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Agreed. It’s genuinely sad that because the writers introduced a plot point of her having a crush on Ash that being 1/2 of a ship has become basically her entire legacy. When the other girls of the cast are brought into discussion there’s plenty of what people talk about in regards to their stories and the legacy they left behind in the anime but 9/10 times when Serena is brought up it’s only pertaining to something with amourshipping and really gives the impression that the only impression that she made in XY was being an object to be tied at the hip to Ash rather than someone who can stand on her own merits like the other girls. Honestly, in regard to her legacy, amourshipping was a mistake.Because, believe it or not, there's more to Serena than just her relationship with Ash. Her episode was about showcasing her development from her off-screen adventures and connecting with Chloe. It wasn't about her crush on Ash nor did it really need to focus on that relationship. I can understand wanting to see more interactions between them, but at the same time, treating Serena as just an object for more shipping bait is both depressing and frustrating. She isn't my favorite female character in the anime, but it is really annoying and upsetting to see people treat her as just "girl with crush on Ash." This isn't new sadly, but I hate it a lot.
Anyway, I'm pleasantly surprised that Cilan is going to show up. I wasn't quite sure if any other former traveling companions would show up in these specials, but getting to see Cilan makes sense given that he didn't get a proper appearance in Journeys. I don't know if that makes it more likely for every other traveling companion to appear, especially when it seems unlikely that they'd be able to give May a speaking role at this point, but that would be nice so that this mini-series could pay tribute to ideally every series instead of just the original one.