lalalei2001
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I was watching Pokemon Live, thanks to YouTube videos from its production manager. It was a lot better than I was expecting! I'd heard about how it was cheesy, and parts of it were, but it had some REALLY cool moments, especially at the end. The costumes and puppets were really good, but my favorite part was what happened at the climax of the show.
Going off the soundtrack and earlier show synopses, I thought "You Just Can't Win" would be sung before Pikachu and MechaMew2 fight. I was wrong. It's sung after their fight, and the context makes an already cool song amazing.
When MechaMew2 defeats Pikachu, Ash tries to fight Giovanni himself. With his fists. Giovanni responds in kind.
Giovanni: Thank you, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town! Now nothing can stop me!
Ash: [charges forward, fists raised] I can, and I will!
[cue "You Just Can't Win" as Rocket Grunts surround Ash]
Also, during the fight, Giovanni tries to punch Ash, who dodges and taunts him about it.
Ash: Guess you're slowin' down, old man; can't hit what you can't catch!
Later in the fight, Giovanni grabs Ash by the chin/neck, lifts his head and shoves him away, then folds his arms like it was nothing to him.
It was really cool to see an actual fistfight in Pokemon and I found myself wishing anime!Ash was that cool consistently.
Also I actually got sad at the end when MechaMew2 became sentient, grabbed Giovanni by the neck, and self destructed to atone for its actions and those of its creator. In scripts you can find online it's a very short scene, but the actual show has it give a very touching speech. It even talks like Mewtwo does when he's speaking through Nurse Joy, with a male and female voice overlapping.
Giovanni: I didn't give you the power of speech!
MechaMew2: You didn't give me a lot of things, but you did give me the ability to learn. And I have. From the boy, I've learned about love and true goodness. His heart is pure. His love for Pokemon and his friends and family is real. I've learned right from wrong, and I've learned which one you are. Now I know what I must do. Something else I learned... Self Destruct.
So yeah Pokemon Live is awesome and I wish I had a time machine to see it properly.
Going off the soundtrack and earlier show synopses, I thought "You Just Can't Win" would be sung before Pikachu and MechaMew2 fight. I was wrong. It's sung after their fight, and the context makes an already cool song amazing.
When MechaMew2 defeats Pikachu, Ash tries to fight Giovanni himself. With his fists. Giovanni responds in kind.
Giovanni: Thank you, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town! Now nothing can stop me!
Ash: [charges forward, fists raised] I can, and I will!
[cue "You Just Can't Win" as Rocket Grunts surround Ash]
Also, during the fight, Giovanni tries to punch Ash, who dodges and taunts him about it.
Ash: Guess you're slowin' down, old man; can't hit what you can't catch!
Later in the fight, Giovanni grabs Ash by the chin/neck, lifts his head and shoves him away, then folds his arms like it was nothing to him.
It was really cool to see an actual fistfight in Pokemon and I found myself wishing anime!Ash was that cool consistently.
Also I actually got sad at the end when MechaMew2 became sentient, grabbed Giovanni by the neck, and self destructed to atone for its actions and those of its creator. In scripts you can find online it's a very short scene, but the actual show has it give a very touching speech. It even talks like Mewtwo does when he's speaking through Nurse Joy, with a male and female voice overlapping.
Giovanni: I didn't give you the power of speech!
MechaMew2: You didn't give me a lot of things, but you did give me the ability to learn. And I have. From the boy, I've learned about love and true goodness. His heart is pure. His love for Pokemon and his friends and family is real. I've learned right from wrong, and I've learned which one you are. Now I know what I must do. Something else I learned... Self Destruct.
So yeah Pokemon Live is awesome and I wish I had a time machine to see it properly.
