(Especially because lack of originality was one of their biggest shortcomings starting out.) And while I appreciate switching things up a bit. There have been a few things the writers tried to do differently in Unova, and I've approved of most of them. And then we moved on to the Unova league and, as with the first conflict of this season, I'm about half and half when it comes to enjoyment. I think she now has the most depth of any Unova character, and my opinion of her might just be softening a bit. I surprised myself by really liking the episodes dedicated to developing Iris. There were a lot of things these 24 episodes did well. Will the writers try to play it off as if their brief success was totally inconsequential and revert Jessie, James, and Meowth back to their usual pathetic selves? (Is it too much to hope that they'll just disappear for good, never to be seen again?)Īnyway, as this season reached its midway point, I was fairly pleased. And I'm wondering where this defeat leaves Team Rocket now. The episodes were handled quite well, but. Who's on a quest to summon the dumbest-looking legendaries this world has ever seen. this is where Ash finally meets and confronts Giovanni. But it does feel a little strange that, of all places, in this season that hasn't even been particularly good. I mentioned that I liked what they were doing with Team Rocket in the past season- portraying them as a formidable villain for once, and I was glad to see that come together. But the conflict with Meloetta did finally reveal Team Rocket's big plan, which was also. This powerful, important, damsel-in-distress legendary that everyone just can't help but fall in love with? Gag me.
I know Japan has a thing for idols, but she just. Though that little adventure was brought down a bit by Meloetta. Continuing on in Unova, I missed Diamond and Pearl more than I'd expected to. I really liked that they brought Dawn back for a little adventure with the new gang.
But they were pretty good, and a lot of important things happened. And these 24 episodes feel a little oddly placed. I'm used to having about 100 episodes to have to sum up- or sometimes twice or three times that amount. This is an interesting reviewing experience for me.