"A Secret Sphere of Influence" Episode Discussion

Charaxes

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    Here is where you can discuss exposition on Dialga/Palkia and a case of mistaken identity/wrongfully accused within "A Secret Sphere of Influence."

    My review to come forthwith.
     
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    this episode was ok.
    it had a little shipping between Gardenia and Nando,i luv shippings!
    the Eterna Jenny was so annoying! Gah! i liked her little stunky though,so cute and with its cheeks!It was good to see an Officer Jenny without the police suit.
    Poor sunflora was blamed,it was nice to see the return of Nando.
     
    About time I did one, for it's been a while. Heh.

    Anyway, I'll do a heavier analysis later, but it was alright. Good exposition on Arecus/the trio/Dialga and Palkia, and Nando wasn't annoying.

    As for the big treat: Galactic's first appearance, I'm honestly mixed. First, did we need to see the Galactic logo in the first profile shot of the helicopter? Yes, it was decent foreshadowing, but we had that with the helicopter in the first place. So, they were bound to feature it at some point later on.

    As for the big Saturn scene itself, I'm going to wait until someone watched the Japanese version regarding the music. Because the English score was so unimpressive and contained no dread/hype at all. Sighs.

    As for the Rockets playing dress-up, I don't get it, but whatever. Silly need for flair. Either way, seeing Wobbuffet in a battle again was worth it.

    Meanwhile, I'll just be amused by Viridian Jenny's casual use of pantyhose. Heh.
     
    Honestly, did episode wasn't enjoyable to watch at all. I found it rather dull. Team rocket steals that crystal-thing and then the gang ofc gets it back and TR escapes.. how predictable..

    Oh well, next week = the awesome gym battle, can't wait, i've seen the RAW several times and it's one of the best eps in DP.
     
    This was one of those episodes where it would have been better if Team Rocket didn't show up. I mean stealing the Adamant Orb was a dumb thing to do in broad daylight. What really confuses me about this episode is two things.

    1. Why Team Galactic hired TR to pull of this heist instead of doing it themselves. It would have been much better if they tried to steal it and then TR felt TG was stealing their thunder.

    2. Why the channel guide listed lask week's episode as "An Elite Meet and Greet." and this one as "An Elite Meet and Greet!"
     
    Well, remember, Galactic is an open organization in Sinnoh, so I don't think it would help their public image if they pulled a public caper themselves. So, whenever the series bothers to do Galactic exposition, that should clear up the matter. It's still a good point, though. I'm going to wait until I get the episode comparison, as PUSA could have fudged things, as they sometimes do anymore.

    As for the lack of exclamation points -- heck, the dub episodes are full of them, and I find them bothersome at times. So, don't be broken-hearted.
     
    EmpoleMew said:
    1. Why Team Galactic hired TR to pull of this heist instead of doing it themselves. It would have been much better if they tried to steal it and then TR felt TG was stealing their thunder.

    Yeah. Team Galactic could have pulled take heist in a blink of an eye, but all they did for the whole episode was sit in their chopper. I guess they were just lazy.:P Anywho it was kind of a good episode. Ash and co. were clueless that TR were the ones who stole the orb.
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    EmpoleMew said:
    2. Why the channel guide listed lask week's episode as "An Elite Meet and Greet." and this one as "An Elite Meet and Greet!"
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    I noticed that too!

    xD This was a good episode, I was scared to find Nando's role in this, but I realized that he wasn't really annoying this time around.

    Nice to hear about Dialga and Palkia in this story as well.

    Jennies were awesome. Nice seeing two rival Jennies from different towns too.^^

    Team Rocket and Team Galactic, Hmmm... Didn't really know why Team Galactic hired Team Rocket. ><
     
    Well, I hope Palkia's agent will tell those writers to feature the Lustrous Orb before the arc ends. Got to go for equal time, right? Heh.
     
    OH MY GOSH!!! I just love it when Team Rocket actually come up and does something coolies.

    Okies. I am so going have to go against what EmpoleMew and Rye29 said about Team Rocket and Team Galactic. This episode just shows how much of an impact Team Rocket is to the show and kinda of an insight of what the Rocket Trio and Rockets as a group. This episodes shows that our Rockets have now resort to doing hired work which is super coolies because it just shows that they can pull impressive jobs like this one.

    Also about the whole situation about Team Galactic and Team Rocket. This is the first time we see Team Galactic so we don't really know how they act as an oraganzation or their workings. It is really too soon to determine how Galactic works and we can't base what could be their actions on the games because the show sometimes goes against the workings of the game. I have to go with Charaxes and say that his idea is the best idea to explain why Team Galactic hire Team Rocket but still we won't know unless the writers do another episode with a bit more insight on Team Galactic.

    Gardenia!!! What can I say about her!!! Teeheehee She is just so coolies!!! Teeheehee

    Just love how they mention another piece of Ash's past or at least hinted his formal adventures in Kanto. Even if the big meanie Officer Jenny ruin it. SU!!!

    I think this episode is going to be on my top episode list now. Teeheehee I am so glad I finally saw this episdoe!!!! This episode just makes me glad and just makes me happy that I saw it. YAY!!!! Teeheehee
     
    Man, alot happend in this episode! We got Nando, Jennys, a little TG, TR, Gardenia, and the Legendary Trio/Rulers of Time and Space. I'm so ready for the next time they appear, but I hope that the writers take their time with it. We don't need another anticlimactic Groudon vs Kyogre fisasco. Did I also sense something between Gardenia and Nando? She really stuck up for him, though the twerps did the same thing.

    Hope we see more of Jessie in that spandex... :embarrass

    Hope we eventually see the Lustrous Orb as well. Palkia always seems to get the shfit with its pinkish Pearl color in a "boys" anime. But it probably won't be the case. Can't wait for the Gym battle episode, haven't seen it Raw yet, so the whole thing's a surpise for me.
     
    OMG! I actually thought that this was a really good episode.

    - I love how Gardenia goes on about grass types all the time XD But her voice is ANNOYING.
    - Wow, that Nando guy's crazy...but cool
    - OMG Brock said "kill" lol. They go to a lot of effort to stop them from saying "kill", "die" etc. but they let Brock casually say "kill". Tut tut, I demand it be edited out!
    - Ash can remember Viridian City's Officer Jenny but not May? LOL
    - Pokemon created the world, not God XD I knew it
    - Wobbuffet's inturrupting at last! He hasn't been for a LONG time
    - LOL at the Pikachu's thought bubbles of Ash and Team Rocket! MUST get that picture
    - Sad thing is I had NO IDEA that Team Galectic told Team Rocket what to do. I was SO surprised by the ending

    Quotes

    - Jessie: So we fight...we punch...we kick! Ya! Ya!Ya! Ya! ~ Ya! Ya! Ya! Ya! ~ Ya! Ya! Ya! Ya!
    LOL.
    - Officer Jenny: OBJECTION!
    - Officer Jenny: That's not the same motto from Viridian City!
    I LOVE how she remembered their old motto! But a certain Pokemon Master-to-be can't remember a certain co-ordinator...
    - Jessie: I'm throwing my hands up in disgust! *throws up Adament Orb*
    Is it just me, or is that a line that would appear in an Abridged series, not the actual anime? LOL

    Dee-al-ga? Aww I've been saying Die-al-ga. Dee-al-ga sounds stupid to me, so I'm staying with my pronounciation

    Anyone notice??? Nando's theme is the SS Anne music! Its SO cool! I didn't realise at first but when I watched again I was like wow!

    Oh yeah, Team Rocket had a hilariously stupid escape today. The police officers just moved out of their way! LOL
     
    I enjoyed this chapter, specially little adds such as the Viridian Jenny remembering TR and their old "song", Wubbuffet back to action a little bit, getting to know more of the Legend of Arceus/Dialga/Palkia/The trio, and that Nando guy, who's funny in my opinion.

    Gardenia going crazy about grass Pokémon is way too much for me, I don't like it . . .
     
    I like Viridian Jenny's casual style then Eterna's Jenny ( she was so annoying ). What I would really want to see was Ash and co arriving in Eterna City after the long behind Journey getting there! I mean how many episodes did it take to get there?! Like 18 episodes from Orebrough City lol. Like this: Ash: Hey! It's Eterna City! Dawn: Yay! Finally made it! They just cut to them in the museum, and not even heading to the gym to see that it was closed, but Ash said they went there but it was closed, wonder why they did'nt put that part in the episode? Anyway Team Galactic makes a brief foreshadowing cameo! Woot! Bout time. If they try to copy Team Aqua and Magma from Hoenn I'm going to scream.
     
    Personally, I felt Eterna's Jenny was a little too proud to accept help from anyone (especially from Viridian's Jenny) and she was indeed annoying.

    It's about time Galactic got their appearance, even if it was a cameo. Wonder why they hired Team Rocket to steal the Adamant Orb anyway. They should've known those three would bungle up. Heh.
     
    Episode comparison time.

    https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/diamond_pearl/ep036.html

    Actually, beyond the music issues, that's the only concern. So, maybe whenever I get a chance, I'll write a mega-review soon. That said, Dogasu was right about the fan-service. Me, I think it's more adopting the Western form of writing, as the Western forms include such cramming of fan service.

    As for his rant on the Ginga-Dan, which is a little spolier ish, I share his indignation. But you'll have to get in line with the rest of us, man.
     
    Well I am kinda okies with this on how they are treating Galactic. I mean I would like them to appear more but the thing is that you have to admitt that this is kinda better treatment compare to how Magma and Aqua recieve back in Hoenn. At least we can feel that maybe something big is coming up and we at least see them doing more then just random appearences. I mean some of the apperance during Hoenn for Aqua and Magma just felt kinda out of place. Here in this episode they just slide them but still they were able to impact the episode's plot.
     
    I'm still holding hopes on us getting a movie or something around Arceus, Mt. Coronet, and the entire Team Galactic scheme. We're certainly owed it from Hoenn, that's for sure.

    Um............there isn't really much else to say about the episode, except for the excuse for introducing Dia-Pal and the strangest TR escape yet.
     
    Ichaste Pekoni said:
    I'm still holding hopes on us getting a movie or something around Arceus, Mt. Coronet, and the entire Team Galactic scheme. We're certainly owed it from Hoenn, that's for sure.

    Um............there isn't really much else to say about the episode, except for the excuse for introducing Dia-Pal and the strangest TR escape yet.
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    I thought you'd, at least, get some mileage from Viridian Jenny's jacket. It's kinda freaking me out in a good way.

    Waves.
     
    Charaxes said:
    I thought you'd, at least, get some mileage from Viridian Jenny's jacket. It's kinda freaking me out in a good way.

    Waves.
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    ......Alright, there IS one thing about it that bugged me: Sinnoh is supposed to be this long distance away from Kanto, yet Jenny decided to come all the way from Viridian City on her day off. Uhhh...............

    *waves back*
     
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