Hey hey people, it's Fun Fact of the Week here. Looks like I spoke too soon last week, things did get worse. The tragedy in Alabasta is ramping up, so let's take a quick break with this week's fun fact about Baroque Works.
♫ The Strawhats sail the Grand Line, ♪
♪ adventure is what they seek, ♫
♫ but what do we look forward to? ♪
♪ It's the Fun Fact of the Week! ♫
D: What are "Orange Pekoe" and "Apple Tea"?
O: Oh I'm sure you can figure out what Apple Tea is, right? It's a type of tea. And orange pekoe is another kind of tea. It's true that all the members of the BW like different kinds of tea. Mr. 3 likes "Earl Grey", Miss Goldenweek likes "green tea", Mr.5 likes "gunpowder tea", and Miss Valentine likes "lemon tea", and so on. They drink it at a lot of different places. But Mr. 2 likes "takopa".
So there you have it. Nothing too big this week, as we wait for more things to be revealed before I give fun facts about them. But when the numbered agents met at the cafe, and they ordered different drinks, this is a small detail that Oda had in mind about those characters. Anyway, lets talk about last week's episodes.
What a great turn in the story. Congratz on realizing the King was fake before Mr. 2 actually showed his face, literally. Is it odd that despite Mr. 2 shooting Koba and just generally being a dastardly villain, he is still so likable? Why do you think that is?
Imagine being that kid. Seeing an upcoming tragedy and knowing that you are the impetus for it, but you're swimming in and out of consciousness and are unable to tell them the truth, as much as you want to. Just a small tragedy in the corner of the story, but one that I think is pretty powerful.
But the story isn't about that kid. Lets talk about Crocodile. He's channeled James Bond villain energy before, but now he has left the Straw Hats in a slow death trap. And as the cherry on top, he gave Vivi a Sophie's choice. Save the Straw Hats, or save the country. But when Vivi made the choice to try to find help so she can try to do both, Crocodile attacks her and forces her back into a hopeless situation. He wasn't giving her a chance to save anything after all.
The sandstorms that had been hitting Yuba were also Crocodile's doing. Destroying Yuba helps destabilize Alabasta since it was the newly constructed central city for internal trade. But while Yuba's destruction made the country poorer, and made accurate information more difficult to spread throughout the country, it also took away Alabasta's hope for the future. Yuba was the symbol of Alabasta's progress and unity. And it was beaten down by so many sandstorms, the ground level rose above the oasis' water level. No wonder so many citizens have given up on the country.
Finally, when you see 'Sanji' peeking around a corner at Crocodile and Miss All Sunday, he is peeking the wrong way around. It's actually the first hint that it is Chopper pretending to be Sanji, for any eagle eyed sleuths watching.
Alright, that is enough rambling, lets get to this week's episodes! We aren't at the new openings yet, but we do have a nice new ending. The endings sure seem to change more often than the openings. Anyway, this one is very appropriate for this section of the story. I recommend checking it out.
Silent Eric
2021-01-16 08:08:04 +0000 UTC
Damn that is a good question.
GeeksFTW
2021-01-15 13:36:40 +0000 UTC
Alright, I've got a question for you, Kat! Out of everyone we've seen so far who's not already a Strawhat, who would you want to see join the crew?
2021-01-13 23:13:20 +0000 UTC
Im now at Episode 19 of your reactions of One Piece Kat, and i must say i really injoy One Piece (I have never seen it), so its a watch along for me.. Did not read the Manga either, due im more a anime-guy then a Manga-guy. so yea.
R.BGames37
2021-01-12 12:46:37 +0000 UTC
all those typos bug me, but every time i edit a comment it's labeled spam and deleted. (and they were great comments)
GeeksFTW
2021-01-10 21:48:35 +0000 UTC
Ok because Kat didn't ask questions i shall do so instead, so here we go.
Qestion 1: which army would you side with ? (Note: you are unaware of Crocodiles involvement)
-Royal army.
-Rebel army.
-Baroque works all the way (don't be afraid to answer honestly)
-none
Question 2: If you were the leader your chosen army what would your response to the Nanohana incident be ? (argue your case)
Question 3: Bananagators are ?
-Gators with Bananas growing on them.
-Bananas with Gators growing out of them.
GeeksFTW
2021-01-10 21:40:51 +0000 UTC
Ok Kat you only had the 1 question about manga ch.1000 being crazy ? and to put it simply, YES. A huge arc has come to a head and things are about to go off in the manga. Thats all you will get out of me for now.
Now a look at the episodes.
i honestly am surprised it took so long for you to figure Mr.2 out Kat, i mean that whole scene was so out of character for Cobra. Seriously when you have a shapeshifting henchman, you use them to destroy your enemies credibility, thats badguy 101.
It is fun to see that now Chopper is playing decoy for Sanji, when it was the oppsite in Drum kingdom in the battle with Wapol and his flunkies.