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That was dreadful.
I loved it.
I loved it.
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That was dreadful.
I loved it.
I doubt some obscure stage show that few fans probably know or care about in the first place was ever responsible for any pokeshipping hijinks.
It isn't just this, its 4kids also created, "Misty's song," and "Under the mistletoe" in which Misty constantly talks about love and/or wants to kiss Ash.
The man did give us some interesting insights into the series, but just because he said it'd never happen doesn't mean I went 'oh no, I can't like my oldest ship anymore... =(' I just disregarded that and went on my merry way. I never care who does or doesn't hook up who in canon anyway. Why? Because there's always the wonderous options of fanfics, fanart, headcanon/fanon, discontinuity and hell, even just plain ol' pretending that one's ship(s) of choice happened.Truly the best thing is the Japanese put their foot down on the whole thing, given that Takeshi Shudo said Pokeshipping was never intended to happen and he split up the original trio permanently at the end of Johto.
I truly must thank Shudo, the man knew what he was doing.
Huh, so they stopped MechaMewtwo in the end by forcing him to commit suicide? That's kind of a downer...
(And holy shit, did he kill Giovanni along with him? It's kind of hard to tell just by reading the script to that thing.)
No, Giovanni didn't die, just like when TR HQ exploded in Mewtwo's Counterattack! He came out for the curtain call (with smudges on his face) to show he was alive. He must have the luck of the gods, though, LOL!
What also gets me about this script, as well as the shipping that was forced down everyone's throats, were the mistakes made with Giovanni...
...such as the small fact that in script not only does he know about Ash and Pikachu but he also orders Team Rocket to retrieve it.
If people had watched this as a kid, they'd have ended up thinking that Giovanni had told the trio to catch Pikachu in the first place (unlike the cartoon where he didn't even know Ash existed at this point... and still might not).
So true on both points here.Okay, I admit I love Diamondshipping. I always like to keep Ash's paternity in question, but I think part of the reason I go with this ship is that Delia is pretty bland and maybe us Diamondshippers are trying desperately to give her something cool to do, like date the bad guy.
I like TR's songs (specifically Gio's). Though, I made the mistake of watching a vid clip of one and it was dreadfully staged. Still pictures made it look a lot cooler.
Exactly. Shippers are going to ship, regardless of what canon dictates.The man did give us some interesting insights into the series, but just because he said it'd never happen doesn't mean I went 'oh no, I can't like my oldest ship anymore... =(' I just disregarded that and went on my merry way. I never care who does or doesn't hook up who in canon anyway. Why? Because there's always the wonderous options of fanfics, fanart, headcanon/fanon, discontinuity and hell, even just plain ol' pretending that one's ship(s) of choice happened.
Oh, and judging by the amount of Ash/Misty shipping pics on Pixiv? Two things: they don't give a damn about it not being canon either and less shippy dialogue doesn't stop them from enjoying the pairing.
What also gets me about this script, as well as the shipping that was forced down everyone's throats, were the mistakes made with Giovanni...
The Mastermind special did feel like it was a 4kids pitch. C'mon, Mewtwo returning as a virtual reality pokemon, Prof. Oak owning a Dragonite, Misty appearing randomly?
The whole thing felt like fanfiction brought to life. Thankfully we could ignore it and consider it non-canon.