>>54645339In fact, the only reason the first Cynthia vs Ash episode didn't rate in the 80%s as well is because Ash, being the dumb hick he is, caused Pikachu to get caught in a Destiny Bond trap. Pikachu fans were NOT happy with the manlet sabotaged the iconic face of Pokemon.
If it weren't for Cynthia being there, I'm almost certain that Ash causing Pikachu to get KO'd so anticlimactically by Destiny Bond would be a 60%ile rating episode at BEST. Nobody likes when Ash gets in the way of Pikachu.
