I’m still impressed, by all accounts, that this episode ended as it did. The discussion right now is fascinating to say the least. Some are saying that Della was in the “wrong” to do what she did, while some are saying that Louie was way too far out of line and created an awful impression of them.





I can see where either side will be coming from, but the truth of the matter is that each was correct and didn’t act right in their own way.



Louie was right to openly point out that, by taking that rocket on a whim, his mother caused his family a vast deal of pain for quite a large amount of time. It was also necessary in many respects for him to finally vent some of his frustration about not seeing why everyone openly accepted that his mother was back out of the clear blue and didn’t seem to acknowledge how what she did was hurtful towards others and a little bit reckless. I feel that not as many people in the family, if any, acknowledged what a drastic event it was that Della did what she did and that there are actual consequences that have been hurtful towards others as a result of taking off on that rocket. All of the pent-up emotion that Louie had about his mother and not knowing what to make of her being back had been boiling for quite some time. So, it was inevitable that he called her out on hurting her family by taking off on the Spear of Selene .

With all of that said, he shouldn’t have said it as unkindly as he did, and it’s telling that he didn’t even apologize to her, or, as someone else pointed out, show a visible reaction for regret about having said what he did.

Della was correct in finally putting her foot down and setting the “playful parent” mode aside for the first time to actually be firm and show upset feelings for a son of hers doing something that he wasn’t supposed to. We’ve seen the optimistic, happy-go-lucky side of her for so long that I was honestly starting to wonder if we would ever see the side of her that feels hurt or upset by something with the one kid that showed any hesitation about her being back by the end of this season. Developing as a parent also means not being afraid to engage with your kids in a way that shows how upset you can be with them or how they can emotionally hurt you at times, and I’m glad that the writers had the balls to take that extra step here and show her telling him how he was out of line.

Again, having stated all of this, Della made an odd choice by not further addressing Louie’s…statement and some of the truth behind it. Also, it was possible for him to try to use Louie, Inc, for good. Planning and doing things for this company is something that gave him joy and was something that he was good at. So, while I know exactly why she forbade him from doing that and thought that she was simply being a firm parent by doing so, it will only make him want to work on schemes even more. If there’s anything that I’ve learned from being around kids, it’s that a surefire way to cause kids to do something even more that they’ve already done is to absolutely forbid them from doing it, especially if it’s one of the few things that separates him from a family that he already feels somewhat outcast in.

From here on out, my main thought is to where Della and Louie’s conflict is going to head for the rest of the season. As eager as I am to see how Magica gets her powers back and what Webby does when she sees her lining up with the other villains in tomorrow’s fight, I’m more eager to see what Louie is doing when he’s not with his family on the fighting sideline. I find it very hard to believe that we would just see images of him remaining cooped up in his room trying to entertain himself because that would be pretty boring.

I also believe that Louie and Della’s conflict is far from over. Louie never apologized for his hurtful statement. Furthermore, I think that it was a sign to Della that hurt her on several different levels. It hurt her feelings because she loves her family so much and feels bad that she emotionally wounded them with her actions. Yet, it also wounds her in the sense that it shows, as someone mentioned earlier, that she hasn’t managed to successfully earn her place in Louie’s heart.

Louie might be grateful for some of what she’s done. He may be thankful that she’s alive and not dead. Yet, while she’s gotten along pretty well with the other boys, Della has failed to work on settling the complicated, emotional conflict that Louie has surrounding her. Moreover, she has failed to fully connect with him. And, this statement of Louie’s probably made her realize that she needs to start working on trying to connect with him more and working on settling the emotional difficulties in their relationship with each other sooner rather than later.

Anyone who says that this moment between Della and Louie was completely out of left field didn’t see the body language and actions of Louie from “Nothing can Stop Della Duck” or notice how he had barely been seen reacting with her at all up to this episode. This moment had been coming from a mile away.

And, I get the feeling that we’re going to see these two being at odds with each other more over the next few days. I just hope that Della and Louie resolve it in a natural and thorough way over the course of the next few episodes so that both of them can have the other understand their own mistakes and shortcomings but also come together closer to be a loving mother and son pair.