Just watched the episode. Oh man, the writers are pushing this ship tease for all its worth. That flashback scene at the beginning, oh boy. I guess that would show the impact Ash had on Serena's life, although I'm thinking there's still more to their childhood that's yet to be seen. Wondering how she thanked him back then and what happened after the forest scene.
Yep, brace yourselves for the flood of fanfics, fanarts, amvs, etc that are bound to come out from this.
I will admit, way back when Pokemon was just starting, I was more of a pokeshipper, not hardcore, but moderate. After Johto, I just grew out of the whole shipping craze, so didn't make too much out of AG, DP, BW, was more neutral and just wanted to enjoy the series.
Started watching XY for continuity. With all the flashback previews, pics, and even the first 3 episodes, saw a lot of hype for SatoSere. Never expected the ship tease to be pushed THIS far along. Interested in this ship tease, and in combination with how XY has been going so far, rather excited to see where this series will go off to.