playerking
Sick of dealing with idiots.
We want them to be serious, but not freaking robots. I mean come on guys show some comedy at least.
All of you are ridiculous. First you all complained that Team Rocket have been the comic relief for far too long and they should just get rid of them. Next they make them serious characters, and you all complain that there is no comic relief.
All of you are ridiculous. First you all complained that Team Rocket have been the comic relief for far too long and they should just get rid of them. Next they make them serious characters, and you all complain that there is no comic relief.
True story.
Am I the only person in the forums that wanted them to be more serious (read: less unfunny) and is glad that thus far, that's what they're doing?
Back when DP first started, a lot of people pegged it as Brock's last saga, and they turned out to be right.
There's nothing wrong with wondering if it'll be the last arc for them. I mean we know Iris/Dento are just going to leave, but if Team Rocket gets proper closure this could be their finale.
Not all of us are complaining. Some of us enjoy the fact that Team Rocket is being made into a serious threat and have no desire for them to return to being jokes.All of you are ridiculous. First you all complained that Team Rocket have been the comic relief for far too long and they should just get rid of them. Next they make them serious characters, and you all complain that there is no comic relief.
No, No you are not.Am I the only person in the forums that wanted them to be more serious (read: less unfunny) and is glad that thus far, that's what they're doing?
The key thing to realize here is that people here are never happy with how the anime is. They also have an amazing ability to forget that the things they were complaining about a year ago directly conflict with what they're complaining about now. (see also: People whining about English names when they first come out, then several months later complaining about people using the Japanese names)All of you are ridiculous. First you all complained that Team Rocket have been the comic relief for far too long and they should just get rid of them. Next they make them serious characters, and you all complain that there is no comic relief.
Freaking this. I can't even begin to stress this.All of you are ridiculous. First you all complained that Team Rocket have been the comic relief for far too long and they should just get rid of them. Next they make them serious characters, and you all complain that there is no comic relief.
This too.I was bored to tears with the old Team Rocket. It was the same stale routine every episode. Their usual gimmicks became burdensome, and the writers had to find a way to ham-fistedly shove them into every story, even when it was totally unnecessary. It's so much nicer to watch an episode about Darumakka or Yabakuron without TR appearing in a mech. And for the first time, there's a sense of mystery and danger to them. They're real villains. Best Wishes has immensely upped the standards for the anime and a huge part of that is thanks to Team Rocket.
Except for the actual badass things they have done.And now we have the same characters with no personality and, to be honest, they are not "bad-***". They should have just been replaced.
Oh my god, so much win in this post.The key thing to realize here is that people here are never happy with how the anime is. They also have an amazing ability to forget that the things they were complaining about a year ago directly conflict with what they're complaining about now. (see also: People whining about English names when they first come out, then several months later complaining about people using the Japanese names)
True story.
Am I the only person in the forums that wanted them to be more serious (read: less unfunny) and is glad that thus far, that's what they're doing?
streetlightdsb said:Am I the only person in the forums that wanted them to be more serious (read: less unfunny) and is glad that thus far, that's what they're doing?
I don't think that ever actually happened. If they were being bad guys for a second, usually one of the three would make a quip and they'd jump back into comedy.I want them to be like they did on the very first episode. Start out as "serious" bad guys who come up with a plan and steal the Pokemon but when their plan is foiled they get mad and go back to "funny" team rocket.
The key thing to realize here is that people here are never happy with how the anime is. They also have an amazing ability to forget that the things they were complaining about a year ago directly conflict with what they're complaining about now. (see also: People whining about English names when they first come out, then several months later complaining about people using the Japanese names)
Anyway, since my last post here was me yelling at people for dragging this topic into the mud(which I'm glad to see has stopped. Sort of.), I should post my own opinion!
I like both versions of Team Rocket in their own right. Funny TR was great...when they actually got time to shine, and weren't just being used to burn time in an episode. Serious TR is also great, and their plotline is moving at a good pace(although there have been episodes where so little happened with them that they may as well have combined most of the "TR gets a briefcase or something from a ~secret operative~" scenes with actual plot scenes, even if it meant no TR at all for an episode). I'm also impressed at how Serious TR is managing to exist seperately from Ash for a change, since it means that Ash-and-friends' plotlines can't fall into the boring old "encounter pokemon of the day/COTD->help them with a problem->OH NO TEAM ROCKET->blast off TR while conveniently & simultaneously solving the POTD/COTD's problem" template that so many fillers used before BW.
That said, it helps my opinion that I'm pretty much treating the Funny & Serious TRs as two seperate sets of characters(instead of one set of characters who randomly had a complete attitude shift). It also helps that I fucking love serious villians in this show, so making TR serious is fine by me.
Their personalities are the same. This should been made clear in the fourth episode when Meowth dressed as Umbreon. What has changed is their promotion has given them superiour equipment and a lot more confidence. The reason you don't notive their personalities as much is that they've been all buisness lately.I liked Team Rocket and didn't want them to be serious: I simply wanted the writers to make better use of the evil teams from the games.
And now we have the same characters with no personality and, to be honest, they are not "bad-***". They should have just been replaced.