...I'm honestly a bit drained from the last two posts, so I'll make this brief for the moment:
-The show has been playing off of Misty's fear of bugs this whole time, but it completely forgets about this with Butterfree? I dunno, I would have actually liked to see Ash & the samurai looking at Butterfree in wonder while Misty looks like she's going to collapse from fright at any moment. XD
-Metapod vs. Metapod......longest battle ever. XD Ash's Metapod should have been able to use Tackle, though. After all, that's how it works in the games, and it remembered how to use the attack later.
We both have been busy with the posting today, so I'll be brief ish, too.
As for Misty and Butterfree? I'd say "what continuity?" Heh. If I wanted to try to explain her rationale, well, the first Butterfree she sees (on-screen) belongs to Ash, and, therefore, an association could form. After everything, it would be rather difficult to disparage Butterfree and its actions (stopping TR in the previous episode and here with the Beedrill). Plus, there's the time factor, as she had two episodes to become accustomed to Caterpie/Metapod/Butterfree, thus realizing on her fears and suppressing them (for however long). And, it doesn't hurt that Butterfree is easier on the eyes, compared to the rest of its Evolution line. The rest would be just commentary on anime Misty's girly-girl vs. tomboy image.
Yeah, I wondered about Tackle, too. Is it the first of many game mechanics errors? Then again, I think they just wanted to push the "standing still" battle, so I'm going with the writing edict.
"Maximum hardness, Metapod."
Snickers. I'm sorry, but I can't help myself, there.
