Episode 1 Review (I Choose You!)

Nostaliga is a funny thing. Anyway, I should begin this with my background, and then a very quick synopsis of Pokemon. (You probably already know Pokemon if you’re reading this) Anyway, I watched Pokemon as a kid, tabbled in the games, but never became a big fan. I mean I was fan with how most things I was a fan of as a kid, I just really liked it. I watched some VHS tapes, sometimes caught it on TV, and that was about it. I never beat a game or anything though. However, then I became a smart mouth pre-teen, and suddenly Pokemon was, "stupid,” "gay,” and other terrible insults only a third grader could come actually use seriously. Then later, my brother started playing the games again, as many people did. I was a bit of a trend as now the generation who watched Pokemon started becoming teenagers who stopped caring. And that’s what I did, even though I still felt Pokemon was for children. That changed, and thus the Pokemon master in me was born. Playing through multiple games, and even bought some of the VHS tapes, even though I’ve yet to watch them. I did see Pokemon Origins, but not any of the original anime. I was afraid to review this, as there are many episodes, and I have enough series that need reviewing. But now that Netflix has graciously brought me some Pokemon in front of my face, maybe I can get through the first season, A.K.A., the Indigo League. As for synopsis, there is a world of magical little monsters that the main character Ash must catch, and it is his dream to catch them all. So in order for that to happen he must meet many friends, waste so much time, and fall into some adventures… and by some I mean over eight-hundred and counting… holy shit I’ll never review this entire damn show. But anyway, the first episode. This is pulling up the roots of nostalgia, and sometimes you see some very ugly things that way. But the show didn’t get too childish, and I’m enough of a manchild where I can watch this without face palming myself. And some are so little kidish, it’s funny, like Gary. Just his voice (watching English dub, as I must for obvious reasons) is fucking hilarious. He has cheerleaders and… who the fuck who come see an asshole ten year old get a Pokemon? And what ten year old has cheerleaders? Anyway, the most classic stuff happened in this episode. Ash’s beginning, where he got Pikachu, where they bonded by hating each other, where they met Misty, where Ash started his first attempt at Grand Theft Bicycle. A lot happened, and it was all very enjoyable. Not to mention that touching ending with Ho-oh lighting the sky. It put a certain warmth in my heart. Compared to other shows, I’d maybe give this for a show, but my score kind depends on the show’s overall quality, and what I expect. And considering the later season’s quality, I don’t expect very much, and the first season you might see more fours and fives. And this easily is a five considering. Anyway we’ve started something that may very well take years upon years to finish, and that’s if the show’ll ever be done in the first place. But we must start somewhere if we want to review them all.

Pokemon: Indigo League Episode 1 (I Choose You!) gets a 5/5

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