NOTE: Mars' Purugly and Jupiter's Skuntank were NOT added to the intro, as some had hoped.
Speaking of the intro, I've finally convinced myself that it's catchy. I'll gladly sit through it.
After a string of episodes with actual significance, it's actually nice to get something a little more...pointless. As little as Jessie's Lickitung ever actually did, it was an adorable little scoundrel, and even its evolved form is able to match its cuddliness. I was highly amused by the Macy's Parade float stunt they pulled. (Also, you should all be happy that I used up all my "inflatable sack" jokes with Floatzel in the Wake match.) At first I wondered why Aoi wasn't familiar with TR, but then I remembered that they never took off their dsiguises in the summer school arc.
I'm so glad that TR has their very own Egg Walker now. Those pesky Artificial Chaos shouldn't be a problem for them anymore. Hey, they seem to be able to play kickball and attract leashed pink Yoshis with it.
Please tell me that I'm not the only one who thought Jessie was giving Ash and Aoi a breathalyzer when she was about to interview them...
And of course, there's the unnamed fisherman and fat dude that I need not mention who stole this episode.
Fun fact: This is only the second raw episode that has aired on my B-day (the other being the Skitty capture episode). I think this is the better of the two.