"Pokémon Emergency!" Episode Discussion

[Charaxes]

And how they were supposed to be these great agents yet Ash & co. managed to beat them so easily? Yeah, I don't think I need to say anything more here, do I? :)

Yeah, the Pikachu-on-a-sticktreadmill was cute...but I liked the four-screen bit they did here a lot more. Yes, in a way it reminded me of the Brady Bunch...but that would actually make it more enjoyable. *shiftyeyes* The whole idea about shifting around randomly between the Team Rocket members gave the attack more effect than seeing them altogether, I think. Too bad we never see that trick again.

*ahem* So, about that "relationship development" I mentioned earlier. First off, the obvious: Ash & Officer Jenny. ...Just kidding. Actually, the connection between Ash & Pikachu was still developing at an impressive pace here. In the first episode, we see Pikachu opening up to Ash after giving him the cold shoulder for most of the episode, but here...is where we actually see the connection forming. Ash's worry for Pikachu is obvious, but already Ash is able to make sense of what Pikachu's saying, and they practically just met. This actually ruins the whole "Ash = newbie" point that the writers were going for, as I doubt that ANY newbie would be able to decipher his/her Pokemon's language that fast.

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I guess I have to say it: we see the same thing with Ash & Misty. ...I mean, just Misty. She thought that Ash was some random jerk or something in the last episode, and was furious over her bike, but that changes almost as soon as she sees Ash worrying about Pikachu. ....... I'm stopping there.

I know, I know. Haha. Meanwhile, if I think about them and their "early success rate," my head will explode like Belloq's in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Oy.

So, you thought of the Brady Bunch screens, too? Spooky. Anyway, I know TV Tokyo slowed/toned them down after the Porygon incident, yet I'm glad they didn't completely shelve the effect whenever it was aired on American TV. It's part of the weird-yet-fun director edits that we no longer have, and I certainly miss em. Especially when 4Kids didn't touch this one, like they have with others (music cues, for instance).

I also know what you mean on the characterization development and how properly paced Ash and Pikachu's early relationship was. Granted, yes, a little top premature to know Pika-language as Ash did, but, overall, they did it properly. Conversely, Misty will take several episodes before she'd warm up to Ash.

Honestly, I thought she was just there on this one, but she makes up for it in the next episode.

And I did like the pathetic line, though, we lost her mentioning her name in the process. Sighs. Silly dub people.

 

[dannichols]

This was the first english episode of Pokemon I seen about 9 years ago during the summer of 1999. I like the hilarious scene with Pikachu zapping Team Rocket and causing Koffing's smoke to destroy the center. Then, I wanted to record every Pokemon episode from this point.