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* 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 would to vanish? Would something even worse happen? Honestly, it is for the best that the kid twins stopped him when they did.

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* 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 would one to vanish? Would something even worse happen? Honestly, it is for the best that the kid twins stopped him when they did.
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* 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 would 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.
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* The whole concept of The Other Bin: It's a place where Scrooge, a man we've seen leave clearly dangerous artifacts just lying around his garage, keeps things he considers too dangerous to be exposed to the world. And we only see a few of the containment cells. Who knows what else he's got in there?
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* The Ghost of Christmas Past was planning to [[AndIMustScream strand Scrooge in the past]] simply because [[IJustWantToHaveFriends 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 was voice by the same guy who voices Wander [[Wander over Yonder]] and Fix-it Felix [[Wreck-It Ralph]]

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* The Ghost of Christmas Past was planning to [[AndIMustScream strand Scrooge in the past]] simply because [[IJustWantToHaveFriends [[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 was voice by the same guy who voices Wander [[Wander over Yonder]] [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Wander]] and [[Disney/WreckItRalph Fix-it Felix [[Wreck-It Ralph]]Felix]].
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**It doesn't help that the Ghost of Christmas Past was voice by the same guy who voices Wander [[Wander over Yonder]] and Fix-it Felix [[Wreck-It Ralph]]
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* The whole concept of The Other Bin: It's a place where Scrooge, a man we've seen leave clearly dangerous artifacts just lying around his garage, keeps things he considers too dangerous to be exposed to the world. And we only see a few of the containment cells. Who knows what else he's got in there?
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On the guideline of Nightmare Fuel "If something is initially presented as scary but turns out to be harmless, it's most likely not Nightmare Fuel since The Reveal makes the scariness vanish."


* On a couple occasions, Cousin Fethry starts exhibiting some creepy behavior that makes it look like he's going to snap and [[AdultFear attack Huey and Dewey]]. Considering he's been looking after the sea laboratory for ''four years'' by himself, it definitely comes off as GoMadFromTheIsolation. Don't worry; he's harmless.

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* On a couple occasions, Cousin Fethry starts exhibiting some creepy behavior that makes it look like he's going to snap and [[AdultFear attack Huey and Dewey]]. Considering he's been looking after the sea laboratory for ''four years'' by himself, it definitely comes off as GoMadFromTheIsolation. Don't worry; he's harmless.
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* The Ghost of Christmas Past was planning to [[AndIMustScream strand Scrooge in the past]] simply because [[DisproportionateRetribution he was tired of people]] not realizing [[IgnoredEpiphany the true meaning of Christmas]].

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* The Ghost of Christmas Past was planning to [[AndIMustScream strand Scrooge in the past]] simply because [[DisproportionateRetribution [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he was tired of people]] not realizing [[IgnoredEpiphany the true meaning everyone he helped henceforth spending Christmases with their families instead of Christmas]].him]].
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* Jormugandr, a serpent said to be so big that he ''encircles the world'', actually ''exists'', and Scrooge is all that holds him at bay...
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!!Last Christmas!
* The Ghost of Christmas Past was planning to [[AndIMustScream strand Scrooge in the past]] simply because [[DisproportionateRetribution he was tired of people]] not realizing [[IgnoredEpiphany the true meaning of Christmas]].
* The fact that even a ''Christmas spirit'' isn't immune from becoming a Wendigo.
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* On a couple occasions, Cousin Fethry starts exhibiting some creepy behavior that makes it look like he's going to snap and [[AdultFear attack Huey and Dewey]]. Considering he's been looking after the sea laboratory for ''four years'' by himself, it definitely comes off as GoMadFromTheIsolation. [[spoiler: Don't worry; he's harmless.]]

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* On a couple occasions, Cousin Fethry starts exhibiting some creepy behavior that makes it look like he's going to snap and [[AdultFear attack Huey and Dewey]]. Considering he's been looking after the sea laboratory for ''four years'' by himself, it definitely comes off as GoMadFromTheIsolation. [[spoiler: Don't worry; he's harmless.]]
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* 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
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* Webby kidnapping the triplets to interrogate them (shrouded in shadow the entire time). Louie even starts crying! Luckily, it becomes funny immediately after.



* The Terrafirmians themselves, bulky {{Rock Monster}}s with GlowingEyesOfDoom, chasing after the heroes. The NightmareFuel factor completely vanishes when they step into the light, revealing a much cuter appearance, and their conversation shows that they chased the heroes out of curiosity, not malice.



* In the temple of Ithaquack, Dewey and Webby encounter Charybdis, a multi-eyed, tentacled monster with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, who grabs them and attempts to devour them. Again, the horror gets completely deflated when the monster learns they're looking for a different artifact, not the one he guards, drops them and politely gives them directions.
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"Focus on what scared you, not the in-universe characters. Just because something is scary to the characters, doesn't mean it is to us too."


* Huey has an honest-to-goodness [[FreakOut panic attack]] when his scuba mask gets fogged up underwater.

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* Something about the StepfordSmiler townspeople's behavior feels pretty off, {{foreshadowing}} that they are not what they seem to be.

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* 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.


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** 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.
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* If the plant controlled all the townsfolk, who cooked their feast at the restaurant?
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* If the plant controlled all the townsfolk, who cooked their feast at the restaurant?
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* The town's flower is a giant ManEatingPlant attempting to devour the Duck family, and the townspeople were puppets on its vines.

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* 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!
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!!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 town's flower is a giant ManEatingPlant attempting to devour the Duck family, and the townspeople were puppets on its vines.
* 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...
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* He also shows another rare instance of being a true threat when 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.

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* He also shows another rare instance of being a true threat when [[WouldHurtAChild he throws Webby into the storming ocean.ocean]]. It's heavily implied that she would have drowned if Louie wasn't there to pull her back onto the boat.
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* Launchpad was ''terrified'' by the movie they saw in the beginning of the episode. It definitely sounds like an R-Rated film, featuring people turning into mole-monsters and then getting killed by [[ChainsawGood a chainsaw]].
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** Also one of the few times in the series we've seen Webby look genuinely afraid, after Louie pulls her back on the boat, she's just frozen in horror. Its clear the experience shook her and fully grasps she could have died. Seeing someone who regularly approaches danger with enthusiasm like this just feels wrong.
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** Also one of the few times in the series we've seen Webby look genuinely afraid, after Louie pulls her back on the boat, she's just frozen in horror. Its clear the experience shook her and fully grasps she could have died. Seeing someone who regularly approaches danger with enthusiasm like this just feels wrong.
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* Glomgold [[DissonantSerenity casually]] snapping all his [[Main/Fingore dislocated fingers]] back into place ''on-camera''. Louie is understandably freaked out.

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* Glomgold [[DissonantSerenity casually]] snapping all his [[Main/Fingore [[{{Main/Fingore}} dislocated fingers]] back into place ''on-camera''. Louie is understandably freaked out.
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* Glomgold [[DissonantSerenity casually]] snapping all his [[Main/Fingore dislocated fingers]] back into place ''on-camera''. Louie is understandably freaked out.
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* He also shows another rare instance of being a true threat when he throws Webby into the storming ocean.

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* He also shows another rare instance of being a true threat when 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.
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!!The Ballad of Duke Baloney!
* Glomgold's nightmare is both surreal and creepy.




!!The Ballad of Duke Baloney!
* Glomgold's nightmare is both surreal and creepy.
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!!The Ballad of Duke Baloney!
* Glomgold's nightmare is both surreal and creepy.

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