*nodnod* Ooh, that sounds like an amusing crossover, actually! Indeed, having real Pokémon would make the cards seem pointless! And indeed, sigh.

I don't think it would seem that you'd be wearing rose-colored glasses; the writers are inconsistent, so you more than able to pick the best bits since they keep showing up in between the steps back.

:)

It focused on her not wanting to let him do anything he wanted and insisting on a wedding he did not want (the whole arranged marriage thing and the current generation tending to balk at that ended up working in the ep's favor there).

*nodnod*

:)

It was, but I keep forgetting that you don't feel the burn until the next day, owww...