I reached the first episode of Chloe's epic quest to meet all the Eevees and decide what she wants to do with her life as explored vicariously through her Eevee evolving. Her ultimate goal is to figure out what she wants to do with Pokemon, because she doesn't want to necessarily be a researcher like her father, and while she's warmed up quite a bit since the first season, she's making up for lost time.
Since we're on the topic, the obvious comparison to make is with Liko's current arc in Horizons. I still like Liko a lot, but for those of you who are frustrated with her seeming lack of a concrete goal, I get it now. I get it. I don't think it's at all a bad thing to not have a direction at the age of ten, and I appreciate that the Pokemon anime has really shown over the years what a diversity of paths there are in life with the human relationship to Pokemon. But iti s a bit tiring to have the same arc happen in roughly the same way twice in a row (four if you count Serena and Lillie, but I think they're different enough to not warrant a direct comparison). There are more interesting ways to look at a character figuring out what their passion is than having them think about it a lot, which is so far what Koharu and Liko's stuff looks like when put together.
>>54440534Until I finish Journeys and get a full read on Chloe's stuff, I'm agnostic about everything here, aside from the "Liko needs to have fun with her ambition" part -- I am growing tired of her constant pensiveness. She's shown she has a streak of activeness and she's now got the Hatenna and a more solid grasp of what she wants, so she should go get it.
