Ah, so it's like Dub Sailor Moon with Amara/Haruka, except I'm not 8 and I don't think Zoey and Dawn are cousins. :silly:
I thought I was the only one thinking that the whole time. Hahaha.
Anyway, now that we got Zoey's character more defined (until Dogasu can say different), we get the subtle version of Paul, actually. The way she acted -- rather superior/arrogant/condescending -- around Ash prior to his Contest Match rather seals things a tad. Not as intense as Paul, but more attitudal than, say, Robert, which is whom she reminds me of. I like this character, and whatever flaws I have for D/P, at least they haven't failed in important characters yet.
On the positive or negative: apparently, in the Pokemon world, people
do have an issue of double dipping (Contests/Gym). The game lets you do both, so why are the animated people freaking out?
As for the "Dawn teaching Aipom" exchange, A) Dawn, why would you tell such things to a complete stranger? And B) if I were Ash when Zoey said the Pokemon that I was currently training be in better hands with someone else (a newbie), I'd be very insulted. Of course, this type of tactless ness isn't shown too much among the Twerps (and it is refreshing), yet it's still a tad jarring.
Regarding Dawn taking things in stride, well, it's a different pace from May's breakdown after her first loss? Heh. As for Johanna's mother..., what can I say? Well said, but should have waited until Dawn was further acquinted with Ash/Brock before asserting such things. Oh, well.
The battles, I thought everything is well paced, well done, until Jessie, of course. C'mon, writers, you gave James a win with the BF Orienteering contest. Why is it so difficult for you to give her the freebie? On the plus side, at least she isn't fried and blasted off like she had in previous Contests, so...I don't know anymore.
Either way, it beats most of the BF Contest episodes, that's for sure.
