>>37379203Showcases weren't the problem. The problem was Serena showed more interest in Ash than any other girl, but showed the LEAST interest in his interests.
Dawn, and especially May, were better battlers than any of Ash's other companions (by virtue of them being game protagonists like him) so they could actually have conversations with him. And he could open up with them.
Serena was written as a fangirl to the end. And that sucks.