This episode takes place right after the last one. Pretty much all you need to know about the previous episode though is Ash lost against Sabrina, the psychic type gym leader of Saffron City. Who in the original games is a complete pain in the butt to deal with. Mostly because Psychic Pokémon were extremely over powered. I mean in the original games Psychic was only weak to Ghost and Bug. Ghost and Bug Type moves weren't too common to come across before the battle with Sabrina. I mean not any ones that will do you any good anyway. Ash decides he's gotta catch a ghost type Pokémon. Of course there's no better place to look than Lavender Town. The anime version is not as scary as the game version. In the game there's always this creepy music following you around town. Not to mention it's literally the location of a Pokémon grave yard. Sure further games would dive more into Pokémon death, but the originals (and their remakes) were the only one to tackle that topic for quite some time. Because of this, and some of the other oddities that happen in the town, there's a variety of Lavender Town creepy myths, theories, and stories. I'm not going to go in too much detail about them, but a lot of the stories are interesting and legitimately frightening. I would recommend looking into them. There's the myth about the music causing people to commit suicide, there's Buried Alive, the Gary's Raticate theory, White Hand, and so many other good ones. I have to say I love the Pokémon fan base and the stories they tell using these beloved characters. Anyway needless to say Lavender Town is a bit scary. It's not that scary in the anime though. Heck they don't even go to the Pokémon graveyard, just a cliche haunted house, and that's really all they do in this town. Anyway because Misty and Brock are pansies they wait outside for Ash. Oh yeah and Team Rocket is there as well, but they really are just shoved into the episode. They don't have much affect on anything. So I'll probably just ignore them. I mean in all fairness they have some funny moments, but to the overall plot they're rather useless. Ash and Pikachu eventually stumble upon the Ghost trio. Gastly, Haunter and Gengar. They don't seem to want to scare Ash and the gang but just to have fun with them. Mess around with them a bit. Eventually they pull Ash and Pikachu's soul out of their bodies and Ash doesn't even seem to care that he's seeing his dead body right in front of him. It doesn't even matter. They goof off for a bit, and the Ghost gang reveals that they've had this house to themselves for awhile and had no one to play with. Ash feels bad but he has to continue his quest so he can't stay. He does eventually return to his body. By the way Misty and Brock did find the dead bodies and it is pretty heartwarming seeing how much they were worried for Ash. Anyway the episode ends with the trio leaving to attempt the battle with Sabrina again. This time however Haunter tags along, and we see Gastly and Gengar playing with Team Rocket....of course against their will, but it is pretty funny. This episode is nothing too special, but it is pure fun. If you think about it not every cartoon has to have deep characterization, or an amazing plot. They just have to be fun and entertaining and that's what Pokémon is. A fun and entertaining little series about friendship and teamwork. This episode is just amazingly fun to watch. So yeah I recommend it.
But that's Toon-O-Ween 2016. It's finally over. We've been through a lot this year.
Houses that have come to life.
The Flying Dutchman
Evil video game girls that possess animatronics.
Dealing with not being perfect.
And of course extremely fun ghost.
This may be the second Toon-O-Ween but it's the first one that's actually having some sort of ending. And you know what I'm proud of myself for pulling through and doing this. Well I think I'll end this off. Next year is our 3rd annual Toon-O-Ween. What do I have planned. Well next year we'll see a movie or two, another anime, and of course a season 3 SpongeBob episode. (Clams, Krab Borg, or Born Again Krabs. Can't decide which one.)
And of course thank you guys for reading these 5 blog post over the course of the last month. With that said now we can get back to a regular schedule. There's a certain Sofia the First episode I've been meaning to tackle for awhile.
But at the same time I have a bunch of shows to catch up on that I'll also review. I'm also behind on Flip Flappers so I might have to catch up on that. November's going to be booked isn't it. Not to mention this whole ghost problem I'm dealing with. Well, whatever. I'll see you guys later.
Peace.
(Meanwhile at SouthEastern High School.)
Daniel: "Where could that boy be. Perhaps he's in the lunchroom."
......
Daniel: "Ah-ha there he is. Hey Evan."
Evan: Oh, what's up. Do you want a seat?"
Daniel: "Nah, I'm good. I just wanted to stop by and see what a modern day school is like."
Evan: "Well it's not much. Just Seven crappy hours wasted listening to a teacher speak."
Daniel: "Sounds boring."
Evan: "Very."
Daniel: "So I notice your in a pretty big table all by yourself. Are your friends still in the lunch line or something?"
Evan: "Oh, no. My friends are at that table right next to us."
Daniel: "Why aren't you with them?"
Evan: "I prefer to just sit alone and work. I've gotten so much done. I got Toon-O-Ween done and started on my next review...."
Daniel: "Well since you got so much stuff done why don't you take a break and hang with your friends."
Evan: "Well....you see. I'm not very good at....normal human interaction."
Daniel: "What do you mean? You talk to me just fine."
Evan: "Well I've gotten to know you over the course of the past few weeks."
Daniel: "Then get to know them better."
Evan: *sigh* "Wish I could, but..."
Daniel: "You're scared aren't ya. Weird, wasn't it you who told me that I shouldn't be afraid in situations like this. That the outcome may be unpredictable, but you have to try."
Evan: *sigh* "You're right. I am being a bit hypocritical. OK I'll try..."
???: "Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!"
Evan: "What was that?"
Sam: "Evan, buddy. Why is there a green figure talking to you."
Evan: "Uh-Oh this can't be good."
Daniel: "I didn't think they could see me."
Evan: "I didn't either."
Daniel: "What do we do."
Evan: "I say we only have one option. We should probably run."
Daniel: "Good strategy."
And so the two ran out of the school, back to Evan's house. All the while the students of SouthEastern were confused on the events that just went down. Was that really a ghost? They had no other choice, but to believe it. After all they saw it right in front of them. When Evan returned home all he could think is how screwed he was going be. He began to worry just what they would do to him or Daniel.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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