The main adventure for this episode has an interesting setup. In the universe of this show, emperor Genghis Khan lost his crown in a snowy mountain called Shadow Pass, and years later when some explorer found it, he was scared off by a snow monster and left it behind. Now, the crown is seen as a treasure of Scrooge McDuck and the members of his Explorer’s Club to retrieve as part of a yearly contest to decide the Explorer of the Year. As has been the case with what I’ve seen of the show so far, the adventure present here has a lot of exciting things to offer which help enhance the story. Scrooge, aided by Launchpad, the boys, and the boys’ mate from the mansion, Webby, finds himself putting up with a lot of obstacles. In addition to the threat of the snow monster, he and his crew become targets of dirty moves from an Explorer’s Club member named Sir Guy who vows to do whatever it takes to find the crown an be named Explorer of the Year. This includes a suspenseful crash landing and avalanche that separates Webby from the group not to mention the snow monster causing everyone to get separated in an ice cave. Through it all, we get a lot of nice character moments with Scrooge nicely balancing his feelings of his family with his feelings for the crown, and Launchpad nicely lightening the intense mood of the adventure through his light-hearted mannerisms. Huey, Dewey, and Louie aren’t really given much to do and mostly just comment on what happens, and then there’s Webby. As a character in general, she mostly just acts all girly and cute, and while she’s mostly fine to watch, her cutesy mannerisms don’t always blend well with the tones of the adventures. In this case, we’re treated to most of the episode revolving around everyone trying to find her, practically freezing to death in the ice cave, and Webby turns out to be perfectly fine, even going so far as to befriend the snow monster. This makes all the suffering Scrooge and the others went through pointless for the sake of cuteness which isn’t cool, but at the same time, it’s kind of interesting that Webby’s girly nature is what got the snow monster on their side. Plus, it results in the monster getting the crown for Scrooge and later exposing Sir Guy for his unfair acts during the challenge. It may not have the best constructed tone, but this episode still has enough material for a great character-driven adventure, even if some are too cute for their own good. 9/10
The Ranking
1. Hotel Strangeduck
2. Robot Robbers
3. Magica’s Shadow War
4. Armstrong
5. Master of the Djinni
6. Sphinx for the Memories
7. Send in the Clones
8. The Lost Crown of Genghis Kahn
9. Where No Duck Has Gone Before
Well, that's it for the first disc. Next time, we'll start reviewing the second disc with "Duckman of Aquatraz."
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