When younger, 'Ducktales' was one of my favourite animated shows, ever as well actually. Luckily, it still is and has held up very well. For me it is even better through adult eyes, the quality is higher, the humour cleverer and funnier and understand the content more. Always needed, and still do need, antidotes and distractions through numerous hard times that still happen on a relatively regular basis now, 'Ducktales' is perfect in this regard.
Among my least favourite 'Ducktales' episodes is the Bubba-centric "Bubbeo and Juliet". A watchable episode sure, don't consider any 'Ducktales' episode unwatchable or irredeemable. It also however was quite strange and didn't really get much from it in terms of emotion or entertainment value. Anybody that isn't particularly fond of Bubba (or is it better to say anybody that is a non-fan), first introduced in the "Time is Money" five parter, are not going to find themselves converted.
There are good things here in "Bubbeo and Juliet". It is well animated. That was never an issue with me at this point of the show. It is very vibrant, fluidly drawn and the attention to detail in the backgrounds is also note-worthy. Can say nothing wrong about the music, the score is dynamic, beautifully orchestrated, never jarring with the action and full of energy. Just as animated shows of this kind should be. It is impossible to resist or forget the theme song, one of the catchiest in animation and ever.
Scrooge is as ever delightful, an example of a miserly character that is also likeable and worth rooting for whose annoyance at the loud party being completely identifiable, and he and (some of) his conflict with the Blurfs have far more interest and entertainment value than anything to do with Bubba. Even if there is a bit of a different episode feel to it and perhaps could have featured a little less. Some of the writing brings a smile to the face and the free spending sequence between Scrooge and Blurf was amusing. The voice acting is very good, no matter what my opinion is on any of the characters the voice acting is not at fault.
"Bubbeo and Juliet" suffers primarily from Bubba not being a particularly compelling character. He is one of those taken in small doses characters that only just about gets by as supporting but there just isn't enough to him to be convincing as a lead. His personality is not amusing or endearing enough and veers on being too cute, his actions repetitive and idiotic. The central relationship is not developed enough and is somewhat cute but not much else, Juliet has a little more charm and presence but the character is still pretty sketchy.
Despite moments, the writing lacks its usual smartness and can get corny, while the story never really gelled, with the romance and the feud feeling like too much of a disjoint to each other. The logic becomes sloppy towards the end, capped off by a rather contrived climax that doesn't add an awful lot.
In a nutshell, watchable but strange. 5/10
Among my least favourite 'Ducktales' episodes is the Bubba-centric "Bubbeo and Juliet". A watchable episode sure, don't consider any 'Ducktales' episode unwatchable or irredeemable. It also however was quite strange and didn't really get much from it in terms of emotion or entertainment value. Anybody that isn't particularly fond of Bubba (or is it better to say anybody that is a non-fan), first introduced in the "Time is Money" five parter, are not going to find themselves converted.
There are good things here in "Bubbeo and Juliet". It is well animated. That was never an issue with me at this point of the show. It is very vibrant, fluidly drawn and the attention to detail in the backgrounds is also note-worthy. Can say nothing wrong about the music, the score is dynamic, beautifully orchestrated, never jarring with the action and full of energy. Just as animated shows of this kind should be. It is impossible to resist or forget the theme song, one of the catchiest in animation and ever.
Scrooge is as ever delightful, an example of a miserly character that is also likeable and worth rooting for whose annoyance at the loud party being completely identifiable, and he and (some of) his conflict with the Blurfs have far more interest and entertainment value than anything to do with Bubba. Even if there is a bit of a different episode feel to it and perhaps could have featured a little less. Some of the writing brings a smile to the face and the free spending sequence between Scrooge and Blurf was amusing. The voice acting is very good, no matter what my opinion is on any of the characters the voice acting is not at fault.
"Bubbeo and Juliet" suffers primarily from Bubba not being a particularly compelling character. He is one of those taken in small doses characters that only just about gets by as supporting but there just isn't enough to him to be convincing as a lead. His personality is not amusing or endearing enough and veers on being too cute, his actions repetitive and idiotic. The central relationship is not developed enough and is somewhat cute but not much else, Juliet has a little more charm and presence but the character is still pretty sketchy.
Despite moments, the writing lacks its usual smartness and can get corny, while the story never really gelled, with the romance and the feud feeling like too much of a disjoint to each other. The logic becomes sloppy towards the end, capped off by a rather contrived climax that doesn't add an awful lot.
In a nutshell, watchable but strange. 5/10
