All these clip shows are so grim. Timing couldn't be worse. I was okay with the Chloe episode breaking up the tournament a bit (a little reprieve between rounds isn't so bad) but three episodes away from it with two of them being clip shows? I just can't understand why Journeys loves to stop its own momentum.
Well, Pokemon JN swapped the roles of its Executive Director and Director in JN118, so maybe the new Executive Director wanted to reboot production by putting in some clip shows to give the anime staff a break.
Not that this excuses getting 2 clip show episodes in 3 weeks, but perhaps things will get better from this point on...