User blog comment:Ghmorello/Chapter 899: The Millennium Wadatsumi/@comment-24850639-20180323191734

I must say, I'm pretty shocked to see Judge still throwing so much shade at Sanji. We knew the siblings wouldn't change much, but I definitely expected Sanji's rescue of him and consequent speech to have a profound impact on the way Judge viewed Sanji. I knew he would be the last Vinsmoke to clear out an obstacle for the Straw Hats, but I kinda expected a heart-warming moment between biological father and son as he made sure he got on his way safely. To see him still be so callous and cold towards the son that's responsible for saving his life, what an ass. Sure, the way Luffy played him was pretty hilarious and well-deserved, was just hoping for character development for old Judgey. I love how Oda trolled all the fans with major speculations about how his eyebrows look.

Other than that, this is pretty clearly a transition chapter for the big 900, so I can't harp too much on it feeling short, or the fact that Big Mom has been chasing this damn cake since July 2017, or Sanji's lack of major combat feats. Speaking of, while I'm still not over his absolute lack of real tactical planning for saving Luffy, I have to give Sanji a pass for the last chapters, as they were meant to build up Sanji's siblings doing something for his sake that they didn't have to. While most wouldn't consider it development since they still have the same dickhead personalities, they still didn't HAVE to go back and help Sanji out. They could have easily just left Totto Land after putting down Captain Crunch. But they choose to risk life and limb for their "failure", so I have to weigh that over my personal disappointment over Sanji not getting shine for this portion of the story. We knew the Sun Pirates were still around even before Praline dealt with the sea slugs, we just didn't know how they would make their appearance.