Quote Originally Posted by poopdeville View Post
Are we really forgetting Alvida and Kuro? This arc is opera in comparison to those stinkers. The only thing going for Alvida and Kuro was the novelty of a pirate made of rubber, and our wanting to give it a chance to work.
I didn't read those arcs, I watched the anime and by the time I thought One Piece was great regardless. What the early One Piece had going for it was the introduction of new interesting characters and the novelty of Luffy, so in an entertainment value I put them above this arc easily. To me, this arc has nothing going for it.