This was better than the movies tbh, just like previous villain arcs those usually have disappointing conclusions, with the villains being defeated by some kind of talk no jutsu or just getting disarmed and then the action just stops. Here they went all out with the good guys actually ELIMINATING the villain 100%, no bs.Hands down the best villain arc in the anime and best climax. It felt like I was watching a movie, which I had been hoping for since the beginning with the climax of Team Flare being handled as the final movie of the XY series. But this was a good alternative too.
This was also much better loloool Bonnie the savage.The only thing I didn't like was the way Lysandre's death was handled. In the games, his future is left ambiguous, as in Y he died and in X he was buried alive, and it wasn't the direct result of the characters, it was because his own weapon took him out. I would have preferred the Megalith to have fused with the Sundial, Perfect Zygarde stop it, but a small wave still gets loose and everyone but Lysandre is protected from it.
Instead, Bonnie straight up murdered him.
The only thing I didn't like was the way Lysandre's death was handled. In the games, his future is left ambiguous, as in Y he died and in X he was buried alive, and it wasn't the direct result of the characters, it was because his own weapon took him out. I would have preferred the Megalith to have fused with the Sundial, Perfect Zygarde stop it, but a small wave still gets loose and everyone but Lysandre is protected from it.
Instead, Bonnie straight up murdered him.
It was great seeing Team Rocket do something other than try to steal Pokémon, but my God. This arc was such a colossal disappointment for me, and for one reason only. Sawyer and Sceptile didn't get to do ANYTHING! WHY?! Why were the writers so cruel to have him get stuck with those loser rivals?! Why did they have to rob the two of them of having screen time when all of the other major characters helped take down Lysandre and the megalith?! I will never forgive the writers for this, for screwing over my favorite character and Pokémon by not letting them get in on the action. Sorry about that. I'm so mad that they just FORGOT about him like that though. Unbelievable...
Sawyer and Sceptile didn't get to do ANYTHING! WHY?! Why were the writers so cruel to have him get stuck with those loser rivals?! Why did they have to rob the two of them of having screen time when all of the other major characters helped take down Lysandre and the megalith?! Are they implying that Sawyer is too much of a coward to help the trainer he admires greatly? I will never forgive the writers for this, for screwing over my favorite character and Pokémon by not letting them get in on the action. Sorry about that. I'm so mad that they just FORGOT about him like that though. Unbelievable...