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Brook is such a loser that Oda fucked around and made it Canon that he fucking sucks at everything he does.

Brook’s the closest so fortunately he's going to get rocked first.

People might doubt Oda’s willingness to kill off three major characters in a single arc, but at this point it feels not only possible, it feels like the only logical outcome.

If the Straw Hats can’t actually free Gunko from Imu’s control, then the only remaining option might be killing her to truly release her, even though that’s absolutely not the route anyone wants. But narratively, it’s on the table. And then there’s Killingham vs. Sanji, and Zoro vs. Sommers, I don’t see either of those fights ending in a simple knockout. What’s stopping the Holy Knights from getting back up later? They’re immortal. They have time. And the Straw Hats can’t protect Elbaf forever. If the Knights survive, they’ll just return and finish their mission eventually.

The only way to protect Elbaf and stop Imu from coming back again is to eliminate the Holy Knights permanently. The death of three Knights would cripple Imu enough to prevent a second attempt.

Honestly, I don’t see a realistic way for the Straw Hats to free her from Imu’s control. And even if they somehow pulled it off, what would the consequences be? And even without consequences, what’s stopping Imu from just taking her back or sending someone else to do it?

That’s the part that makes her situation feel almost hopeless. Even if she’s saved once, what guarantees she stays free?

It's been a minute since we last saw them. Can Grougal even talk yet?

Sanji’s out here getting Conqueror’s Haki? Yeah… great run, but Usopp might as well hang up the slingshot at this point. He’s getting zero development this arc. Absolutely tragic.

And the way he’s getting snubbed by literally everyone is insane. Like, genuinely insane. Almost every Straw Hat except maybe Nami and Jinbe has gotten major focus this arc. But Usopp? Nothing. Just radio silence. It’s wild how he keeps getting left out like this.

First they made him look like a fool in Wano. Now they're doing the same in Elbaf?  I see how it is lol.

Like Susie I know Noelle is your girl and everything but Berdly is definitely the better fighter and if we need somebody to help us fight I think he would be the best choice Noelle is cool too I guess.  but from a logical standpoint I'd rather have Berdly.

I always think about what would have happened if Fern was able to accept himself for who he was instead of trying to become someone he wasn't anymore. I wonder what that world would look like.

Things have gone from bad to worse insanely fast, and half the crew is basically just standing around. I’m not even trying to be harsh, that's just the reality. I guarantee Jinbe, Nami, Robin, and Franky don’t have a single scratch on them because they haven’t actually been fighting.

Originally, that whole group was supposed to be saving the kids from being kidnapped, but Loki ended up handling that instead. And even after that, they didn’t bother checking on the kids or making sure they were okay. That’s wild to me. They could definitely be more active.

Meanwhile, Chopper is doing his thing keeping everyone alive, Zoro and Sanji are about to put in work, Luffy is locked in, Brook has been involved, and Usopp has been in the mix too. But what about everyone else? And seriously, where is Robin?

I love the Straw Hats, but they could at least try to be more helpful. Not a single one of them even tried to back up Sanji or Zoro, even though those two could absolutely use an extra hand right now.

And I know they're about to help Brook with his thing and I guess that's important but they are definitely way more important things to be doing.

Honestly, this might be one of the worst flashbacks post-time skip. And the only reason Oda even dropped this here was so he could take an extra‑long break without putting in much effort, because we didn’t learn anything important at all.

All this flashback showed me is that Brook is terrible at fighting and should probably stick to music. But I guess that’s what happens when you spend your early years protecting a kingdom where nothing ever happens, you never get any stronger than you already are. 

Don't get me wrong it's still going to suck but it's going to be a way better experience than anyone else has had when they joined. 

Honestly, it makes a lot of sense. Why else would they send not just an Elder, but what looks like a Holy Knight, to some backwater kingdom unless they were retrieving something extremely important like the child of a Celestial Dragon?

The timeline lines up just well enough for it to be possible, which makes the theory even more believable.

I swear Chopper’s Monster Point changes size every time he uses it. In Elbaf, when he’s fighting those possessed giants, he’s basically their height and even the non‑possessed giants look roughly the same scale next to him. But back in Wano, he was only around the size of Big Mom or Queen.

I don’t know the exact heights of those specific Elbaf giants, but they’re definitely taller than Big Mom and Queen. So the size difference really stands out.

There were a lot of powerful benders in The Legend of Korra so I wonder how much stronger Benders have become in the future.

what do yall think.

like every time I see this i just laugh

Folks need to make some new shit.

the people yearn for Brook slander.

What’s even the purpose of this flashback right now? Yeah, it’s clearly meant to flesh out Brook and Gunko’s past so we can figure out whether she’s actually good, bad, or somewhere in between. But why does that matter right now?

Gunko is literally frozen inside unbreakable magic ice. She’s not going anywhere, and there’s no way Ragnir is letting her out anytime soon. So what’s the point of digging into her morality at this moment? What does it change in the current situation?

What’s even the purpose of this flashback right now? Yeah, it’s clearly meant to flesh out Brook and Gunko’s past so we can figure out whether she’s actually good, bad, or somewhere in between. But why does that matter right now?

Gunko is literally frozen inside unbreakable magic ice. She’s not going anywhere, and there’s no way Ragnir is letting her out anytime soon. So what’s the point of digging into her morality at this moment? What does it change in the current situation?

I'm not going to lie, I'm so disappointed in Ellie and Tommy, especially Tommy. This entire Revenge Quest was pointless. Ellie literally would have had everything if she had just stayed home instead of going after Tommy and now she has nothing.

 I hope she enjoyed the choices she made