Spoilers

“Eat at Baratie!”

One Piece is an absolute joy on Netflix.

There is such an amazing group of characters on this show, and they continue to add even more awesome characters every episode.

In this episode, we meet Sanji, a disgruntled cook at a floating restaurant Luffy and his crew arrive at. I have seen photos with Sanji with the other Straw Hat Pirate crew so I am guessing he is the next crew introduced. Then, we get the next major antagonist, Mihawk, the world’s greatest swordsman and Zoro’s new white whale.

Just no way around it, Mihawk is bad ass. He is one of the most intimidating new characters we have ever seen and the end sequence with Mihawk and Zoro in their big swordfight, which was a massively emotional battle.

We just saw the background of Zoro last episode with his oath to become the greatest swordsman in the world, to honor his friend.

Watching Zoro’s two swords crumble after being struck by Mihawk’s sword was shocking. The scene of Mihawk slicing his gigantic sword across Zoro’s chest was unbelievable. Of course, no one ever believed that he was actually going to die, but it does a wonderful job making you think that it could happen.

This really sets up Mihawk as someone for Zoro to aspire to and a goal for him to target. This continues to give an incredible depth of character to him.

We are also see more character points from Luffy (with his grandpa), Kobe (conflict with the Marines truth and his own perception) and Nami (her conflict between her new friendships and her plans).

I love this show. Even an episode that did not feel as great as the previous ones, ramped it up in the final fifteen minutes with scenes that were powerful.