It was a great episode, but I feel that all the scenes involving Pochama and Hikari bonding were largely unnecessary, redundant even, and were more of a hindrance rather than actually adding anything entertaining or worthwhile. It could have been spared to make way for more Team Rocket goodness, which is all I really wanted to see in the first place.
Even so, it's forgivable when you level it out with a fun kitchen diversion and one of the more humorous 'Brock n' his hormones' routines.
-Jessie and James' constant 'Hmmm....hmm,' sounds as they broke into that room. Methinks there's such a thing as trying a little too hard to come across as cool and mysterious.
-I wish we could see more heists like this. The humans go off one way, while the pokémon deal with something else. It gives them all a chance to do something, especially Manene and Wobba, who seriously need it.
-Carnivine gets my respect for being able to keep plastic spheres in his mouth for an extended period of time without throwing up. He had my respect for being an exploding, split-personallity, hamburger mayor-inspired plant anyway, but it had to be said.
- The mecha scene was awesome, if only because of all those wonderfully generic background characters fleeing in terror as the Rocket’s machine kicked and punched holes in a glorified veterinary centre. You can’t make this stuff up.
-Team Rocket’s first motto really was the best of the 3. I expect it’s usage here to be nothing more than a one-off thing, but I wish it’d stick around for a little while longer, if only because it’s nicer to listen to than the new one. Gravy: Resident Nostalgia Nut.
Return to the Basics, Team Rocket!
