Here comes Jack!
Holdem’s down for the count and Jack knows. Oopsie! Safe to say Team Luffy Alliance is busted. But, at least they stole the treasure barge so the regular citizens can eat. Wow! That panel with the family about to commit suicide rather than starve was dark. Nice touch Oda. It wasn’t dwelled upon, he just showed how bad things got. Solid storytelling.
Speed’s a joke character. I can live with that. She wasn’t built up to be anything more than that. I still think Hawkins is playing the long game. There’s more going on with him than we’ve seen.
The Ghosts of Wano. Remember when Momonosuke “joked” he met Gol D. Roger a while back? Well, superfan Greg guessed it wasn’t a lie and now I’m thinking its true. But, how? Are Momonosuke, Kin’emon and the others really dead? No. My guess: Devil fruit. I doubt they’re immortal, so maybe the fruit transformed them or incapacitated them in some way until recently. That’ll explain why they did nothing for almost twenty years.
Thank goodness things are ramping up. I’m just not feeling Wano. I care more about the big players on the island than the island itself. Usually, I like each island and what it brings to the setting and culture of the arc but One Piece Japan isn’t holding my attention. Bring on the ghosts!
Mammoth Base Opera Castle 