Do they not make clear outlines for how the season should proceed? Clearly, Serena's arc, as "revolutionary" (in some ways it was) as it was, the writing was everywhere, emotional moments were botched here and there to keep interest buzzing, and the "Finding Myself" arc took too long to take into fruition. Of course, this is Pokemon, you can't expect great character writing and a thorough venture into each character but the thing is, Pokemon has shown, on multiple accounts, that it is capable of writing fantastic episodes and characters. The writers are just either really lazy or think executing the same ideas over and over again, rehashing the same old repetitive circle, and never really going anywhere with their ideas is going to work. Thus, that is what makes it really frustrating. XY started on a really high note and is going to end on a barely sustained sour one. I was immensely invested with the first few episodes, the Korrina arc, Serena's development, the Malamar plot, the great filler episodes, and Clemont and Ash's build up battle. Tripokelons, in my opinion, is such a great idea but going back to my first point, it seems like the writers themselves were conflicted with how they should have handled their very creation. You know, when you watch a series, be it a kid's show or an adult, once the story concludes, you should feel a sort of attachment and adventure with the protagonists because character development is a universal language. Although I do feel that with Serena, it could have gone a lot better. XY, I believe, is an experimental stage of the Pokemon anime and S/M should be more stable. XY tried too many different things and although that's great, sometimes, less is more.
