Contains Spoilers
Ash, Misty and Brock arrive at port of Maidens Peak. There, Brock becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl he sees on the dock who turns out to be a long deceased woman who had been turned to stone atop a cliff while waiting for her loved one to return from war. James, member of Team Rocket who had followed the three travelers, is also under the ancient maidens spell.
The plot of this episode is very unique and enjoyable. Instead of the usual storyline of almost every Poke'mon episode where Ash meets a new trainer with a new Poke'mon, which Team Rocket try to steal, thus resulting in them blasting off. In this particular show Team Rocket are given much more respect than they get in more recent episodes, which in my opinion is very deserving. They are shown battling side by side with Ash and his friends and are even partying with them at the end of the episode. The whole predicament involving the ghost of the old maiden is also very intriguing and satisfying.
Another thing I enjoyed about this episode is the relationship building between characters. When the evil ghosts are attacking our heroes we see Ash and Misty holding each other, also at the end they are seen happily dancing with each other. Also Jesse hints how much she really cares about James.
The comedy is also top notch with, as usual, Meawth delivering the best lines.
The antagonist of the episode (who turns out to be a Ghastly) is also very well depicted.
When all's said and done this is probably one of the best episodes of Pokemon and certainly one of my favourites.
Ash, Misty and Brock arrive at port of Maidens Peak. There, Brock becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl he sees on the dock who turns out to be a long deceased woman who had been turned to stone atop a cliff while waiting for her loved one to return from war. James, member of Team Rocket who had followed the three travelers, is also under the ancient maidens spell.
The plot of this episode is very unique and enjoyable. Instead of the usual storyline of almost every Poke'mon episode where Ash meets a new trainer with a new Poke'mon, which Team Rocket try to steal, thus resulting in them blasting off. In this particular show Team Rocket are given much more respect than they get in more recent episodes, which in my opinion is very deserving. They are shown battling side by side with Ash and his friends and are even partying with them at the end of the episode. The whole predicament involving the ghost of the old maiden is also very intriguing and satisfying.
Another thing I enjoyed about this episode is the relationship building between characters. When the evil ghosts are attacking our heroes we see Ash and Misty holding each other, also at the end they are seen happily dancing with each other. Also Jesse hints how much she really cares about James.
The comedy is also top notch with, as usual, Meawth delivering the best lines.
The antagonist of the episode (who turns out to be a Ghastly) is also very well depicted.
When all's said and done this is probably one of the best episodes of Pokemon and certainly one of my favourites.
