Awwwwwwww, sentimental overload!
This episode mostly reminded me of how Luffy still needs two more crew.
It's fricking Zoro in the preview! Long time no see, for sure.
Anyway, this episode surely worked sentimentally, I fully agree with DE on that. Even Makino was crying. Although she's so friendly and compassionate that it's guaranteed she would cry for Luffy's sake, but it's precisely because of those characteristics that she should never need to cry.
Luffy finally remembering he has a crew now in addition to Ace of the past was plotwise the most important part of the ep, no doubt.
Fuck me that was emotional, i choked up and got a little teary eyed there ^^
FINALLY get to what the others have been up to again!
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"Always be yourself... unless you suck."
Amazing episode. I really felt like crying when Dadan confronted Garp.