#jeff ward

Look at my lawyer dawg, i am goin to be publically executed 😭😫🫩

a positive word on jacob romero as usopp because i feel like he’s been a bit overlooked at first - so: besides the usual top tier OPLA performance suspects (emily rudd - she fought 3 years to be nami and it shows - and another funky jeff ward masterclass) alongside david dastmalchian as a hyper-sadistic, scene-stealing mr. 3 plus the breakout performance of mark harelik/doctor hiriluk, jacob also has to be mentioned as the standout in the series. he brings in all of usopp’s chaotic facets, quirks, energy, raison d'être, make-believe, and his presence fills the screen with atmosphere. usopp/jacob is like bass in a band, you notice when the contribution is missing. even people who weren’t happy with the second season haven’t mentioned him once (if you don’t stand out to a hater you can’t be clocked i guess? safe to say people like him all across the board). it’s just like jeff who melts into the franchise so organically while adding his own fun flavor to the part, making the role his natural home, especially through body language. which is difficult because jacob has to make it clear that usopp is a person who pretends to be someone else. so jacob has to act as if he was an actor within the acting (lmao it’s insane) and make it obvious to the audience as well, which he succeeds at. he’s believable and straight out of the anime. OPLA really brings this all to life with it’s own logic it’s crazy.

CROSS GUILD IN LIVE ACTION LOOKING CRAZY HOT IN COSTUME

Thanks to hindsight and Jeff’s understanding of Buggy’s backstory as a whole opla!Buggy, even with him not living to his full potential as a pirate, Feels like he was raised by the most dangerous motherfuckers on the Blues

OPLA Cast | SEASON 2