>>44662469Ash did deserve to get shit on for a lot of stuff he did in S1 like sending out Caterpie to fight a Pidgey, bragging about earning pity badges, and unironically being a dumb kid.
>>44662829In DP's case most of the post game stuff would've helped the pacing if they were buying time for gen 5 like the Battle Frontier, Mt Stark and Charon(who doesn't even have any real motivation in the anime), and the reverse world could've made the last Team Galactic episode feel more climactic.