Lychee is the best character in SM so far by a long shot.
She is definitely near the top of the list, that's for sure.
Anime Olivia is pretty much what I hoped she would be: She is cool and collected, and she has an authoritative air befitting an Island Kahuna (just like game Olivia), but she still has her quirks, such as her propensity to trip over her high heels, and being easily flustered and moved to tears. The writers even referenced her owning a jewelry and accessory shop by having her gift the students with accessories. (I got a chuckle out of Ash and Sophocles having no idea what to do with their accessories, while the girls
and Kiawe gushed over theirs.)
IMHO, this episode was a great way to introduce Olivia. Even the way the episode itself introduced her was nice: She calms a raging Tauros with her charm, rather than with brute force (as Kiawe's Charizard was trying to do), and then proceeds to charm the students' Pokémon. She even managed to charm Ash's antisocial Litten! (Did anyone else catch the look on Lycanroc's face when Olivia kissed Tauros? It sort of had this "Here we go again" look on its face.
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The sea Pokémon trouble was kind of interesting, if only because it's not what I expected, based off the previews.
I am curious, though, as to how that Bruxish planned on eating that giant Wailmer, if it was indeed targeting Wailmer as prey. I appreciate that Lana took the initiative to jump in to help the drowning Wailmer, and it was Popplio who essentially saved Wailmer from drowning by encasing it in a bubble.
Rockruff and Lycanroc's bonding didn't get as much focus as I thought it might--we only got that scene of Rockruff pawing at Lycanroc's paw, and of the two of them cuddled together on the boat--but given what Ash said (something about Rockruff wanting to become as cool as a Lycanroc), I think this does confirm that Rockruff will eventually evolve.
So Olivia kind of singled out Lana and her water pokemon love, sounded to me like they could be foreshadowing certain game events lol.
I also noticed Mallow has already joined Olivia's fan club. She found everything about Olivia, even her mishaps, awesome. Perhaps that is foreshadowing something as well?
Also, Lana the liar strikes again, claiming there was a Lugia in the water--and everyone but Mallow fell for it.