Meh, true. This thread is a good one since it IS true that the two-parter could have been handled better. We should just continue the discussion, maybe? And just ignore Gabster, even if it's hard to do.
Oh, Dr. Spammer, you should scare Gabster straight.
Weeeeell, even if it had been better written, I still wouldn't be too fond of Lance being there. I mean, they could have easily have used Drake, then, if they wanted a strong Dragon trainer (since he's also from Hoenn, that would have been keen). Also, they made Lance into such a boring character as a whole. Really, he doesn't have the same personality that the Game one has... He's just a shell of what he was in there.