She said, "Satoshi, everyone...do your best!!" It's nice that she cares so much. Ash's dancing rhythm was pretty horrible, and I'm glad she made him realize that he's better doing his own thing. It's served him pretty well up until this point.
Look at that face. THAT is how it should always be. It (I hope) is the sign that Serena is more confident on Satoshi's battles now. Compared to her previous reactions to Satoshi's matches, I like this one better. She seemed confident about his battles now but not too confident though (compared to when she first saw Satoshi battled against Viola) which is way way better. She should also stop worrying (against Zakuro) too much and she should realize by now how gym battles work.
Agree. And what I like about the way the writers had Serena motivate Ash is that it was in a subtle, unexpected, unique way. In the past, characters would often motivate Ash in very direct ways: Dawn's cheerleading or Misty shouting at Ash from the sidelines. With the cheerleading, I remember Ash's response to Dawn's first cheerleading (Coal Badge gym) as just being like "Thanks Dawn, now I'm motivated to win." The cheerleading was really cute and all (it kinda made me go awww and kinda want to ship them ), but from a writing perspective Ash's response doesn't have that punch that things have when there's that element of surprise and complexity.
Here, the writers didn't tell us Ash was motivated, but showed us. His facial expressions combined with the surprising advice from Serena and his epiphany moment really gave this scene that missing punch. It showed us Serena's impact on him through emotions and feelings and expressions. It didn't simply tell us. Major props to the writers on this one. The way they've handled the interactions among characters has been pretty darn good (for the most part) so far in XY. They made this shippy moment, despite its subtlety, effect quite a response from me.
I am VERY interested how Ash will motivate/support Serena in her goal ofbeing his overly attached girlfriendcompeting in tripokalons. Wonder if the writers have anything else up their sleeves? How should/will the show go about having Ash/Satoshi support and motivate Serena as she pursues her goal and catches her second Pokemon?
Nothing...nothing important like the second gym...Some Amourshippy screens from XY44.
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"Man it's hot in here, what happened to the AC"
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Looks over toward Serena
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Serena with a worried look on her face
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Ash's flashback to dance practice with Serena
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"Hey Ash, your fly is down"
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"Wut r u srs?"
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"Nah, but you suck at dancing"
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"FML"
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"Hmm she has a point"
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"I just got a brilliant idea: Let's go to Chuck E Cheese after the battle!"
In all seriousness, basically Ash/Satoshi flashes back to the dance practice from XY043, and in the flashback Serena (apparently) tells Ash that the dancing/rhythm battling thing may not be for him? Ash looks kinda flustered but also seems to have a light click on in his head. It flashes back to him and he realizes that Serena's right. That final image shows Ash's eye glimmer.
So after that, he tells Hawlucha/Luchabullthat the Boy Dance Party is overthat it's time to ditch the rhyhtm batttling and go back to basics.
Right after Hawlucha defeats Korrina's first Pokemon:
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Serena thinking something about Ash.
Not the same old blushing/worrying hints of the past but these were nice moments through and through.
Nothing...nothing important like the second gym...
We can hope for the next episode.
Serena cheering for Ash was nice but its not something all past girls haven't done before. Remember Dawn broke out in a cheerleading outfit for Ash at Gyms. Also I find it funny all of you are bringing up Serena's figure, its honestly bringing flashbacks of May in early AG.
The skipped episode finally airing is a good thing since it seems like there was some scene between them we didn't get to see the first time. They were stuck in a submarine together after all.
I still say there will be some of Ash in Serena's ending theme too.
okay the animation for this episode was so very beautiful!
I love what they have done with serena! seriously though, they are doing a song about her dreams!!!! I think they planned this whole thing with serena not having a pokemon in over 40 episodes and not having a goal! (they played us, those sneaky writers!!) now those haters will stop bashing serena for her lack of character development! Some the hints weren't storng and others say they are, to me I think they are strong especially in a gym battle episode where shipping usually disappears! though she has played a small significant role in the gym battles satoshi has fought against!
also, I feel like satoshi isn't mentioned in this thread as much, I think he should since he is half of amourshipping!(i did the same thing right know, what a loser I am right lol)
hmmm....what to talk about that also involves satoshi and not just serena?( it's hard!)
You know, I can't help but feel a bit worried about Serena. I'm totally for Serena getting a mini-arc for herself and assembling a team. I'm even for her competing in the TriPokalon events, but it makes me wonder if it was really in everyone in the writer's wing's best interest that the TriPokalon, the equivalent of DP's in-game Pokemon contests, should be a gender-exclusive thing. I mean, I can understand wanting to give Serena her own personal spotlight and thing separate from the rest of the group, but you know someone somewhere is going to cry "sexist" over Serena's goal to enter and win Pokemon Beauty Pageants, to put it crudely.
As far as the regular Pokemon contests were concerned, you can't help but feel some weight on them because they were open events that required Coordinators and their Pokemon to be effective in battle while still being able to show off their own beauty and elegance. With the TriPokalon (or at least what we've heard about it), all you really need to worry about is showing off your Pokemon while fitting the specific theme. The TriPokalon, at least to me, just seems like one of those things that can be very, VERY easy to mess up and de-value as a goal, and the last thing I want is for there to be a larger flow of complaints about Serena's relevance to the over-arching narrative or her worth as both a character and a member of the group.
I get your point about sexism and eveything, but that is her personality, that is how the writers made her. They aren't going to show serena doing something that isn't her.I'm not really in the mood to re-type my argument relating to Serena and the TriPokalon thing, so I'm just going to quote a previous post I made about it.
btw, do you think Ash could teach Serena any of the techniques that he learned in the Gym Battles and training so that she could apply them to the appeal rounds?
off topic again guys... :S
I want to talk more about this last episode...
Ash is becoming dependent on Serena to win gym battles.
This fact IMO tells us that Ash is developing a "bond" (call it special feelings) for Serena because she is helping him to fulfill his dream (win gym battles/win the league)
While many people say Ash is mentoring Serena, I'd say Serena is a "motivational coach" for Ash.
Ash denseness can de broken if he relates Serena to his goals; if they love Pokémon, then they can Love each other!
I do agree.
Because we know that Serena has motivated Ash to win. (by the dance training she did, and the way that she looked up to Serena to remember what she said)
Maybe it's a sign that Ash might start developing some feelings for her - which is what we want.
I want Ash to do the same with Serena, motivate her. She's been doing it for him many times now, once Serena gets her Pancham in XY047, maybe we'll see that occur.
They can, but it's currently on Serena's side atm. Ash doesn't know about her feelings. (as many as we've had to said this, it's still true)
Anyway, do you see a scene happening where Ash takes an attack/hit for Serena? (E.G. Similarly to XY038 where Ash ran up in front of that Trevenant and took the hit for his Froakie and Hawlucha.)
Anyway, do you see a scene happening where Ash takes an attack/hit for Serena?
Anyway, do you see a scene happening where Ash takes an attack/hit for Serena? (E.G. Similarly to XY038 where Ash ran up in front of that Trevenant and took the hit for his Froakie and Hawlucha.)
I get your point about sexism and eveything, but that is her personality, that is how the writers made her. They aren't going to show serena doing something that isn't her.
I mean she knows how to ride a ryhorn and everything, but that is because she was taught by one of the greatest, her mom. She is a girly-girl!
i dont think it will devalue her goal because they already have this whole thing planned for her, the episodes and the ending debut.
about your question, i think it is very possible! the writers are sometimes suprising us with things, like showing the flashback of serena teaching satoshi how to dance in todays episode!