Didn't take long for the negativity to roll on in.
Of course not, the bitterness that they didn't do this for Ash's Riolu but Farfetch'd, is going to be extremely bitter. And the fact is it will have even MORE time than Riolu, and all we got was Bea episode after Bea.
Instead of ONE damn training/focus episode on Ash and Riolu's relationship.
It makes me even MORE upset they gave Ash Farfetch'd RIGHT after Riolu. They really wanted to shove Lucario down our throats while crapping on Riolu's development, but because it's a past generation Pokemon, god forbid it get the focus it deserved.
I don't know if this Farfetch'd stuff was in development from the beginning or if someone raised fuss, and wanted more plot heavy stuff. If it was the former, then yeah I am PISSED, if its the latter, then its more forgivable but still Riolu deserved A LOT better than what we we're given. I'd say Raboot as well but at least with Raboot it was more on par with Go's character to at least get something in an episode I just don't like it because its his starter and deserved the a full focus episode.
But if we ignore how pissed I am about certain elements, this episode can still be enjoyed in of itself. I'm not that cruel. Its unfortunate that I have to look at it from the narrative perspective, and then I lose my damn mind.