Well I'm a Misty fan and proud of it! lol. Misty was awesome, she was the type of girl that is tough as nails, so does'nt put up with crap from anyone like May and Dawn do. That's what made Misty special. I'm currently watching all the Johto episodes in stream torrent and watching these makes me miss Misty alot and togepi for that matter. I admit Misty had her moments that she may have annoyed me, back she was so cool that I got over it. I think the crush Misty has on Ash is kinda cute, it really shows near the end of Johto, well...even in Kanto ( Season 1 ) on that "Tower of Terror" episode you can tell Misty had developed feelings for Ash besides just on a Best friend level. When I saw the final Johto episode when Misty left I felt so sad I cried lol because her personality was one of the best much better then May or Dawn's personalities but that does'nt mean I did'nt like May or Dawn. But Misty just shined better.
This makes me wonder if Misty will make another cameo appearence in Sinnoh, since she did in Hoenn in that togepi episode or at the start of Battle Frontier, heck just seeing her on for a quick second like when Ash fought in the Hoenn league in one of those episodes she was looking at Ash on Tv. I watched the Chrinocles episodes, and the one I loved the most was the Cerulean Blues episode when she returned home after parting ways with Ash and Brock. Misty really developed and matured alot espeically now that she's a top Kanto Gym leader ^-^. I hope the writers give her another shot, at least her own mini series.