History Recap / DuckTales2017S1E14Jaws

* MythologyGag: The book Webby has for magic is called the Grimoire du Merlock. As in the BigBad of ''WesternAnimaton/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This episode confirms the fact that Magica is an AbusiveParent, that Lena is enslaved to her aunt, and that Magica does not give one thought about her niece's wellbeing.

Magica De Spell (still a LivingShadow, albeit an increasingly powerful one) begins to put her plan against Scrooge into action when she orders Lena to smuggle a mystic amulet into the Money Bin that unleashes havoc when it comes into contact with Scrooge's billions. The result is a literal money shark who plagues the Money Bin, and later on, all of Duckburg — which doesn't help Scrooge's popularity. A shark [[RuleOfCool with]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot legs]], and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]].

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: There was no way Scrooge was going to ace that interview. Roxeanne deliberately rigged it just to get Scrooge to lose his temper.

* AllGirlsLovePonies: Webby disguises the spellbook she snuck into [=McDuck=] Manor as a book titled "So You Love Ponies?"

* ContinuityNod: Webby's chart of Scrooge's enemies includes a drawing of SantaClaus, their animosity alluded to in "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverest"

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Scrooge has no reason to suck up to Glomgold, the latter ''does'' have a point in that Scrooge often places profit before people. Not that Glomgold is any better; in fact, he's worse.

''She''[='s=] called [[FluffyTheTerrible Tiffany]].

* BecomingTheMask: Early on Lena tries to maintain her PragmaticVillainy facade but Magica repeatedly calls her out on her real feelings. In the end Lena basically admits she's right and even tries to abandon Magica, only to find out that Magica doesn't care about her will in the matter.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Roxanne Featherly seems like a nice person, but quickly reveals herself to be a child-friendly version of [[Franchise/HarryPotter Rita Skeeter]]; she does her research on Scrooge .... and then blatantly ignores it ''and'' engineers a confrontation between him and Glomgold just because the tension makes good TV.

** Both Magica and Lena come back having not been seen since "Terror of the Terra-Firmians".

** A subtle one. Scrooge ends up being basically only a little annoyed at losing a monster-shark-sized portion of his money to his enemies, but as he noted in The Great Dime Chase! the #1 Dime is worth more to him than all the rest of his wealth put together. So all in all it wasn't that bad a day to him since he got it back.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: There was no way Scrooge was going to ace that interview, Roxeanne deliberately rigged it just to get Scrooge to lose his temper.

* JawsAttackParody: A midnight swim, a ThreateningShark taking victims one by one, a battle that includes luring and harpooning the shark, a captain swearing revenge... The biggest twist on the formula is that the shark is a magical one swimming in gold rather than water. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And it grows legs at the end.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: While Scrooge has no reason to suck up to Glomgold, the latter ''does'' have a point in that Scrooge often places profit before people.... not that Glomgold is any better mind you, in fact he's worse.

--->'''Srooge (wearing a very forced grin):''' ''You're... welcome...''

* MythologyGag:
** The book Webby has for magic is called the Grimoire du Merlock. As in the BigBad of ''WesternAnimaton/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''.
** Magica's mistaken belief that Scrooge's NumberOneDime possesses magical properties comes right from the comics.

* ObviouslyEvil: When Scrooge remarks that Glomgold tried to blow up his offices twice the past week, Glomgold retorts "Three, if you count now!" and presses a detonator that fails to do anything. Note that they were live on air at the time.

* PeoplePuppets: Magica is able to exert this over her niece, preventing Lena from running away at the end. Its unclear just how much control she can exert, but at the very least she can stop her from moving.

* [[ScreamingWoman Screaming Girl]]: {{Downplayed}}. Webby and Lena quite understandably lapse into this trope for a second after Huey and Louie get eaten.
* SlaveToPR: What with his newfound reputation as a philanthropist, and still having cameras pointed at him, Scrooge can do nothing about the Beagle Boys and [[PaperThinDisguise poorly-disguised]] Flintheart Glomgold picking up his money.

* HeroInsurance: Deconstructed. The citizens of Duckburg are concerned that Scrooge's treasure hunts are causing damage to the city - indeed, his latest has left a giant beanstalk crashed across the whole town. Scrooge retorts that he always pays for the damanges, and argues that the treasure invigorates the town's overall financial success.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Beakley tries to help Scrooge avoid it, but Scrooge pretty much seals his own punishment when he loses his cool during the interview and yells that he's glad Glomgold's office got wrecked. In the end, karma punishes Scrooge big time for his callous disregard of the collateral damage his adventures cause, as well as the fact that he's unwilling to share his wealth with his family. Albeit subverted in that he isn't actually all that bothered by the loss, and the nephews are clearly too foolhardy to trust with his wealth (and the only one who wants it is motivated by more greed than Scrooge).

* CallBack: A subtle one. Scrooge ends up being basically only a little annoyed at losing a monster-shark-sized portion of his money to his enemies, but as he noted in The Great Dime Chase! the #1 Dime is worth more to him than all the rest of his wealth put together. So all in all it wasn't that bad a day to him since he got it back.

* PowerGlows: Done again with Lena. Only this time it seems to be activated by Webby's friendship, and her chant.

* JawsAttackParody: A midnight swim, a ThreateningShark taking victims one by one, a battle that includes luring and harpooning the shark, a captain swearing revenge... The biggest twist on the formula is that the shark is a magical one swimming in gold rather than water.

* WhamLine: Magica, in a moment of anger towards Lena, reveals that her plan is on a deadline, as "the Luna Eclipse is soon at hand".

* LaserGuidedKarma: Beakley tries to help Scrooge avoid it, but Scrooge pretty much seals his own punishment when he loses his cool during the interview and yells that he's glad Glomgold's office got wrecked. In the end, karma punishes Scrooge big time for his callous disregard of the collateral damage his adventures cause, as well as the fact that he's unwilling to share his wealth with his family.

* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Before the nephews even ask for his help, Launchpad bursts into the room, saying, "My best friend Dewey is in trouble!"

** Scrooge also loses (what looks to be) a significant portion of his wealth. [[LaserGuidedKarma Not that it was completely undeserved, mind you...]]

--> ''Huey'': Why did we pick a fight with Webby?

--> ''Magica [=DeSpell=]'': It has a name, you know. I'll thank you not to refer to Tiffany that way.

--> ''Scrooge'': Beans, beans, the magical fruit. Just plant yer beans then grab the loot.
--> ''Dewey'': Man, I have been saying that rhyme all wrong!

* BerserkButton: Scrooge is revealed to have two more: he hates magic as he sees it a shortcut to hard work, and don't you dare accuse this proud Glaswegian of being from Ireland!

* {{Scotireland}}: Scrooge takes ''great'' offense at this trope, so ''don't'' think the two are the same place.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Beakley tries to help Scrooge avoid it, but Scrooge pretty much seals his own punishment when he loses his cool during the interview and yells that he's glad Glomgold's office got wrecked.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: There was no way Scrooge was going to ace that interview.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Scrooge has no reason to suck up to Glomgold, the latter ''does'' have a point in that Scrooge often places profit before people.