Thank you so much to Gabriela for not only commissioning this episode and joining me on the recording!
The main reason that Gabriela decided to come and chat for this episode was because this is the HUNDREDTH episode of One Piece! And because I've committed to watching the "filler" episodes, I've watched all 100 episodes faithfully so it makes sense that the One Piece crew (which is what I call the folks who commission this show) would want to check in on how I'm responding to the show so far.
Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode!
I'm so excited to finally be starting this series, and despite warnings that the first episode isn't that great, I really enjoyed it and was pleasantly surprised at how immediately engaged I was by the plot and the universe. However, I have a LOT of questions about what happened to Ed and Al.
Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you shortly with another episode!

Thank you very much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode!
In these episodes, we are at Alabasta and there are a series of hilarious creatures that Vivi had forgotten to warn everyone about, which just gets progressively funnier and funnier. Also, we have more insight into Vivi's father and the plot against him.
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Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode!
I'm so very excited to be starting the most recent book in the Cradle series by Will Wight, Reaper! It's delightful to be back with our team, although I am very concerned by the fact that we still haven't seen Mercy, Orthos, or Ziel. I'm sure they're all fine, right? RIGHT?
Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you next week with a new episode!

Thank you to Yama for commissioning this episode!
In this chapter, there's a totally bizarre turn of events in which the Hesper, which I think we were all anticipating would be complicated and difficult to reach, winds up walking right up to our people with no fanfare whatsoever. TWIST!
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Thank you to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
These chapters there are a bunch of critical moments being reached, but I personally am a LITTLE distracted by the fact that Nikolai has been fucking CONNED and turns out that this shit is NOT meant to free him. I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW.
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Thank you to Bernadette for commissioning this episode!
Turns out that the dude who has been trying to find Luffy is his BROTHER.
WHaaaaAAAaat

Thank you to Yama for commissioning this episode!
This chapter is the one in which our crew that's still on the Yaldiv's planet put on their costumes and infiltrate the main hive to get closer to the Hesper. None of this goes the way I expected all, and it turns out that the King knows that they're there, and that they aren't working for the Lone One. What?! I truly can't imagine how this continues from here.
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Thank you so much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode!
So we've got a real weird start to this pair of episodes, with Mister Two getting scooped up onto their ship for reasons that remain pretty unclear other than maybe for the sake of a weird duck/dick joke. Turns out that Mister Two's power is being able to completely change his voice and appearance to mimic anyone that he touches, and I'm very into this concept.
Also there's an odd powder that can make it rain, and what a weird subplot. What is that going to mean for later?

Thank you so much to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are where shit really begins to ramp up. We've got Isaak beginning his attempts to grow closer to the Shu princess so that he can get information, and that already looks like it's going pretty well. Zoya is beginning to try doing some other types of Grisha power, which I'm very into. And as for Nina...
well, she's unexpectedly thrust into the presence of Jarl Brum which I absolutely didn't expect and I'm so mad that this asshole is still alive.
Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!