User blog comment:Ghmorello/Chapter 907: Game Of Empty Thrones/@comment-24850639-20180608153740

- Not a fan of Kaido owing anyone ANYTHING, let alone another one of the Yonko. Kinda hurts his "invincible/unkillable" persona that I developed for him if at some point he needed a favor to get to where he is today. I did enjoy it quite a bit when Kaido threatened to kill her if she showed up, and she told him to "feel free to try". That was pretty badass, not gonna lie. In either case though, I'm definitely not a fan of a potential Yonko team up just for the sake of little old Luffy. Oda did bill Wano as making Marineford look like nothing, and 2 Yonko being heavily involved certainly does that, but seeing such huge forces potentially work together to go after someone who isn't stronger than either of them individually just kinda knocked them down a notch in my books.

- Speaking of, I'm also not a fan of how Luffy's potential accomplishment is being set up. They didn't fully articulate it, but it appears that Big Mom and Kaido worked together in a capacity at some point, and one of Garp's biggest claims to fame was stopping them in some kind of way. This makes Luffy's exploits in Wano another case of "Like Grandfather/Father, Like Son", and I'm a little tired of seeing Luffy get to where he is because of fate/destiny. Yes it will still be by own his own merit, but Oda is creating a feeling that taking these guys down is just something he's "destined" to do. It's one of the reasons I wasn't a huge fan of the Vinsmoke reveal, I wanted Sanji's accomplishments to be because of his hard work, not because he comes from a family that kinda just makes him destined for greatness, even if he wants to deny. For that reason alone, I'm praying to god that Zoro's parents don't turn out to be these incredibly important people.

- Interesting that even post-timeskip, with his MUCH stronger Navy, the land of Wano still gives the Marine Fleet Admiral pause.

- Oda has teased since the Shanks-Whitebeard meeting how big a deal it is to the Marines if two Yonko ever work together, so I gotta give props for not only the foreshadowing, but also providing a historical context on why it's such a problem in the first place.

- The concept of the Empty Throne is quite interesting. I wonder if it will play a role in the Revolutionaries' plans in any kind of way. Perhaps Dragon declares war on the Celestial Dragons by desecrating it in some way, or maybe even sitting in it.

- I can buy Mjosgard's story, especially with it being revealed that he is a Donquixote. Rather than just some weird outlier for the sake of Doflamingo's backstory, Homing actually served as shining example that we shouldn't put all CDs in one box of just being completely irredeemable. It also didn't feel like it came from nowhere, as people had questions ever since Mjosgard mysteriously started empathizing with Otohime. Perhaps there is hope for their surface plans yet.

- Didnt' care for the CP-0 reveal, mainly Lucci. Kaku seems like he's actually a halfway decent guy now, but Lucci is the same arrogant asshole that he was before Luffy boppped him one.......or several hundred. When the World Government themselves tried to hunt him down and kill him, I'm not sure how he can still be so blindingly loyal. He even appeared to take pleasure in the prospect of killing Neptune. I have a feeling Sabo is about to get in that ass.

- About 90% positive Shanks wants to talk about Blackbeard. It doesn't make sense to me for Shanks to show up and give the Gorosei an even BIGGER reason to antagonize Luffy after his most recent actions. Kuzan teased at the end of Punk Hazard that Blackbeard was up to something that might seriously shake the world, and the Marines wouldn't be ready for. I think Shanks is here to double down on that warning, just like he tried to do with Whitebeard. It's about time for Blackbeard to stop being this faraway threat who's just making his own moves, and become the series antagonist that we all know he will eventually be. Just hope Shanks isn't his first victim, even though he probably will be :(.