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The thing that really just fucking sucks, and I mean just absolutely reeks about Serena and characters like her is that she brings nothing to the table of any value. Her little journey to learn that 'she's good enough' or 'that she likes to make people smile' ultimately isn't exciting, funny, or worthy of discussion. You just observe it and it happens and you move on. It isn't even so overwhelmingly wholesome or emotionally resonant that it leaves you feeling anything. Yeah, a series of character development boxes have been ticked. We have spent the required time observing her learn to be a character.
So fucking what.
Pokemon needs to swing for the fences or cease to be put in front of my eyes. It's always going to be a mostly episodic cheap little series, so it should at least be VERY funny, VERY wholesome, or VERY cool. Serena is none of these. The showcases are whack as fuck, as are the characters that come with them. Her crush on Ash doesn't go anywhere fantastic. She's a series of half measures that I feel nothing for.
Say what you want about Koharu, she's a wet blanket, her hair is stupid, she's another girl with an Eevee. But at least her appearances have been few and she's moved forward in some way with each one. It's pleasant to see her move along because we don't have to inch and fill episodes with moments of her being 'the girl' who can't take a beating or be the butt of the joke like the boys. She's there when its time to use her, and she's gone when she has no use. Infinitely better than Serena.
