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This has to be the most annoying thing in the anime series of Pokemon, TEAM ROCKET, I mean come on, don't you think Team Magma/Aqua could of been the Hoenn series and so on. What do you guys think?
In rebuttal to this topic of discussion - "flawlessness" is the most vociferous enemy of completion. My issue is not the failures of Jessie, James, and Meowth but the threadbare application of said failures (which I think further Ash and company's tenacity which in turn strengthens Jessie, James, and Meowth) - staying the course of Ash, Pikachu, and company rather cantankerously. They (Jessie, James, and Meowth) may holler loudest, thus not knowing what they are doing. But I find them to be some of the most well developed and complex, dynamic characters of the show. I think they add a great deal, diverging from the usual black-and-white morales that the show's themes are grounded in when all is said and done.
I think what drives me insane and stops me from watching the series (cheesy dubs aside) is probably the repetitiveness. Team Rocket bumbles along, trying hopelessly to capture pikachu/any pokémon that can beat pikachu. Ash and his friends stupidly fall for the same thing (giant robot, cage that shoots out, stupid disguises, pitfall traps, etc) and wonder how on earth they could have tricked them.
It's an anime show designed for young children. It's obviously not going to be very original or deep. The way some people on this messageboard moan about stuff, it's like they expect the show to be the next Godfather movie or an episode of Top Gear.
As for Team Rocket, they are as big of part of the show as Ash is. Take them out, you'll have no show. They are still funny, though not as much as when Eric Stuart was doing James's voice, and still occasianaly do provide some original and innovative episode plots. It's one of those situations where you don't realise how important and good something is till they are gone.
They have always been comic relief. Episode 3, anyone? A nearly dead Caterpie defeats Team Rocket with String Shot.
Team Rocket used to be classic... until the 3rd and 4th generation eps.
When Team Rocket's plain fails over and over again... it's not that funny. It was not very funny in the first place. Now they are so predictable. Out with the old and in with the new.
They shouldn't get rid of Team Rocket. Like was said before, Team Rocket is a major part of the Pokemon series now. What they should do, however, is introduce a new villain at some point. I haven't watched the show recently, so I don't know what they've done with Team Galactic, but they need a relatively serious antagonist.