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one this is DEFINITELY certain they don't want serena back they did everything they could to hide her
>no promotion
>no merch
>no ads
>nothing in the previews
>no VA interviews
>mag the day before
>either retconned the crush or she grew out of it (growing out of it would seem better for her character)
>wallance gag to keep ash away
>VERY fast meet with nothing of note in dialogue
>no ribbon
>GETTING A NONSHIPPER writer to write the ep even though a proshipper writer ask(they were denied)
AND FINALLY
>CHANGEING THE EP AIR DATE EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD MESS UP TRs ANNERVERY
they even made sure to tie serena down so she can't come back (idol team with lisia)
after xy they even kicked yajima to the movies instead of anything important with the show
