Review S12 EP13: Noodles! Roamin' Off!

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:3 Am I allowed to make it? Even though I can't even watch it?

Oh well! Someone needs to, and there's only 33 minutes till it airs ;-) And I'm too excited to wait!
 
The episode just started.
Team Rocket attacks with some robot while Ash lazily orders Pikachu to use a Thunderbolt. TR blast off and end up in the water. While Jessie and Meowth are tired of always failing, James is energetic as ever.
NOODLES: ROAMIN' OFF (ugh...)
They wander into town and smell some food (as they're hungry and have no money). Ramen... At least it wasn't censored out for something "American," right? Ash and the others arrive (god I hate them having to ruin Team Rocket's parade). Team Rocket meets up with the owner of the restaurant, Christopher (voiced by Sean Schemmel?) Ironically, Team Rocket says "There's more to life than Team Rocket." He named it "Jessie and James Noodle Shop" and 1000 shops located all over Sinnoh? Oh really. Meowth cuts up the dough into noodles and Christopher is amazed. He wants Meowth to work as the noodle making master. Hail Meowth the noodle king!
Ash and the others exit the noodle shop and leave. Team Rocket appears with a ramen robot (TR does a noodle variation of their motto). Ash easily used Pikachu's Thunderbolt to blast them off for the second time this episode. They end up in the same place as before.
Jessie and James blames Meowth for their failure, pissing him off. Meowth refuses to be with a talentless bunch of failures and plans to work as a noodle master. This leads with an argument with Meowth and James. Jessie stops James, wanting Meowth to be happy and that he should not prevent that. Jessie stares at her 2 ribbons and realizes she must quit as well. James is also surprised by this. Jessie mentions Jessabelle (James' fiancee) and his rich family. Jessie quickly changes her costume to Jessalina and leaves. James cries off and screams in the ocean.
He constructs a campfire and notices Meowth and Jessie's faces. James realizes that he is still hungry. James hears the "twerps" and quickly sets his fire out and watches them behind the bush. Dawn talks about the "differently colored" Metagross (so they don't mention shiny). Metagross' color being affected by the environment? James plans to capture that Metagross and runs into the forest. Ash plans to meet that Metagross, but Dawn tells him that it wss aggressive while Brock explains that Metagross is also intelligent akin to several supercomputers.
James wanders near the territory of that Metagross. Two trainers notice James walking there and that he is crazy. James talks about what the boss would think if he captures one.
Commercial break.
Jessie practices her contest skills and overhears the same two trainers talking about the Metagross. One trainer mentions trainers "vanishing" after this. Another one mentions that he has a big red R on his shirt and Jessie immediately recognizes him as James. Meanwhile, James calls out for the shiny Metagross to come out.
Jessie quickly rushes in to the noodle shop, where Meowth is practicing his skills. The customers are amazed by his talent. Meowth feels fulfilled and happy. Christopher stops Jessie from coming in. Odd dressed? Christopher apologizes to Jessie for not recognizing her. Meowth tells Jessie that she does not care about Team Rocket anymore. He feels that he actually feels worth and talent much more than Team Rocket ever provided for him. Jessie congratulates Meowth on his success and cries off. Meowth calls for Jessie but she already ran off.
James tells Metagross to come out and it does. It uses Magnet Rise. James uses his cardex and sends out Mime Jr. Metagross uses psychic and Mime Jr. uses Teeter Dance. Metagross dances around. James and Mime Jr. run away from the levitating rocks and wanders near a cliff. James sends out Carnivine (it attacks him) and it uses Vine Whip. Metagross uses psychic to send the Vine Whip back at them. Metagross levitates James and his pokemon. Yanmega shows up and uses Steel Wing. Seviper then uses Poison Tail (even though it is steel) and Metagross falls off the cliff. Jessie appears in her Team Rocket attire laughing.
Commercial break.
James and Jessie finally reunite and begin an argument with each other. James said "girlfriend" and begins to cry. Jessie plans to capture the shiny Metagross for Team Rocket. Metagross recovers from the attack while Jessie tells them that the Metagross wasn't strong. Metagross uses psychic while Wobuffet uses Counter/Mirror Coat on the rocks. Metagross is pissed off and somehow uses Lock-On (anime-only attack it SHOULDN'T learn). The rocks rikoche the walls and nearly hit the group.
James and Jessie recall all of their pokemon while Metagross uses psychic to levitate them. James apologizes to Jessie for dragging her into this. Jessie tells James that they're a team. Meowth is still practicing his noodle technique, but he remembers the times when Team Rocket shared their food and resources. He forgets that, but Meowth overhears the two trainers talking about "Jessalina" and the "guy with the red R." Meowth is surprised by this. Meanwhile, Metagross uses Hyper Beam while Jessie and James prepare for their final words.
Meowth somehow appears during this time and uses his rocket attack. The trio get on their balloon. Meowth begins to apologize, while Jessie doesn't recall Meowth ever quitting. They begin to hug. Metagross uses Gyro Ball. The balloon retreats but it is not fast enough. They blast off for the third and final time this episode.
Dawn notices a "shooting star" and ignorantly prays to win the fifth ribbon. Ash mocks that Team Rocket were defeated by the shiny Metagross and blasted off. Dawn tells Ash to wish for his win of the gym. Ash tells Dawn he does not need it, as they will be "okey-dokey." The narrator ends the episode. TO BE CONTNUED

Review: Well, the script is consistent with the original, although once again, I am tired of how much dub edited music they used. Fortunately they used the original BGM when James was on the beach. 9.0/10.0
 
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Dang, this is the first time in forever they have a character named Christopher. Why can't they just call them Chris?
 
I love how popular this thread is. :-D

Sad music is retained in the beach scene!

Bah, the "fragile bond" line was changed, but everything else was good about that scene.
 
^Of course. Though I was just about to make it when I saw this.

Wow, Ash just blasted them off like that...that's just horrible.

Jessie's hair looks nice like tha.

Lol, Meowth doesn't like to leave.

'Old Stomping ground'....

Surprised the twerps didn't recogonize the names.

How nice that kid had has Jessie and James as his mentor.

I'm surprised that kid wants all of that responsibility for Meowth after 5 seconds..

I remember that machine from the last 4Kids episode.

Nice motto as well.

Meowth sounds like a murderer....

Wow, I really like James' emotion...

Though of course he'd call Jessie a loser.

You can't play a tough guy James, of course.

Wow god, Metagross makes people die and vanish...

...Wow Jessie, seems quite sad. Good emotion.

....James is an idiot. Mime.Jr.....

lol, Metagross dancing is funny...

James looks like he's getting raped.....

...girfriend awww...

awww, how cute Jessie, quotes his line.

I like Metagross's vision.

Wow, James is slow at running.

Wow, those two are sure happy that people may be dying.

Wow, that's as close to death they may be willing to refer....

.....Ash fails.

Very good episode with good animation. Though Tagachi really didn't need to hijack his way into the ep....
 
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Uh-oh, James didn't here the whole story about the shiny Metagross. Things aren't going to be good.
 
Bah. Meowth's lines to Jessie are messed up. Jessie's lines were great though.

Ah, yes. Let's send out a Mime Jr. to face a Metagross! Who wouldn't?

Bah! Don't go to commercial now!
 
Rocket Girl said:
Bah. Meowth's lines to Jessie are messed up. Jessie's lines were great though.

Ah, yes. Let's send out a Mime Jr. to face a Metagross! Who wouldn't?
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Well, Confusing it IS a good idea....

How did Meowth's lines get messed up?
 
PokemonHero said:
Well, Mime Jr. did confuse it. Unfortunately, it resulted in Metagross launching good-sized rocks around.
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I know, it just seems a bit silly. It's also a little strange considering how he babies it.

Meowth said that he found people who appreciate him even more than Jessie and James, when it should be someone else besides them.
 
Boron said:
He named it "Jessie and James Noodle Shop" and 1000 shops located all over Sinnoh? Oh really.
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10 --> 1000?! That's a silly edit :rolleyes:
Rocket Girl said:
Be a love and pick up the tab? lol
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AWWWWW! :crush:
Rocket Girl said:
Sad music is retained in the beach scene!

Bah, the "fragile bond" line was changed, but everything else was good about that scene.
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YAY for the music! It's a shame about the line... but hopefully they'll keep some other lines to make up for it.
Lethal Carnivine said:
Though of course he'd call Jessie a loser.
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¬_¬ Now that's uncalled for.

Edit: BLASPHEMY! >:C No one loves Meowth more than J&J!!!
 
"I thought you were going to be Top Coordinator girlfriend!" :lol: I know he didn't mean it that way, but it still amuses me.
 
If we end up part of the great Team Rocket beyond, look me up.

You're on.

:crush:
 
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