenge obsession and lack of food - her eyes became ones of a completely unhinged person. Now imagine what will happen if she finds a way to get her powers back...
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!!Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!
* Boyd's existential crisis is...''unsettling''. Not to mention his eyes ''melt out of his skull'' at one point.
** Even worse, Doofus implies that this isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened at one of his parties.
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* Lunaris has been keeping tabs on Earth since long before Della crashed on the moon, and has extensive knowledge on Scrooge and family which he uses to threaten Donald. Worst of all are [[WouldHurtAChild his plans for Huey, Duey Dewey and Louie.]]

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