While people complain about TR's role being superfluous, maybe it is, but what do you have left without them? A story about angsting over a STICK. While it does add a bit of interesting analysis onto Braixen (and I liked her original fussy personality as a Fennekin returning during the first half) there's not much there otherwise to hold the story. Okay we might have gotten a fuller battle (which would have been beneficial since Braixen hasn't been in really many besides TR one sided beatdowns), but the whole episode and climax was sluggish, if anything the TR scenes were most to-the-point.
If anything I would like to see an episode that plays more on the role one of the trio had here. We see them actually being more in touch with a Pokemon's feelings than one of the heroes, in other words, actually being more competent than them in some aspect, so much they get frustrated by the heroes' obliviousness and use their trademark costumes to guide them the right direction. It's not used to a huge degree but I like that sort of twist made with the costume antics, almost like a reverse Clark Kent, being lame easily swatted villains for one persona and respected knowledgeable voices of wisdom in another, especially how everyone thinks 'Jeeves' just mysteriously vanished into the wind. Hilarious way to end the episode.
I'm waiting for an episode the trio take on superhero aliases, and then completely put Ash to shame, shortly before he decimates their next Pikachu theft. XD
I kinda like that subtle touch of Braixen just stopping besides 'Jeeves' and sulking, like without the Rocket uniform to hint her off, she just senses him as someone warm and trusting enough to be beside in her low mood.
