Ah, Trip, Trip, Trip. You know, when the BW series first started, I was willing to accept that cam ***** with all my heart. I was even willing to ship him with Ash right away and even vouched for a name for the shipping. I was determined that this would be my new OTP for the generation...
But...that didn't work out, obviously XD He's developing...but not quickly enough. I mean, I see potential in him, especially if he breaks down later due to a loss or something (because Arceus knows he's in DESPERATE need of an ego deflation). He's just kinda...boring and uninteresting right now. They didn't even play on his camera quirk that much (which could be used hilariously in terms of hinting he's a creepy stalker to Ash or something ;P)
Ooohh, did anyone see this AMV yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-3cumK55Rk
I think it's a really good song for the relationship between Iris and Ash. I know that it's an anti-shipping song, but it's done pretty tastefully, in my opinion. I'll quote myself from the comments section:
"Awesome song for this shipping! I actually hope that this happens canonically; not because I don't like Iris or the shipping (quite the contrary, really), it'd just be really interesting character development for Iris...the moment of realization that she's not as mature as she'd like to be, and that Ash may know a few things."
I'm really disappointed at all the thumbs down though...it's a nice AMV; and I actually like anti-shipping vids (even for my favorite shippings) when they tell a story and make sense...