................... This is by far one of the most depressing, if not the most depressing, episode I've ever watched. Not only did Serena lost on her first time, but she cuts her beautiful long hair in shame. I agree with Bonnie, hair styles bring a certain charm to some female characters. Misty and May look better with short hair, while Dawn and Serena look better with long hair. Because the anime is still in the period where Ash is 10, meaning no time-skip, Serena's haircut is going to stay like that for the rest of the series, seeing as it'll take years to grow it back to the way it was before. Now she's going to look awful in the various outfits she wore in the past and will be wearing in the future, including the outfits from the ending credits and, *sigh*, her fanservice outfits, because long hair is required to maximize the appeal of those outfits. Just when I thought the producers were going on the right direction with her goal, they decided to screw it up again. On the bright side, at least Dawn now has no competition and will remain on top as the cutest.