Why I M O, Pokeshipping is dead. ( kinda hot take, sorry pokeshippers. )
So, pokeshipping. The very 1st ship in the Pokemon anime’s history. I personally am not a fan of it, I did watch the original anime, and I personally don’t like misty’s character. It was off putting to me.
Now as to what your here for, what killed pokeshipping. There are 3 main contributors to the death of pokeshipping.
1.) The length of time from when misty was replaced to now,
2.) Serena and Amourshipping
3.) The Pokémon sun and moon anime
The length of time from when misty was replaced to now. Now while this might not have been much of an issue if the other 2 bullet points didn’t exist, it has been over a decade at this point, since we last saw misty, meaning that we have a severe lack in character development, and that gives time for other potentially better ships to be created, which leads me to my next point,
Serena and Amourshipping. Possibly one of the biggest ships right now, (which at this point isn’t going to fizzle out anytime soon. ) With Amourshipping going so far, as to introduce a major plot point in ash’s story by having Serena be his childhood acquaintance, many other points that multiple poketubers like Catch ‘Em All Saul, bring up in their videos from years past, to the kiss, and even the writers basically confirming the darn thing.
Amourshipping Confirmed?
So at this point, ( unless they throw all that away, which please. Don’t. ) there is next to no hope of pokeshipping to ever become cannon, which is only further proven by my last point,
The Pokémon sun and moon anime. Now, this is honestly the iceberg that sank the ship, because Brock and Misty returned twice in the Sun and Moon anime, which I’m pretty sure was for let’s go promotion. Now this is where all hope is lost for pokeshipping because even though they returned twice, Misty had literally zero emotional moments with ash whatsoever. No pokeshipping pandering, no flashbacks, nothing. Here’s another video explaining that further.
They did Misty DIRTY!
Now while the only good thing to come out of the re-return episodes was Brock possibly finally finding a girlfriend,
Brock x Olivia
This was the point of no return for Misty and pokeshipping in general. Misty, even though she returned twice, in the most recent anime, had literally no development, and nothing to show how she grew as a character since her absence, her return seems pointless and devoid of substance, and with another ship still gaining popularity at an exponential rate, I’m sorry pokeshippers, but,
Come with me as I invoke friendship law and subject my bestie Neinei to the global cultural phemomenon and dopamine mine that is Pit Babe. All Naynay knows is that it is based on an omegaverse book but the production company has clearly stated that there will be no omegaverse in this show. (Bestie is a supernatural stan and well versed in the omegaverse)
It’s her first bl.
Episode 1:
🏁 NN: Strong start
🏁 NN: Wait I thought there was no omegaverse. Z: I think it’s more of a “yo tambian” situation. NN: oh right.
🏁 (Z tells NN about “full sausage”) -> NN: *full snort laughs* (to the op originator of this thought - I will find you and buy you so many bunning's sausage sizzles)
🏁 NN: ‘concentrating’? I think the subtitles are messing me up. Z: I don’t think it’s a subtitle thing. NN: ??
🏁 NN: Charlie acting all shy, like this isn’t exactly what you wanted. Boy I see you.
🏁 NN: Wait do they have scent glands?!
🏁 NN: Oh you like his smell cos he’s a OMEGA. Z: they’ve told us there are no omegas, only alphas and non alphas. NN: *hands in air* what’s the point?????
🏁 (Z comments on reverse sold by my mum to one direction -> then has to pause the show because NN has never heard of being sold to into sex slavery to your favourite celebrity (and honestly when it’s worded like that I’m not sure how I feel about popping that cherry. However her main take away was: “but one direction??”))
🏁 NN: why are their races so short?
🏁 NN: (sees Way pout exactly twice) -> ooh I like him. I think he’s my favourite.
🏁 NN: ooh cause Babe needs to ✨concentrate✨
🏁 NN: (see’s Babe’s house -> pause for long discussion about artfully demolished doorways and a staircase that requires you to leave the room with the staircase in it, enter another room, exit that room and then reenter the first room. Also there’s a car inside.)
🏁 NN: gonna get that Charlie pregnant!
🏁 NN: (Charlie receives a phone call) CHARLIE!!!!
there is nothing more delightful than hearing forsy talk about fishing absolutely nothing more delightful than that so behold. forsy talking about fishing.
"More than just hockey, you're also a big fisherman. Why fishing?"
"I don't know, it's something that I did growing up with my grandpa, my dad and my two brothers. It's a good way to relax and get your mind off hockey—Everything really in life. You're focusing on fishing and that's it."
"So, when are you buying your boat here in South Florida?"
"Well...we'll see. It's mostly a summer thing but I wouldn't mind a boat. I'm pretty simple like that! It's hockey, fishing and family-life. Yeah, that is pretty much it for me."
"You're a simple man!"
"Yep!"
"It's good! It's probably why you're a good player 'cuz you got your focuses. You're locked in!"
"Yeah, yeah."
WSFL Inside South Florida | 4.11.24 (x)
"When you disconnect—When you step away from the rink, what are some of the things you like to do over the course of the summer?"
"I'm a big fishing guy, so that's pretty much all I do when I'm working out back home."
"Where do you go to fish? Where are the big spots in Sweden?"
"Can't tell you the best spots. Just around—We actually—Me and my fiancée just bought a house back home. We haven't seen it yet so it's gonna be fun to see the house by the lake...I'm gonna fish that way."
"It is furnished? Or are you walking into an empty house?"
"No, it's gonna be empty!"
"Oh, that's a summer project!"
"Yeah, so we got a lot of things to do."
"What do you go for? What's the most exciting thing you've pulled in?"
"I enjoy pike fishing. I love big pikes. That's probably my favourite."
"Is that part of the off-season workout? I mean, the upperbody gets a good workout fishing."
"Oh, yeah. I think it's a lot of mental, too! Like, a mental game. So, you know, you gotta stay patient. It's a lot of fun."
Territory Talk | 6.15.22 (x)
"First question, I gotta ask you. What's something recently—off the ice, outside of hockey—that's brought you joy?"
"Ooh! When I'm home during summer usually I fish a lot. So, that's something I really enjoy. I've been doing a lot this summer...Yeah, fishing, I would say."
"Fishing. That's something you do with friends, with family, by yourself?"
"Yeah. Actually both. I fish with my brothers and my dad, and a lot of buddies."
"That sounds great! That sounds like a nice way to unwind!"
"It is!"
"—And the total opposite sort-of mentality of hockey which is so 'go-go-go-go!' physical in-your-face."
"Yeah, it's still very competitive. Fishing it's—but it's fun!"
"When you're dealing with a professional athlete I can't imagine theres anything that's not at least a little competitive."
"Exactly!"
Miami Mic'd Up | 10.12.23 (x)
"We're seeing you're a big outdoorsman... ya like fishing?"
"Yeah. I love—I'm a big fisherman."
"Yeah? Do you have any—Have you been on a big fishing trip? Or you've just been fishing in Sweden? Down there in Florida? Where you at and what do you like to fish?"
"In Florida it's mostly deep sea fishing. I'm more a lake guy. I mean, I'm starting to get into it more here in Florida. Ekblad is fishing a lot, so, he took me out a couple times. It's pretty cool to get a big Tuna and stuff like that...but I'm more of a lake guy, I would say."
"Does Ekky make you pull in the big fish? 'Cuz he already said how big and strong you are, 'throwing a 250'... He's like—he gives it over to you or what?"
"Yeah, but he's got the whole electric stuff so he's—"
"Oh, he's cheating! With the big rod riggers!"
"Yeah! He rigs—"
"He got into that a few years ago when I was down there with him. He's still into it, he's still on that deep sea stuff. I can never do it, it made me sick."
"Yeah. Yeah, he is."
NHL Network | 3.14.24 (x)
man who absolutely wanted to be asked to reel in a big one by his partner but absolutely did not get the privilege because ekkys gone electric mourn for him hes want to be a big strongman and useful but now he cant because of technology.
but also the lakeguy vs seaguy fishing fued we got here is utterly delightful im not surprised if ekky took him out fishing just to try and convince him that its better can you imagine the amount of squabbles theyve got in over fishing. but also ekky took him out fishing. several times. like that happened. okay im gonna normal about that 👍
also not them damsel in distressing ekky like ohhhhh does he make you do the heavy stuff he talks soooooo much about how big and strong you are does he put you to work *bats eyelashes*
forsy, who really desperately wants to be put to work: no no he doesnt 😔😔
and here are just the multitude of photos of forsy fishing (redfin perches and northern pikes) over the years and posting it to ig and the captions are all filled with the weight and length of the fish like oh hes a real fishin boi give me those numbers (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)
it's all @uovoc's fault!! they told me about the anime while they were watching it for the first time, in such glowing terms i had to know what all the fuss was about. and then i mainlined the whole thing in like two weeks and spedran the entire spectrum of human emotions AND somehow came out the other side obsessed with the exorcists, which i do not think they were expecting when they recommended it to me. such is life.
My hope is that one day I will be so pretentious and removed from the world that I can be oblivious about pop culture the way henry winter was about the moon landing
perpetual mourning – batman black and white (1996) #1
[ID: Batman performing an examination of a dead body to try and determine the cause of her murder. He visualizes a possible scene of a man grabbing her by the throat after he observed she has a bruised platysma and wonders how she got it. The dead woman's bruised and injured face is shown in a close-up. He thinks, ‘I notice she has suddenly begun to smile. I think she's trying to ease my pain, my remorse, for seeing her like this.’ He suddenly turns away from her, hands clasped behind himself remorsefully as he reminds himself of the merciless reality, ‘But then I remember it's simply rigor mortis setting in.’ END ID]
it’s wild to me that lewd art-and the artists who make it, by extension-is considered unintellectual by default when the people who criticize it rarely understand what makes sexual harm harmful