Yeah, I was surprised too, although pleasantly so. XP I never had much of an opinion on Pryce, but you're right that he was kind of a crappy villain. Firstly: 1) "OMG! A Kanto or Johto Gym Leader who uses Ice Pokemon! I wonder who he could be?!" Seriously? -_- 2) "Pokemon are so tools of war! Haha!" A few volumes later... "I was lying when I said that! Pokemon are to be loved and cherished!" Okay? XD I didn't really like the GSC saga too much, which saddened me because Gen II was my favorite. I was hoping the HG&SS saga would redeem it a bit, and it could've, but I think they're rushing it far too much.

I'm glad Lance and Giovanni are back though. I REALLY hope we get to see those two exchange some dialogue. It'll be interesting to see how two people Silver respects so much but who clearly hate each other (Yellow saga, anyone? XD) act around each other. :O
LOL! That's okay. Take your time. I took forever replying to yours, and I took forever replying to this too. I'm so inactive. >_<