Spoil Me! One Piece

Thank you to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! I'm so excited that we're entering the Grand Line, and shit is truly popping off as it turns out that there are whales big enough to swallow MULTIPLE ships and house small households. This poor, traumatized whale, you guys! I CANNOT HANDLE ANY MORE TRAUMATIZED SEA CREATURES. I had better see this whale again. I HAD BETTER.

Thank you to Florian for commissioning and guesting on this episode! These episodes we talk about the preceding cookoff storyline that was skipped because they are filler episodes, and then we talk about these episodes where a mysterious stranger shows up and manages to help Luffy & Co. make a getaway from Loguetown. Thanks again to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! These are the episodes where the crew reaches Logue Town and we get to meet the amazing Captain Smoker, who has one of the most bizarre powers so far. He's the most likeable antagonist of all of them so far, unless you enjoy Buggy The Clown's ridiculousness more which I would completely understand. The crew splits up to do their own separate thi...

Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! These episodes are suuuuper fun. The Adventures Of Baby Buggy! I am so invested in this despite a lot of it probably not mattering that much at all in the grand scheme of things, and it made me like Buggy even more than I already kind of did. What a fucking weirdo. The main events, of course are Buggy getting the rest of his body back and teami...

Thank you to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones where Nami's town is celebrating and she makes her decision to join Luffy's crew and truly leave the island for perhaps the last time. The scene in the kitchen where she's talking out loud to Bellemere about her choice, and she's a little hesitant, but then receives a shove in the back from....SOMEONE! It was actua...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! Yaaaaaay we're finally defeating Arlong! I'm not saying "Yay" in the way that I did in the Don Krieg arc, where it really meant, "Ugh finally chrissakes", but instead "HaHA! fuck that guy" because he sucks. The only disappointment is how little Nami actually has to do with his defeat. At least we get her decking that rat guy in the face a few ti...

Thank you so much to Florian for commissioning this episode! Yaaaaaaay we get two very fun battles in these episodes! The first, and the most fun in my opinion, is Usopp's battle against Duck Lips, and in many ways Usopp's battle against himself. He has to fight against all his instincts to run out of cowardice and lie for the sake of it, in order to turn around and make himself face down this ene...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! Apologies for the sound on this, but you may hear me mention in the beginning of the ep that my computer was being a dick...and that had evidently not stopped. It recorded a whole blank sound file, and I had to rip the sound from the Crowdcast. These are the episodes where Luffy gets involved in the fight, and Zoro reenters the ring as well, aga...

Thank you so much to Gabriela for commissioning this episode, and for joining me for the discussion of these two very high-drama episodes. The previous two eps started the saga of Nami's childhood and her deal with Arlong, and these episodes wrap up her history, the fate of Bell-mére, and the ultimate double-cross. Gabriela and I discuss whether Bell-mére actually needed to die, and the big moment...

Thank you so much to Gabriela for commissioning these episodes! These were a great couple of installments. First we get a lot of information about Nami and her childhood, and it turns out she was adopted by a virtual stranger along with her "sister" in a tragic turn of events. Then we find out that indeed she did NOT kill Usopp, and instead hurt HERSELF to make it look convincing! I'm impressed. T...

Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! These were some very eventful episodes. I cannot emphasize enough how HERE I am for the Fishmen. While Nami reveals that she's been working for them all along, Zoro gets captured and Usopp gets...murdered!? Nah I don't buy it. Thanks so much to all of you for listening to this episode, and I will see you soon with a new one!

Thanks so much to Florian for commissioning this episode and joining me! This pair of episodes were really fun, mostly because now we've got FUCKING FISHMEN. And they are SO FUCKING CRAZY LOOKING. I love this show. Thanks for listening!

Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! So these are the ones that were probably the toughest to get through in terms of the way the story and action dragged on. They had their bright spots here and there, but mostly I was left feeling frustrated and wanting to move on. I'm hopeful that the next set of episodes sees us moving out of this restaurant/Don Krieg storyline. Thanks for lis...

Thank you very much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! So these two episodes are the ones in which we find out more about Sanji and his history with Red Foot Zeff, which turns out to be much different than my assumption that they were blood relations. Turns out that we actually don't know who Sanji's parents were, but he was sort of adopted by the pirate who nearly killed him during a r...

Thank you to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! Bernadette joined me for this one, in which we get to watch Mihawk and Zoro fight, because she's a massive Zoro fan. Zoro manages to cultivate some respect in Mihawk, but only because he's willing to let himself die, which seems like too steep a price in my opinion. Meanwhile, where the hell did Nami run off to? And WHO THE HELL IS THIS PEARL...

Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! These episodes continue our foray into the weird world of floating restaurants, and instead of things getting a little more focused, we add a bunch of new characters, including the incredibly designed Don Krieg. He's....really something. A real piece of work. Thanks for listening!

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode, and for doing so at the last-minute to fix a schedule hiccup that could have screwed a lot of things up. So this is the pair of episodes when we're introduced to the floating restaurant, and I gotta be honest, this was the first miss of the series for me. There's too much happening, too many new characters are introduced at once, and overall I j...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this wannabe episode! In these two, we veer from one that is SUPER weird and really singular, to one that is highly personal and emotional. As usual, I'm here for both! Thanks for listening, and thanks to Florian for joining me! See you again soon with a new episode

Thank you very much to Florian for commissioning this episode! These are the ones in which Captain Kuro is defeated and Usopp joins the gang! WOOT! Thanks for listening, everyone! I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you so much to Florian for commissioning this episode! In these two installments of One Piece, we get to see the Pussyfoot Maneuver, and I was simply delighted with this little reveal. I am just delighted with this show in general. I don't know when it will disappoint me, but it hasn't happened yet. Anyway, these are the episodes with the confrontation between Kuro, the other pirates (includ...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! This is the one where we meet the Meowban brothers, and truly that's all that needs to be said. Thanks for listening!

Thanks to Florian for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones about Jango the Hypnotist showing up and helping Klahadore with his plan to kill Kaya and take her money. It's honestly a hilarious plan and I can't wait to see how this will go because i have no expectation he will succeed. Does this mean that Usopp will become a permanent part of the team? Thanks for listening! I will...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! So these episodes are the ones in which we find out exactly what Shanks did to Buggy, and it turns out...he really didn't do anything except be nice and save his life. LMAO Thanks for listening! I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you very much to Florian for commissioning this episode! I am startled in this duo of episodes that we aren't yet done with Buggy The Clown. I really thought it would be a sort of "villain of the week" deal, where we dispatch him to move promptly on to the next, but the final moments tell us that there's more to learn about this one. Thank you again for listening! I will see you soon with a...

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! In these two episodes, we meet Buggy the Clown and....welp. I am without speech.