#ep 102

luffy's eyes look like the sun from super mario sunshine here. that is all.

honestly, the funniest part of zoro getting hit here in luffy's hallucinogenic haze is the fact that chopper gets fucking BURIED under a mountain of sand.

another great moment as they play that same one slapping sound effect like fifty times in the span of like three seconds to emphasize how fast chopper is slaphappy on zoro and it's so damn funny.

poor chopper lmao, but also great because he's asking this in the middle of a desert.

this is a surprisingly touching moment from zozo, who is not oft to voice his feelings like this. cute moment.

this is such a great dumb joke. visually brilliant, characteristically absurd. luffy flinging his friends at mach 3 is always funny.

this is really funny, both with and without context.

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mid-episode eyecatch character tracker 1: zoro mid-episode eyecatch character tracker 2: chopper

running total: luffy: 86 zoro: 33 nami: 28 usopp: 21 sanji: 21 vivi: 10 chopper: 5

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again, literally feels like a three stooges bit. "Anyone see Chopper?" "Not at all." SLAM. "There you are! Thanks for dropping in!"

complete tonal shift from minutes ago, but i do like how vivi very clearly not only believes in her country, but specifically the people. the country is nothing without them, after all, and it's nice to see this kind of conflict. can you save a nation if you lose the people? it gives vivi some more excellent depth emotionally.

please pull up episode 102 and skip to about 14:40 in. worth the price of admission for the sound usopp's VA makes here alone.

LEGENDARY ANCIENT PIRATE TREASURE!

chopper looks absolutely shellshocked here. as he should.

a good moment from nami too! this episode is turning out to be more emotionally impactful than expected.

(mouthed) “So warm and strong and comfortable!”