ONE PIECE (LIVE ACTION) S2 EPS 6–8 REVIEW! – CHOPPER, MR ZERO, & THAT EMOTIONAL ENDING!

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2:03and John Overs, who's if highlights, watch along, but it just keeps us here, it keeps the lights on. So if you want to help support the channel, keep us here, go to Patreon. That's the best way you can do it. Okay, John, how you feeling? I am in love with Topper. I know. Best edition. I thought I didn't want it to be like a Le Boon situation where we don't see, we only see them from one episode or whatever, but yeah, I like these episodes mainly because it seems like the stakes are high, right? It seems as if it's a really different tone than all the other episodes. We're just kind of like very lighthearted. And yeah, there are stakes and there's action and there's humor. This was a little more serious, which I can appreciate. But otherwise, yeah, that being the case, Chopper's story is so heartbreaking. And there's CGI and I'm assuming he's a very

3:07cute character in the manga. But yeah, that being the case, yeah, these episodes are cool to save Nami. It seems like Nami is okay now. But yeah, to go on the journey to understand Chopper's situation and story and also Curia, Katie Siegel comes out of nowhere and don't cameo, I guess, but otherwise, yeah, really, really heart breaking story. Very, again, very different from the previous episode, which I appreciate because again, there's some, it makes the levity more valuable when we have episodes like this. And so I'm looking forward to Chopper, I hope Chopper joins the crew. I'm not, I'm assuming it's alluding to that. So I don't know, maybe, but how do you feel about these two? Yeah, I loved it. It was definitely a lot more emotional than I was prepared for it.

4:08Like, I definitely was like, this is going to make me cry. Like, that was very like heart-wrenching to see the relationship between Here Look and Chopper. It was really, really sweet. And you guys know, I just have a thing when it comes to like animals. I can't be doing that. So it was just, it was such a sweet and really well written story to be able to get us to feel so much. And then to add in the line at the end where Here Look is like, don't hurt him. He's my son. I was like, I can't because, you know, Chopper just didn't, didn't have anybody. You know, Chopper is like such a fun, adorable character. And I just, I love, you know, their relationship a lot. And I, okay, and here's the other thing. On the flag, we know we brought up cherry blossoms.

5:13The flag in Here Look's place was always there even before Chopper. Yes. And if we look at his flag though, it's skulls and bones. And I thought in the background, I was like, is it cherry blossoms? There's a heart. And it looks like reindeer prints. But like, it's also reindeer prints on Katie Seagulls. Like, that now she's friends with Chopper. So I like that kind of tie-in. I love that. That's cool. I do like how they made Katie Seagulls character a little bit diabolical. Yeah. Yeah. Where she is like sort of mean and like, but also is the smart doctor. She still is there to help, even though she's not the kindest, right? Which I think obviously is what Chopper brings at the table when he is there with Korea, right? He's got the big heart, she's got the brains in a way. She can, it can come together and make a good combo. Absolutely.

6:18So yeah, I just, I wasn't expecting this. I really was like, I thought that like we were just like Nami looked ill tell. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. She looks like on her deathbed. Right. I thought we were headed where Princess, um, the princess of Alabasta was going to be like, I'm going to do well in this city, right? In the drum city that we're at. Yeah. But like, we got a little bit. She gives the glove to the kid at the end. Like, I thought that's where this was going. Right. Right. Right. I just didn't expect what happened to us. And I do, I do appreciate it though. It was very emotional and really sweet. And I love Chopper. I do. I love. Yeah. And I'm not sure like, we don't, sorry, we don't know what powers King Wappel got from the devil fruit, do we? We don't know. And not yet. Yeah. Yeah. We don't know. Um, so I guess we'll see that eventually.

7:18And when that'll come up, I'm not sure. Like, I'm not sure what's going to happen between Princess Alabasta is what I'm going to keep calling her and King Wappel. It was like, how is that going to, do you know what I mean? How is that going to come to an end, along with the guy, the good one who you saw for Wappel. Oh, Dalton. Dalton. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I, I really, I'm sorry. Um, you're good. I really, um, I don't think that's what I was going to say, right before, right when this episode ended, I don't think Dalton's dead. I think they shot him three times, but there has to be a way that the doctor's juice that was like, actually look like cherry blossom stuff has to come back. That's right. I'm surprised. I didn't add that into the IV coloring that Tommy got. Yes. Yes. I was going to be like, oh, it's pink. It's part of the stuff that he'll look all right. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Um, but that's okay. I'm assuming it'll come

8:23back. Maybe it'll come back for Dalton. Who knows? Right. Um, they're obviously going to take him back to where the king is. I'm surprised those two characters who were near the king are still around. And that they weren't like dead. But yeah, we'll see. What are you thinking for like the last of, like the, yeah, the finale for the season? It seems as if, yeah, uh, VV princess of alabasta and wapel. Yeah. They're going to, yeah. Yeah. There's going to be a confrontation there. It seemed like the beginning of episode five set that up, right? Yeah. Um, and so, and then, and Luffy's probably going head-to-head with, um, what's his name? Mr, whatever. Like the, the main bad guy who controls all the, oh my gosh, baroque. Oh, the alligator guy. Yes, alligator guy is what I call him. Yes. Yes. And so the other lady who we just saw worked for. Yes. Exactly. Exactly. Um, and so I think that's

9:23going to go. They're all going to go head-to-head with that one. Yeah. And it seems like everything's coming down towards Drum Island. Um, then that's where the showdown is going to happen. Where we get otherwise, I somehow some way chopper kind of helps with that journey, that story helps them. I really don't want Katie Siegel's character to, to go away. It seemed like she's on being set up for like a sacrifice or something. Like she's cold-hearted, cold-hearted, cold-hearted, and then has some sort of, I, maybe I'm pretty, it's not, I don't want to be, you know, too cynical about it, but like might be predictable writing that, like, like that. But um, yeah. Otherwise, yeah, I, I look forward to how it's all going to come to a close because baroque works is the main, like, bad, where we, and like, yeah, we got Captain Smoker, whatever his name is. Yeah. That little thing. Oh, yeah, we didn't show. We're trying to find out what, what the baroque works that he captured we're looking for. And that was never revealed yet. Yeah, we don't know that yet. Yeah, right. I kind of forgot about that. That was a good small little plot point. Yes. Yes. So I'm hoping to

10:27figure that out as well. How about you? What are your any predictions? You know what I wish would have happened here. Look, because I saw him take the things and I was like, okay, I assume that this is like suicide mission, but also part of a revenge mission possibly. What I really want is that I wanted him to plant cherry blossom leaves into the bombs. Cool. Because he said when he was looking at it, you know, and it looked like cherry blossom was so happy. I'm like, he has to be the robber. That would have been real poetic. Yes. It does blow up, but like somehow cherry blossoms come out of it. That'd be pretty sick. Yeah. Seeing them. Yes. I just take that note, writers. Okay. Anyway, I just would have loved to see that. I would have loved for that to come back. But I assume that the cherry blossoms are going, possibly we'll come back anyway. I do hope that Katie Seagull, you know, sticks around. I'm not sure what we're going to go back to in regards to

11:29smoker. I guess the C broke work is really going to have to that's all going to have to come together. Unless, you know, season three, so keeps us sort of on a hookline in sinker for the Mr. Alligator to come through for broke works and how are we? How does that all come together along with Luffy and the King the Pirates? We'll have to see. Makes sense. Yeah, but I still I really loved it. Still thought I was a lot of fun. Except these this last was like way more emotional. Yeah. I didn't expect that at all. I was like, oh man, this is like, oh, that's tough. But yeah, I'm excited for the next one. Do you have any other other thoughts? Anything else you want to tell the peeps? Yeah, I'm looking forward to the big reveal of who the Alligator dude is. Mr. Whatever. Yeah. Yeah. Because I have a I kind of heard before, you know, before you

12:29even joining the channel and all that stuff. Yeah. The Comic Con reveal of who is going to be this person. Okay. It's a big I'm not going to spoil it because I know that I know because I'm watching it with you guys. Right. Apparently, it's a very decently famous actor. Okay. Not extreme. Like, it's not like Leonardo DiCaprio. It's not like that, right? But he's notable. Yes. Exactly. And I'm looking forward to that reveal. I was looking forward to Tony Tony chopper's reveal, which I saw at a Comic Con kind of like trailer thing. And again, I didn't know about one piece. I was like, oh, cool, cute little character. Whatever. Now it all kind of cons the context. Now it's coming together. Yeah. Yeah. So otherwise, yeah, I'm looking forward to that reveal because again, we still haven't seen him. It's going to be the last episode of the season. Next episode eight. So yeah, that's what I'm looking forward to. How about you? Let me start with something honest. I'm not the most hardcore sports person in the world. Believe it or not. But I am hardcore with my love for my wife. She's the reason I even discover

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14:38love to see more of more of trapper. Yes. I want to see how they all get that town turned around. Yeah. I really am thinking like Princess Alabaster could bring a lot to that. When she just stays there and helps Dalton, maybe the higher suit tube, this show moves quick like where every episode we kind of introduce like new characters and we fight them or keep them or let that Katie Segal and trapper we kept, which is great. Here, look, you know, we lost what you're sad, but I'm just excited to see what else they throw at us because they they definitely do that every episode. I will say that these last two episodes or especially the Here, Look storyline with trapper and cural or whatever her name is. I think it's some of the best writing like that I've seen in one piece. Yeah, I agree. So I do appreciate that how like emotional and grounded it was, but also they still cut the fun parts in it. Absolutely. I would like to see more of that little John. Tell me

15:40how you're feeling, what you're thinking. I'm trying to I'm I'm I'm gathering all my thoughts and feelings about season two relative to season one right now. Yes, but primarily this episode is just a ton of fun because there was a lot of action and like the tying of loose ends and ending storylines and seeing Wapel die, which was kind of satisfying because he was so annoying. Knowing character, but I bet he was a good written villain like that that that must-tash twirling villain. But yeah, I enjoy the episode because there was a lot of the action sequence were pretty dope that the war fighting the monsters. Very cool practical costume design, which is awesome. I like Sanji and Nami getting closer. That was really cool. Yeah. And it seems like like that character moment, that very quiet character moment of Sanji talking about his mom. That was really like a good revealing of his character and more layers, which I appreciated.

16:48Mainly because he's he's a cool character. Also, it did a breaking move to fight. That was yeah, he just won my heart other than the cooking, which is already impressive. But otherwise, yeah, I liked I liked this episode. It was really entertaining. It did move really fast. Not in like a bad way. Right. It was it was well paced. It's just like, what did you want more of? I it feels as if okay, so that Sanji moment, that character moment. Yes. I want more of those little like deep character moments that would offset a lot of the action. Yeah. Maybe we just had to run through it and like go get to the finale of it all and get chopper on the on the on the on the char hats. But otherwise, yeah, more of that would have been appreciated. But it's it's not like it's not an extreme gripe or criticism. I guess that was and it kind of felt like it it. The Baroque works were the big bad. Yeah. They didn't I guess that's the next season.

17:48That must be. Yeah. And they didn't really come. They didn't popped in, but didn't really do much because the season started with showing them, right? They we met all those guys, right? But yeah, for it to set up season three, which is cool. But I thought we would be at yeah, so that extends the story, which is awesome. But otherwise, yeah, it was fun and entertaining. The cute moments with chopper is probably the highlight that like mainly because I can't think he's adorable and cool. Yeah. But yeah, otherwise, what did you think overall in terms of the episode and like I guess past few episodes? Yeah. I mean, I I liked it. I like that. Here's thing, when chopper, when they first go in and they start saving Nami, it's fun that chopper gets like big and then him and Sanji get to fight together. That was a lot of fun. Right. I thought maybe we would see more of that, but we had to cut back and forth a lot between what's happening in the town and what's happening in that room. Yeah. Which I didn't mind, but

18:50sometimes it pulled me out of it a little bit because I was like, wait, are we going to be able to finish this and actually see chopper and Sanji win? For some reason, like normally the cutting back and forth, I would be like really excited by, but I what it didn't get like, I liked the pacing of it. And I did still really like the cutting back and forth. There's something about it. I don't know what it was that I was like, wait, I wanted to finish that first is sometimes when I see cutting back, forth, I'm like, hell, yeah, the cutting back for this great. There might have been a little, a little, I don't know, maybe some editing cuts that maybe just didn't hit me as hard as I thought it would, but I love that chopper is on the team. He's my very, he in favor. So much fun. I'm really glad that Princess is now more attached to all of us. I like that she went up to help.

19:52I like that we did get a little bit more from Usop except he still does always get saved. But that is the game that in that's the way he's written. So I still really enjoyed. So I didn't mind that he didn't like super comfortable. I thought it was really intriguing that waffle can eat his whatever and then spit out those weird demons and they did a great job on practical effects and make up with the weird army. Like that was, that was a lot of fun. I guess Dr. Curia or whatever her name is, she came in savvy. Yes, yes. Like that was hurtful when she said to chopper, but I did like that she leaves the bag for chopper. So it's like, yeah, it's a hard exterior. She's not as cruel as her words. Yeah. She's just probably didn't want to be alone and without chopper. You know, chopper was her assistance. So like we get it. But yeah, that was hard to hear. But I really want to all to become king. It seems like, yeah, that was

20:57gearing towards it, but there was no like, there was no like thing. Yeah, initiation of it all. Yeah. Right. That like planted it down. Just in case I think they're going to edit our, they can edit this out. But okay, 106. I think they're going to edit our six and seven reaction and put it together with this eight one, but just in case they don't. Okay, so we're going to go through six real quicks. So we had, it was nommy dearest. So she gets ill. They save her. We find the witch doctor. Luffy and Sanjay attempt to carry right nommy up there. Yeah. We went through that whole thing where we commented where we're like, he could just reach up the thing. Yeah. But that was fun to find. We King Wappel. We hate him. And he continues to be like hated. And then finally, we get to kill him, which is great. Yes. Oh, yeah. And when I didn't assume that when

21:59he ate the munch munch, the devil fruit that he would be able to eat anything including people. Yeah. That's crazy. That's wild. Yeah. I that's a, I mean, if you had a devil fruit, what would you want? Oh, no. Oh, man. That's like asking like, you know, what? That's on top. What is super here of power or super? I know like, because I'm like, he gets just like, it was weird. He ate that thing. And then he gets, he turns into a weapon. And I'm like, oh, right, right. Cool. But also, yeah, like it's practical for only fighting. It seems like like Luffy can have his, his, his powers be practical and everyday use to a certain degree. Exactly. Trying to think, uh, well, you think on it. Yeah. But what did you think about that, that munch, munch fruit, whatever, like with waffle? That was, yeah. That was like, yeah, I guess, because he, I guess there was, there was a reference of him eating a lot. Remember, he was the flashback.

23:02He eats a lot. He's not in good shape or whatever. And so it just suggests his character. And eating would become a weapon, which is very on the nose. But because again, the show, I'll use the word again, operatic and big and like fantastical, make sense why it was very on the nose. And yeah, it's cool. And the, the CGI was pretty dope with it all. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, in regards to Wapel himself, he, again, he's this one dimensional character, which is not a bad thing. Yeah, serve as a purpose, kind of a coward. And then when he gets his power, he's, he's a little too cocky. But yeah, it, interesting take on, on eating and then turning it into something. Yeah, right. And then, yeah, you can eat people, but they stay, you stay alive. Yes. And then transform, I guess. So, which is interesting. So yeah. And like episode seven, obviously, Baroque, me in so many ways, the doctor episode is for

24:07Kinevin, so I was like close to tears. And then I got mad about that. I wanted him to blow up the, the bomb inside. And I wanted the bomb to let off cherry blossoms. And I was like upset. But then we got to pay off. Yes, yes, absolutely. Because I was like, there's no way that the writers would leave big of a like callback. So I'm really glad we got that at the end. And it was gorgeous in the way that it was displayed over the, the drum that it actually looked like a cherry blossom. That's true. Yes, yes, yes. And that was awesome. And I, I kind of liked it. Chopper was like crying so hard, because I'm like, dude, I get it. Yeah. Chopper just lost Dr. Heerluck. Yeah. And then, and then Dr. Cura, or whatever, have you say her name was like saying all these mean things. But then she gives in the bag. And that's kind of letting that go. And like, he's like, saved. She did this great thing for him. And he's like, finding a new home. And it's all like emotional. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. Everything around Chopper, whether it be episode seven,

25:11which is kind of very centric in him and the doctor. Yeah. That was that again, very intense episode because it was emotional and like, and working through a lot of the issues. And with Dr. Heerluck, like, being a pirate and, and, and, and he was, he was the pirate that saw the cherry blossoms and healed him. And then, right. And like, he had that, that, that, that suicide mission of like, go find the mushroom. Yeah. And like, it was going to kill me anyways. Right. And he tricked like, chopper to get it. And then he didn't like, again, he, chopper kind of went to go grab the mushroom himself. Yeah. And then he goes on his like, on, to go to the kingdom and whatnot. But yeah, it was just that was a heavy. So, so contrasting eight and seven. Yeah. It was so emotionally heavy that I guess they needed all the action and all

26:11the craziness to balance it out, which balance it. Yeah, it made sense. And, and what did a way to, to, to do so. But yeah, seven, ironically, same here was, maybe was my favorite episode of the season, just because it was that deep dive of emotional kind of complexity. I'm with you. You know, and like I always say, guys, like, I'm like, I always want more heart and TV shows, even if it's like action, adventure, anything that when you bring the heart in it, it truly matters. Yeah. And, you know, obviously, that's why every Pixar movie, it does very well. Right. They know how to do that with like the first 10 minutes. And then continue with a very heart felt funny, joy loving, wondrous film. But point being is they do that here as well. And then the, you know, the bounce, at least we got a little bit of Sanji, you know, telling us more about, you know, his mom dying. And that's how he became a really good cook. Yeah. And I really like that emotional point. And I hope that we get more of that in season three,

27:12that we get to really deep dive into the characters, their backgrounds and what makes them feel less superhero like more human. Yes. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. That they have, you know, deep, dark childhood stuff that's happened to them, like every human has. Right. And we're not constantly looking at them like the all powerful because they all are very, very strong. Yeah. Yeah. And that makes them feel it makes us relate to them more. And I think that's why we like when the heart comes in a lot. But then obviously if we get to our heart and then we get to see them kick some frickin ass. Yeah. Yeah. With these practical effects and the way that they show the fighting. I mean, that's why I think this show is taken off is absolute. Yeah. Like was like, what? Yeah. Yeah. I had, I did not expect that we're going practical. We're going to practical fighting. Yes. There's CGI asked us, but they do it right. And we're using these people are doing stunts. Yes. It's not like CGI where we're throwing him, you know, around, they're like

28:17doing it. Yeah. Yeah. Firework. And that's what makes the show amazing. And I can't wait for more. Definitely. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know, and I think both of us are both looking for the, like, reuniting with Laboon. Because that, that you can't just throw that away. Like, come on, at least another episode in season three with Laboon. Yep. And also we were also talking about, um, Sanji and Nami. Yeah. There's something there. There is. There's got to be, right? Like, I, I don't know if they're going to explore. I don't know in the manga if they really get into that. I don't know, but I yeah, we don't know. It's written that way. It looks like it's it. We've get we're getting the vibe. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. We'll have to see in season three, but I do know that's a tricky thing in writing. And I think the best show that wrote a love story and took their time, which is what once you finish and you can kind of complete the love story, it loses interest, right? Because you're like, now where do we go with them now that they're together? Yeah. And we actually play with that versus keeping people on like lingering in one

29:21sure is the office did that really well. Oh, no. Yeah. Eight seasons to something. And that's why people say it's the greatest love story like written in TV. Yeah. Yeah. It's because they really took their time and dragged it out. Yeah. And so I wonder if season three will do that. And maybe they're just giving us a little little bite of it. Right. Right. Right. Right. Do you have anything that you're thinking like you want to see from season three? I just want to see for me, I just want to see more chopper. I love chopper so much. Yeah. I'm very just excited about that character. Like so excited. What about you? Chopper for sure. I'll be on the same page with that definitely just because he's adorable, but also a very well-written character like he's got so much like baggage that he's dealing with and with his own personal self-esteem and being like hiding from everyone very like childlike, but also he's carrying that love and like complicated relationship with the doctor. And then, you know, obviously,

30:26whatever he whatever his goals are. Yeah. I want to see that kind of come to fruition. Totally. Um, season three, I'm looking forward to the Baroque works because it seems as if we set that up really well this season. And we didn't get to see them really again, there's we now know who Mr. Zero is, right? Yeah. Played by Joe Mangiannello. I don't know if I'm pronouncing that name correctly, but and then with this Robin character who is Miss Sunday or whatever. Yeah. It seems like there's something under the like under all that. Everything. Yeah, under the anger and like villainous. There's something complicated. So she might. My guess is she might turn good. I don't know just because she might betray Mr. Zero. I don't know, but it all that to say that I'm looking for it's a Baroque works. It seems like they're leading towards that and then going to Alabasta. So who knows? I like that. Yeah. Who freaking knows, man. I can't wait to see more of the alligator stuff. Obviously. Yeah. Baroque works. I want to see what

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