>>51680876>Performances arent contestsThey're close enough. The point is I didn't want to see another girl dress up in very girly clothing and do a dance routine
>Alain was a way stronger rival.He wasn't a strong character, not compared to Paul or even Sawyer
>Flash fire mega houndoom, meowstic with keen eye and the other with flash fire and using helping hand while the other attacks, clawitzer and m blastoise benefitting from the launcher ability, king shield dropping attack on pikachu, off the top of my head.I'll concede the flash fire point, however, getting power boosts from Launcher or 100% stat drops of a move aren't particularly interesting from a mechanic perspective, especially compared to DP which had stuff like Burn and Para trading.
>It did, she confessed with a kiss and told her she'll become better on her own. Said it again in 105.I said it didn't have a strong thematic ending. That's just an open book that'll never get closed. I wanted something in the series proper.
>Ash losing was never a flaw, no matter how much you seethe about it.Lol okay man, whatever you say. I'm sure the universally reveled writing choice everyone calls out for being bad is totally justified.
>Cilan.I said too isolated, not totally isolated. Cilain Cameo-ing after the last episode and never even meeting Ash is not enough, there's a lot of other stuff it should've had.
You don't need to defense this hard man. XY is a great season, it doesn't need this to stand tall on its own.
>>51680898Being repetitious, lacking a strong narrative foil, not being as technically impressive, story lines not having a good thematic ending or contribution to the plot, narratively unsatisfying choices are all very much flaws.
>>51680900Strong as a character, not in like a literal strength sense.
Though I argue JN Paul could totally beat Alain now. 