Alola to New Adventure! (944)

[AuraChannelerChris]

Little did we know Ash's fascination for a chair in a school setting would forever destroy a real sense of adventure.

 

[Red and Blue]

Little did we know Ash's fascination for a chair in a school setting would forever destroy a real sense of adventure.

Honestly I thought the stationary setting was a good change of pace. Though it feels like it was done better in SM then in Journeys so far

 

[SerGoldenhandtheJust]

Was going through this thread and pleasantly happy to read all the positive reviews about the opening. Everyone in this thread loved the episode when it aired considering their fears based on summaries and trailers, even people who still hate SM and all liked these episodes. Really show you how well done the first 2 episodes were in setting up things and introducing Alola. For me this episode is special as it starts SM my fav anipoke series. The opening episodes are amazing and the best (or one of the best atleast) opening episodes of any anipoke series, such a good way to begin this amazing saga <3

 

[Ragnarok4]

This episode, XY and Kanto , were my favorite firts episodes

 

[LilligantLewis]

This is one of the few first episodes that I think could stand alone, and not be part of a one-hour special. In the case of AG, DP, BW, XY I felt like the two- or three-parter was necessary, the first episode by itself doesn't feel complete, but for SM001 if it had been by itself, it would have worked, I think. I certainly felt like they got through a lot, I remember when I first watched this episode.

 

[RafaSceptile]

This is one of the few first episodes that I think could stand alone, and not be part of a one-hour special. In the case of AG, DP, BW, XY I felt like the two- or three-parter was necessary, the first episode by itself doesn't feel complete, but for SM001 if it had been by itself, it would have worked, I think. I certainly felt like they got through a lot, I remember when I first watched this episode.

I think AG and SM were the series that could stand as individual episodes. In the DP, BW and XY premier episodes, the second episode was a continuation of a single story, meanwhile AG001 and SM001 end with a new day, looking at the next episode as a new adventure.

 

[LilligantLewis]

I think AG and SM were the series that could stand as individual episodes. In the DP, BW and XY premier episodes, the second episode was a continuation of a single story, meanwhile AG001 and SM001 end with a new day, looking at the next episode as a new adventure.

That's fair enough, but I felt like the introduction of Team Magma in episode 2 is just as important to the AG plot as the introduction of Team Skull is in episode 1 or the introduction of Team Rocket in Kanto episode 1.