sabrina_diamond
Blazing dark Vulpix
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So as a final kudos to Ash Ketchum (aka Satoshi) and his 25+ year journey I decided to create this discussion thread.
It was interesting and poetic to see how Ash's trio dwindled down from Ash, Brock and Misty to just Ash and Pikachu... (it felt very spooky in a way)
It really did feel like a finale when Satoshi headed back to Pallet town and saw his mother again and Professor Oak, although seeing him rescue the new charmander felt anticlimatic at best. I thought that Ash was going to challenge Giovanni again, but unfortunately Team Rocket showed up again. The writers missed an opportunity to show Ash's father!
When the rainstorm happened and Satoshi/Pikachu took shelter from the rain everything felt very mellow, melodramatic and philosophical...
And then the sun came out and a rainbow appeared. Ash and Pikachu had to pick a new route from Pallet town so Ash threw a stick into the air and went where the stick landed... Tbh, I was expecting a bigger emotional payoff, but since we never saw where Ash went it's best we end the current Pokemon anime on a very bittersweet/nostalgic note. I've seen the very first episode of Pokemon (I choose you!), and this finale episode made me cry buckets (which does not happen very often for me)... Even the ending song "Type: Wild" seemed melancholic towards the final notes...
Godspeed Ash Ketchum, most of us will miss you...
It was interesting and poetic to see how Ash's trio dwindled down from Ash, Brock and Misty to just Ash and Pikachu... (it felt very spooky in a way)
It really did feel like a finale when Satoshi headed back to Pallet town and saw his mother again and Professor Oak, although seeing him rescue the new charmander felt anticlimatic at best. I thought that Ash was going to challenge Giovanni again, but unfortunately Team Rocket showed up again. The writers missed an opportunity to show Ash's father!
When the rainstorm happened and Satoshi/Pikachu took shelter from the rain everything felt very mellow, melodramatic and philosophical...
And then the sun came out and a rainbow appeared. Ash and Pikachu had to pick a new route from Pallet town so Ash threw a stick into the air and went where the stick landed... Tbh, I was expecting a bigger emotional payoff, but since we never saw where Ash went it's best we end the current Pokemon anime on a very bittersweet/nostalgic note. I've seen the very first episode of Pokemon (I choose you!), and this finale episode made me cry buckets (which does not happen very often for me)... Even the ending song "Type: Wild" seemed melancholic towards the final notes...
Godspeed Ash Ketchum, most of us will miss you...
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