LilligantLewis
Bonnie stan
The only thing I have to say about this episode is that I'm not looking forward to this hiatus and wonder when our next episode will be...
Same, but good things comes to those who wait. We'll likely get a sudden burst with new episodes to watch given that we're now onto the hiatus.The only thing I have to say about this episode is that I'm not looking forward to this hiatus and wonder when our next episode will be...
The DP saga was one giant terrible Team Rocket episode. I bring that travesty up again because some of the stuff that made their dub selves so hated briefly returned, such as insults toward each other. It didn't take up the whole episode, though. And by the way, the fact that people think dub TR are still like that toward each other 24/7 exposes how long it's been since they saw the dub and how wrong they are about that aspect about it (Bulbagarden's full of that exact bullshit). But anyway, they were truly bearable here, showing why TR is best kept to separate episodes like this rather than intruding in on every last episode of a given saga.
And I think their banter where they insult one another is one of their more endearing qualities, myself. It shows how well they all know each other and how they've become such a well-oiled machine that they can just casually trade quips like that.
Oh, I don't hate that aspect of them. I like it, too. It helps add personality to them that's missing from their bland zombielike annoying-voiced JP selves. I just cited that because dub haters always point to that in a pathetic attempt to try to promise people that they'll like them better in Japanese, despite the fact that such banter doesn't occur nearly as often anymore. You wouldn't believe how personally people took their dub selves bantering with each other. The purple cloud of hot air who set me up to be let down by the JP version (as well as his loyal Bulbagarden groupie ii kanji) couldn't go a moment of his life without throwing a tantrum over their latest insult toward each other.
It really makes me wonder if any of them has ever experienced a single other piece of fiction in their entire lives.
tbh, jessie's frillish was pretty forgettableAnybody who hates James isn't human. He's the most pure being in the Pokemon world!
This episode was amazing... I don't like the fact they basically ignore the fact that Team Rocket owned a Frillish in the past however.
Toxapek's cry is just weird, I do hope Mareanie still evolves though. James really needs an evolution, he hasn't gotten one since the Kanto days! I will settle on a capture though, the guy hasn't gotten a team change beyond his first member ever since BW happened!
It's always nice seeing James willing to let his Pokemon go be happy, but his Pokemon would rather stay with him as they're loyal.
9/10
So, what was the reason for the Brock and Jynx episode from Pokemon Master Quest being Banned again??
They're main characters of the series, just like Ash, and therefore deserve to appear in every episode, just like Ash.
They're main characters sure, but not the #1 main character on the level of Ash. Plenty of good shows have episodes without every main character.
What are you trying to say? I'm not disagreeing with you in terms of their status (more main than Ash's friends) but am disagreeing that it was good that they appeared in every episode in the first four generations. I like how they've been used since Gen V where they don't have to appear in every episode, because in the first four generations there were many times they made a token appearance for just a minute or two in an episode they otherwise had no business being in, which grew tiresome quickly. I like them a lot better now.And by the way I was talking about other shows besides Pokémon when I said there are shows where not every main character appears in every episode. I don't get why Pokémon has to have every main character in every episode by your definition.Tell that the first four generations where they appeared in every single episode after their introduction. I'd certainly argue they're higher tier main characters than Ash's friends, who rotate out every couple of years while Jessie, James, and Meowth remain constant.
What are you trying to say? I'm not disagreeing with you in terms of their status (more main than Ash's friends) but am disagreeing that it was good that they appeared in every episode in the first four generations. I like how they've been used since Gen V where they don't have to appear in every episode, because in the first four generations there were many times they made a token appearance for just a minute or two in an episode they otherwise had no business being in, which grew tiresome quickly. I like them a lot better now.And by the way I was talking about other shows besides Pokémon when I said there are shows where not every main character appears in every episode. I don't get why Pokémon has to have every main character in every episode by your definition.
Ash's friends don't appear in every episode. Ash is the only character who's appeared in every episode this generation.What I'm saying is that they're at least as important as Ash's companions, so if Ash's friends can appear in every episode without people complaining about them, then Team Rocket should be able to as well.
And most shows do have their main cast appear every episode. I'm sure you could find counter examples, but those are almost always going to be the exception. Most shows that are in a comparable genre to Pokémon are going to have a core cast that appears in every episode.
What I'm saying is that they're at least as important as Ash's companions, so if Ash's friends can appear in every episode without people complaining about them, then Team Rocket should be able to as well.
Ash's friends don't appear in every episode. Ash is the only character who's appeared in every episode this generation.
I think the main difference is that it's far more natural for Ash's companions to be around as they're in the same class as Ash and they're friends so they naturally do stuff together. And there are several episodes where they only appear briefly because they don't really have a role in the episode, or stay around in the background or cheering on the ones the episode is about. For Team Rocket that's far less natural. They can appear in certain episodes without directly interfering, like the pancake race episode or the Charjabug race episode, but there are also other episodes where their presence would just disrupt what the episode is actually supposed to be about (like Island Challenge trial episodes). In those episodes there just isn't much point in them appearing at all.