>>54410637The Goh/Gary rivals to friends storyline was one of the best aspects of JN. A shame that it, and Project Mew in general, ended up being so underdeveloped. There's another anon here that's talked about this before, but better plotting and planning with a clear vision for Ash, Goh, and Chloe's story arcs could've resulted in something truly amazing. Ash's PWC, Goh's PM, and Chloe's Eeveelution story arcs all had plenty of storytelling potential, but TK didn't have a roadmap and also didn't have the support of OLM, so it more often than not felt like they were just coming up with episodes on the fly.
I enjoyed JN a lot, but it's so frustrating to think about how JN could've been so much more, especially had it been made back when OLM had its shit together and actually cared, like during DP (which, I have issues with as well; that series is by no means perfect, but it was produced under much better conditions than JN, from what I've read, and it shows).