#like for mp100 i think i have to rewatch it bc i cant remember that much of it

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now that im on best wishes season 2 (in the sub, dub wise its been “rival destinies” for a while. hm.) im kinda curious to see how i process these episodes in the present. i havent seen most of them since they aired when i was a kid and i remember it being a mixed bag? in that there was a lot of stuff i remember not liking, like iris’s dragonite and ash’s charizard coming back for no reason (actually most of the nostalgia baiting was stuff i didnt care for back then? bc id get like frustrated that besides charizard they didnt commit, like the caterpie episode), and decolore was def a hit or miss in its structure

but also, this season had the N and team plasma arc and literally solidified concordia and anthea as some of my favorite human characters, i do remember liking dawn and some of the world cup stuff (tho i dont remember a ton of it, i think i actually missed a few episodes bc i cant even recall if all the rivals show up for the world cup besides trip), and besides some forgettable episodes, i remember really enjoying the decolore islands stuff. considering its basically just them trying to capture the orange island arc vibes from OS and that i liked orange islands, i do have high hopes for it this time around. i’m excited to see how much my opinions will change and if ill like stuff like dragonite better this time.

like i remember not liking “all for the love of meloetta” or really that much of the meloetta arc for some reason... i actually cant tell you why i didnt like it, i think i  was just bitter that i couldnt get meloetta in the game. but this time i thought the episode was really sweet and i appreciated it a lot more considering how JN would later build on what the iris vs cynthia battle set up. i think this season has some more to offer and im optimistic

#side note as much as ive been shitting on the dub acting for how stilted it all is... i may actually try to stick with it more #bc i think thats one reason why dp was so hard on me. i had to look at the screen all the time for subtiles #subtitles* #and it was sorta draining #but now i can like use the eps as background noise so yknow what i may give it moreof a chance #watching pmmm dubbed just made me realize that i dont think i process subs as well? #like for mp100 i think i have to rewatch it bc i cant remember that much of it #bc i feel like even tho the sub was fantastic (and better than the dub from what ppl have said) idk i struggled #but with pmmm dubbed it was a lot easier so yeah i think ill rewatch mp100 dubbed to give it another shot and process it #(ftr i do wanna watch pmmm subbed just to see the acting but just by watching a fewvids on youtube i felt a difference #in how my brain processed it) #idk what it is. its weird bc ive always had an easier time processing reading than processing sound #which is why i always need closed captions when i watch shows in english anyways #maybe its just all the music and other visuals and voice acting i can't understand kinda make it all clutter? idk #echoed voice