Yeah really. I personally thought Conway was literally the best character they ever produced and had loads more personality than the majority of Dawn's rivals (not to mention I think he's still appeared in more episodes than all of them except Zoey and Jessie), yet they hold him off until the end. And pit him against the main character he never actually spoke to. Uh, well, I'm sure it'll be awesome either way, but this could have been so much better arranged. And for some reason DP just seemed to hit that glass ceiling as far as the anime will allow for epic badasses and rivals with actual personality that appear throughout the series. How in the hell will they top Paul and Barry, really.
I forgot to mention that his fate was probably already sealed with the Brandon episode. I sort of saw it coming, but I greatly suspect that Paul will probably try to conquer Kanto's Battle Frontier instead of going to the new region if it turns out that he won't move on to the next series. It's the only real logical way to write him out of the show. Much as I'll dread that, oh god.
Yeeeeah... DP is screwy like that. Hardly following any of the standards of its predecessors.
I think it's pretty much assured that Ash's DP arc will end on a good note, given how much they've actually built up these rivalries. No matter who wins and who loses (unless it's Nando, who doesn't even need to be there), I'm sure the League will largely be entertaining.
The GF... not so much. One thing I am looking forward to in Gen V is a shake-up in the new girl's journey. I feel like the Contests have pretty much worn out their welcome at this point. Did anyone really even give a damn about them in the games...?
I forgot to mention that his fate was probably already sealed with the Brandon episode. I sort of saw it coming, but I greatly suspect that Paul will probably try to conquer Kanto's Battle Frontier instead of going to the new region if it turns out that he won't move on to the next series. It's the only real logical way to write him out of the show. Much as I'll dread that, oh god.
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I think it's pretty much assured that Ash's DP arc will end on a good note, given how much they've actually built up these rivalries. No matter who wins and who loses (unless it's Nando, who doesn't even need to be there), I'm sure the League will largely be entertaining.
The GF... not so much. One thing I am looking forward to in Gen V is a shake-up in the new girl's journey. I feel like the Contests have pretty much worn out their welcome at this point. Did anyone really even give a damn about them in the games...?
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