Well it looks like that even the Animators are pissed about the Fact that Ash lost. Speaks Volume.
lol. The animators were the only ones even carrying their weight this league. Aside from the scoreboard errors I mean; those were on them.
Anyways, some more notes about this episode now that I've calmed down:
- Why did the Team Flare arc have to happen after the Kalos League again? Now that I've seen the transition, there really is no reason other than to have Lysandre meet Ash. And they could've had him meet Ash in any other way. Don't give me the "he finally collected enough mega energy" crap because that's an indefinitely ambiguous concept and we all know it.
- So is no one going to question the giant destructo-disk? Or is it just going to exist for the sake of trolling the fanbase? I'm going for the latter. Thanks for creating another plothole just for the sake of tricking the fans, writers.
- Is anyone else getting sick of the close-ups to Serena's face while she says "Satoshi" in a really passionate tone? I know this has been an on-going thing that I've already complained about but gosh darnit, it's not helping the writers' case of just how messed up their priorities were this league. Show Serena when Ash wins, or when Ash loses or something, not for every single thing he does.
- Team Rocket were surprisingly among the best part of this episode. Their reaction to Ash losing was so on point. They really wanted him to win too.
- So I get that they want Alain to switch to the good side now. But having him become champion isn't exactly a good motivation. I mean, whatever Alain's doing in his angst world is working. Having him lose to Ash would've been a better wake-up call.
- So why did Ash not call Water Shuriken back when Rain Dance was in effect and Charizard hadn't mega evolved yet? Great, now I'm going to be convinced that the only reason he lost was because the writers once again decided to have him make a dumb call. It's sad because typically in XY, he's been better at things like this. Like calling Fletchinder to use Steel Wing on a Fairy Type once Trick Room was down. It makes Ash seem out-of-character.
- Goodra was taken out by Guillotine. Fair enough. It would've been nice if they put a little more emphasis on Goodra's struggle/disappointment in getting his first lost, and used it as a springboard for further development. lol, I doubt it.
- This match didn't help to convince me that this is Ash's "Ultimate Team." The only convincing argument they have is that Torterra isn't on it.