ArcaneStar
Village Idiot
Overall, I liked this episode.
While nitpickers will always have their way I can at least appreciate how the writers are trying to upheave the status quo.
Ash vs Serena?
Why does everyone on this thread seem to jump to pointing fingers on the whole Ash-Serena debacle?
Serena and Ash both weren't perfect in this episode and guess what?
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!
they acted like human beings.
Serena attempted to empathize with Ash even though she didn't quite grasp what the issue was. She took his rebuke and instead of firing back she made her intention to help all that more clear. Also recognize that Serena was indeed responsible for getting Ash out of his mental stupor.
Ash was feeling the frustration of 5 regions worth of failure and realized that he had lost his way somewhere along the journey. Sure perhaps his behavior was uncalled for but how many of us fall into the same situations over and over again because we are human?
Both of them made mistakes and that is the beauty of it.
Snow way out exclusion?
I caught the parallel right away but who cares.
It is important that this happened as opposed to a past episode being referenced.
This revealed WHY Ash wants to become a pokemon trainer.
And it gives much more emotional oomph when you rewatch Snow way out since you realize that Ash was finally experiencing the bond he had been craving for as a trainer and came full circle.
Not enough Pikachu?
This arc was about Ash and Greninja.
overall, since I noted people reacted similarly to Shota vs Ash I just want to point out that it is important to realize that these characters are meant to be portrayed as humans.
What i mean by that is that they are imperfect beings that struggle and make mistakes.
Be aware of character perception before making further arguments based on reactions.
Shota had no way of knowing that Ash was distracted and even then he won that battle by bringing his A game and concentrating on the fight.
Similarly, Serena had no way of knowing exactly what the issue was but made her best intention to help Ash and ultimately she did.
And finally a lot of you rag on Ash for reacting so harshly and failing to recognized that Serena only wanted to help. You only say that because you see the whole picture because it is spoon fed to us as the viewers. Ash was in a highly emotional state and last time i checked most people don't see very logically when in that position.
Instead of becoming like some of the toxic members on this thread.
I for one applaud pokemon for trying something different.
While nitpickers will always have their way I can at least appreciate how the writers are trying to upheave the status quo.
Ash vs Serena?
Why does everyone on this thread seem to jump to pointing fingers on the whole Ash-Serena debacle?
Serena and Ash both weren't perfect in this episode and guess what?
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!
they acted like human beings.
Serena attempted to empathize with Ash even though she didn't quite grasp what the issue was. She took his rebuke and instead of firing back she made her intention to help all that more clear. Also recognize that Serena was indeed responsible for getting Ash out of his mental stupor.
Ash was feeling the frustration of 5 regions worth of failure and realized that he had lost his way somewhere along the journey. Sure perhaps his behavior was uncalled for but how many of us fall into the same situations over and over again because we are human?
Both of them made mistakes and that is the beauty of it.
Snow way out exclusion?
I caught the parallel right away but who cares.
It is important that this happened as opposed to a past episode being referenced.
This revealed WHY Ash wants to become a pokemon trainer.
And it gives much more emotional oomph when you rewatch Snow way out since you realize that Ash was finally experiencing the bond he had been craving for as a trainer and came full circle.
Not enough Pikachu?
This arc was about Ash and Greninja.
overall, since I noted people reacted similarly to Shota vs Ash I just want to point out that it is important to realize that these characters are meant to be portrayed as humans.
What i mean by that is that they are imperfect beings that struggle and make mistakes.
Be aware of character perception before making further arguments based on reactions.
Shota had no way of knowing that Ash was distracted and even then he won that battle by bringing his A game and concentrating on the fight.
Similarly, Serena had no way of knowing exactly what the issue was but made her best intention to help Ash and ultimately she did.
And finally a lot of you rag on Ash for reacting so harshly and failing to recognized that Serena only wanted to help. You only say that because you see the whole picture because it is spoon fed to us as the viewers. Ash was in a highly emotional state and last time i checked most people don't see very logically when in that position.
Instead of becoming like some of the toxic members on this thread.
I for one applaud pokemon for trying something different.
