Thank you so much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode!

These are the ones where the Straw Hats finally manage to cross the divide without the drawbridge thanks to some help from Kokoro and the Rocketman. Then we find out about the keys to Robin's manacles and how they've all been spread out so that the team gets distracted while she's taken down to the Gates Of Justice.

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Thank you to Dan for commissioning this episode!

We're getting into Book 2 and hitting the road on a SandShip across the desolate wasteland of the Endless Erg! Where are we going? It's a secret! Why are we going there? Also a secret! But there's one thing for certain: Hugh will have a lot of bruises when we arrive.

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Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning AND guesting on this episode!

This pair of episodes was a total game-changer in terms of how I feel about Robin, and Gabriela and I debate the pros and cons of putting this information earlier in the arc so that I cared about about the team rescuing Robin more. I guess that either way it wound up working out that Franky was captured along with her because that kept me invested, but I'm delighted with the major reveals that happen here which have me rooting for Robin a lot harder than before.

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Thank you to Dan for commissioning this episode!

It's already the end of the first book, and we get quite a twist! I have mixed feelings about it, but overall feel it was successful despite the potential for some more fleshed-out foreshadowing, and I'm very interested in seeing what will come of Hugh's strange new affinities.

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Thank you to the One Piece Crew for commissioning this episode!

This is the one where we finally get to see some of Robin's past and where she grew up, how she was raised, and how she learned so much about archaeology and the ponoglyphs. We also meet a new giant!

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Thank you very much to Dan for commissioning this episode!

These chapters are the ones where our friends head INTO THE LABYRINTH, if you can believe it! I should have seen this coming, but I was not keeping track of how much book there was to go so I didn't realize we were coming on the dealine!

I am genuinely worried for Hugh here, and I really thought Godric might be dead. I was freaking out a little, y'all!

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Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode!

I can't believe this book is already over, but I hope that I managed to do it some kind of justice. I like where things are going with the Blossom Gang, but I'm a little worried about Savo/Kinri now that he's out there in the world by himself. Where is he going to go? What's he going to do? And what the fuck is happening with Jia's drug drop?

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Thank you to the One Piece crew for commissioning this episode!

In this installment of the attack on Enies Lobby, the gang's all here! (No really, someone literally says that in the dialogue!) But Robin is still determined to not be rescued, and Franky is losing his patience with her. Meanwhile, Sanji is just a mess, and Zorro still has no sense of direction.

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Thank you very much to Danny for commissioning this episode!

In these chapters, there's a bit of a Moment with Talia when she follows Hugh back to his hidey-hole and gets nailed by his wards. They make up, though, and we get to see a lovely birthday celebration and adventure as our friends descend into the restricted section of the library.

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Thank you so much to Joanna for commissioning this episode!

These chapters are the ones where we finally find out both what happened in that room with Darlington, and what happened at Ground Zero. And I am HERE FOR ALL OF IIIIIITTTTTTTT Thank you for listening, and I will see you next week with a new episode!