#idk i feel like the worst aspects of bw are really starting to come out here bc they just didnt know what they wanted to do

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team plasma arc is still looking like my favorite arc overall bc N has consistently been very good but yikes the last few parts of best wishes really kinda start to fall apart

#i think i still like it a lot but i feel like the writing gets... dumber? #like every episode in this team plasma arc that hasnt had team plasma themselves orN is only Just There feels very weird #one thing i noticed is that iris and cilan keep speaking at the exact same time #and it gives me the vibe of ''oh god we arent secure in these characters anymore so we're gonna reel it in'' #and this is a problem throughout bw ofc but yeah ash somehow gets even dumber and its just frustrating to watch #especially with sarah's really bland performance. #i think its also that team rocket is more common again and they just fill up screentime #and they arent even funny so its like i cant even laugh #echoed voice #pokeani lb #and overall the writing just feels more. juvenile? idk if thats the right word bc this is a kids show and all #but it feels a lot more dumbed down. which is weird bc the team plasma arc when it is going is kinda fucked up #iris and cilan also simutanously have less to do and they feel flanderized? like i mentioned iris before but cilans gone back to being borin #maybe thats why i didnt care for him as a kid bc my final impression of him was the declore islands incarnation #idk i feel like the worst aspects of bw are really starting to come out here bc they just didnt know what they wanted to do #like charizard comes back next episode and from what i remember it barely even does anything besides.... be fanservice to OS really #even tho they get rid of seismic toss which was part of why it was so iconic so why did they bother with that even