Thank you to Trish for joining me on these episodes, which were very upsetting and it was good to have a friend to lament to about them.
These episodes are the ones where Usopp leaves the crew, and then challenges Luffy to a duel for the Going Merry. I hated them and they made me so sad and I don't know what the hell is going to happen now.
Thanks for listening, and for the moral support, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are pretty rough. And though things are tinged with some hopefulness here and there, I swear to god I am going to need solid unmitigated win for human decency soon or I am going to LOSE it.
We've got Timu being forced to burn priceless historical artifacts and the bodies of nuns and priests, we've got Thera being betrayed and losing BOTH her children, we've got Tanvanaki's refusal to kill a woman who is fucking ALL her shit right up...SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!

Thanks for listening.

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are pretty intense as Calder rushes to try some new things with the Emperor's powers, all in the midst of a pretty scary attack by Urg'naut that tears a chunk of the city into complete nothingness.
Meanwhile, there's a whole thing with Bliss and I love this so much.
Thanks a ton for listening, and I will see you soon with the final chapters!

Thank you Gabriela for commissioning this episode!
These two episodes focus on everyone learning that the Going Merry might not be reparable, and Luffy is having a really hard time with it. He seems to finally decide that it's time to say goodbye, but I'm not sure the rest of the crew is going to agree.
Meanwhile, poor Usopp is being used as a punching bag by the Frankie Family, who first stole 200 million berries and then best the shit out of him again when he tries to get it back.
Thanks for listening, and I will see you in a bit!

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are the ones in which Calder comes back to life, and it takes a scene between him and Kelerac to make me realize that I just don't really believe Calder's deep desire to become Emperor. I believe he wants more for the world, I believe he feels passionately in justice, but...ruling?
Nah. I'm just not buying that.
Meanwhile, Jyrene is over here getting transformed into a super-version of herself, and I'm not liking any of this.
Thanks for listening, and I will see you in a while with a new episode!

Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode!
This season premier starts off with two very unexpected developments; first, that Guillermo has been imprisoned in what looks like a proper dungeon in the basement of the Staten Island vampire residence, and that the Staten Island Vampires have been promoted to oversee the entire Eastern Seaboard.
But only one of them can reign supreme.
Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you in a couple weeks with a new episode!

Thank you so much to Andy for commissioning this episode! And this whole series!
These final chapters are the ones in which Lindon and Mercy face off with Malice, and finally have a chance to tell Mercy the truth. Meanwhile, in the heavens the Mad King is planning his attack on Ozriel and Suriel, and Makiel is looking on with that kind of self-satisfied regret that I cannot stand because it's him acting like something is a "neccessity" when really what he means is that it's personally convenient.
Thanks so much to you all for hanging out with me for his wild ride, and I can't wait to see you when we get the next book.

Thank you so much to Andy for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are the ones in which Malice seems to have convinced Mercy that Lindon has gotten so ambitious that he's willing to risk people's lives (basically accusing him of exactly the crime SHE'S guilty of), and Lindon & Yerin go off to rob a bunch of monarchs. This is all so so good.
Thanks a ton to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you very much to Gabriela for commissioning this episode!
We're still here in Water 7 and the crew is all up to their own stuff. Zorro is guarding* the ship, Sanji is collecting ingredients for dinner, Chopper is still looking for Robin (who herself is doing something we still don't know about), and Luffy, Nami, and Usopp are trading in their gold and hiring someone to repair the Going Merry.
Although it's starting to look like maybe repairing the ship isn't possible after all.
*napping on

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode!
In these chapters we finally get to see Shera's attempt at assassinating Calder, and also find out a little more of Foster's history, which is truly harrowing and extremely difficult to read. There's also a delightful exchange between Andel and a shopkeeper, and I'm very interested in seeing what Andel goes on to do with this object.
Thanks to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!