@Hanzer While I do love how Serena’s character was presented in how much she’s grown in JN105, that’s the only thing I like about that episode. I hate how people think that it was a perfect representation of her character because most of it wasn’t about Ash. Heck, her purpose to inspire Chloe meant NOTHING in the end because Chloe STILL doesn’t know what to do and didn’t even call back on Serena yet, so Serena inspiring Chloe was a waste of time.
And as for the Amourshipping scene, the fact that they literally spent only thirty seconds on Ash and Serena reuniting with each other is a travesty. While they may have an episode together in the future solely focused on Amourshipping, it’s not likely. What really grinds my gears is the set up of the scene where Ash and Serena reunite. They clearly say that they will support each other and you are left thinking that they will actually get substantial time at the end, but clearly it seems that scene was just one giant piece of bait to satisfy Amourshippers. I like the fact that Serena quotes Ash’s advice, but that doesn’t add anything romantically to their relationship, especially when Ash’s feelings for Serena were never even addressed. And I’m not even getting into the complete absence of the ribbon yet, but the lack of follow up at the end of JN105 is the most major concern of mine.
I have more to say but that’s it for now.
When I’m finished reading The Great Gatsby I’ll write something about how the green light relates to Amourshipping, but that might be moot as Pokemon most likely will never follow up on that scene at all and it’s just the delusionment of Amourshippers and endless waiting and hoping.