The hidden ship of gold may be sunk, but this story arc still
finds a way to add on more to the adventure.
Now the primary object to move along the plot is that single gold coin
Scrooge was given, which sends him on an expedition to the Andes, where another
coin like that one is located. In the
process, we’re given an introduction to two major supporting characters in the
cast. First, there’s Gyro Gearloose who
doesn’t do that much here, but the way he comes up with the idea of
constructing a helicopter for Scrooge that’s perfect for scaling the mountains
gives a taste of what kind of entertainment he’ll bring as a
quirky inventor. The other character is
the one and only Launchpad McQuack who immediately demonstrates his appeal as a
character as he literally crashes in to be Scrooge’s pilot and turns out to be
a major player not just in the series, but also this arc. On a side note, this episode also introduces
us to Mrs. Beakley and Webby who are simply assigned to watch Huey, Dewey, and
Louie while Scrooge is gone. They don’t
do much in this arc until later episodes, but their parts mostly consist of
overly cutesy moments from Webby and the boys showing some outdated disdain
towards her. Back to the main plot, it’s
made entertaining by the three main players of the Andes mission as Scrooge and
Launchpad pick up Donald who’s given a three-day leave and have him be their
guide up the mountains. Each of their
personalities work off each other very well, and when they get to the Andes
civilization where the other coin is located, they each add their own unique
flair. We have Donald giving his
infamous temper tantrums at anyone messing around with him as well as everyone
lampshading how it’s hard to understand what he’s saying. There’s also Launchpad getting up to humorous
antics as he goes down the mountain to fix the plane and later is tasked to fly
a giant condor first by amusingly holding it by its tail feathers and only flies it awesomely when Donald startles it with his camera. Scrooge, of course, is the most focused on
the task at hand and gets acquainted with the leader of the tribe, Juaquin
Slowly (get it?). He learns Juaquin’s
story of how he’s a descendant of the founders of the treasure who lost it to
their captain and only had two single coins and parts of a map to show for it,
and he uses the coin to rule over the peasants who honestly feel a little too
shallow to consider someone their leader just because he has a special
coin. Scrooge, being talented at making
deals, gets Juaquin to give his half of the map for the other coin with a
little help from Donald and Launchpad’s antics.
However, Scrooge is also smart to predict Juaquin double-crossing them
given his petty tyrant status as a ruler, and when Scrooge proves correct, the
trio is ready to fight as shown in an exciting chase where Juaquin has the
natives chase them through the cliffs on condors and beat them while simply
flapping the plane’s wings. All these
characters’ moments are nicely capped off by Donald narrowly making it back to
his base on time, Juaquin losing both coins which is the only reason the
natives stop following him, and Scrooge setting off to find the other half of
the map by following the ocean current like in Juaquim’s story. Ultimately, we have a solid adventure
elevated by the strength of the three ducks facing the condors. 9/10
The Ranking:
1. The Treasure of the Golden Suns Part 2: Wronguay in Ronguay
2. The Treasure of the Golden Suns Part 1: Don’t Give up the Ship
3. The Treasure of the Golden Suns Part 3: Three Ducks of the Condor
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where Webby and Mrs. Beakley are given their time to shine in the fourth part of this saga, "Cold Duck."
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