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Originally Posted by wingdarkness

Oooh finally found the new guys with the most current stuff, so happy am I now...5 straight days of me watching OP eps...Is this a dream?? But sometimes dreams don't meet reality...

Spoiler for 247-251:

Dammit when is Luffy gonna jump back in...I dig the Tom backstory, but I'm hankering for some good ole Luffy payback vs. Lucci who is a scary-a$$ mofo I admit....He even scares the rest of his CP9 underlings...

As much as the story was cool showing Iceberg and Franky and how they were set up, it still didn't progress the the actual story much...After all the flashbacks we're left with the same circumstances and we already knew about the blueprints...I'm hoping Sanji atleast gets to play with one CP9 member next ep...It's like Sanji doesn't have any worthy kills all series, maybe in Skypiea but I can't remember...Even Usopp (who's still annoying as hell right now) killed Mr. 5 and a Arlong henchmen...

The only thing I'm really liking is the whole Robin part and her connection to the government and CP9...The Polygolph weapon seems to be the main-plot of the series right now (I guess the history of the sea-world and Luffy's "D" connection to Roger will have to wait)...Robin's loyalty to Luffy was touching and she really loves him and the rest of the gang it seems...So Mr. Prince get off your a$$ and make it happen...

These last 5 eps haven't been the best I admit (Not that they weren't good they've just been dragging)..all the flashbacks and story redundancy is getting on my nerves, but Lucci (whose even cooler than I first thought) and Robin are keeping me interested and I hope to God Luffy gets outta that alley next ep...I needs some Luffy angst in my life right now...As for the head of CP9 with the missing teeth, sheeesh more comic relief I guess...

Wow, I just don't know what to say to that...I just disagree with you so much on everything. XD Even after having read all this in the manga, I just loved every minute of this in the anime. I thought 251 was one of the best episodes I ever saw. I don't know why you're concerned about the flashbacks progressing the story...how did Nami's, Chopper's, or Sanji's progress the story? They didn't, but they gave you important information on what makes the characters who they are.

As for Luffy, it's going to be a while before you really see him kick ass (as in fighting), but when he does, he really does. But at least in the next few episodes, you get to see some Sanji action, although not with CP9.

And lastly, for you interest in Robin, the poneglyphs, D, etc.. You're going to get a lot of information on that, but again, it won't be for quite a while in the anime.