User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 880: Wave Making Cake Baking/@comment-24850639-20170929193609

- I've been a fan of this series for too long to take despair scenes like this all too seriously. Even the fact that Nami said they're done for, which has NEVER happened, I can't believe fully because we just know someone's coming to save the day, or they will leverage their abilities in some kind of way to get them out. This makes Pedro's sacrifice seem even less significant now, because the situation is even more dire than it was the first time. The last despair scene that actually ended up being something to really worry about was the Straw Hat separation on Sabaody. Still me being jaded doesn't take away from the awesomeness that he painted of just how dire things are, the Big Mom Pirates level of strength still makes it feel authentic.

- The Sanji scenes were all great, and I lost my shit at the face he made when Pudding explained that everyone thinks they're officially married. While it is nice to see Sanji again in his cooking element, they're fighting an opposing crew that specializes in food of course, I'm still not gonna be satisfied if this is his ultimate payoff. Please let something go wrong that forces Sanji to fight. I love his interactions with Pudding, and the genuine care that they've established for one another, but even a temporary sexy waifu isn't enough to cover up all those L's that we want redemption for. Sanji may be satisfied enough with all this, but I am not dammit lol. On another note, it's nice to get more confirmation on Pudding's legitimately good side, I'm fine with being wrong about her.

- Luffy v. Katakuri is going about how I expected. Despite Luffy being battered and bloody, he's tanking those hits the way that we've grown accustomed to. He just keeps getting back up, and I loved seeing that fire ignite in him when Katakuri implied that he won't be able to protect his crew. Luffy took some hits during the Doflamingo fight, but they were practically evenly matched before Gear 4th with neither having a superior advantage in power or speed. The same cannot be said for Cracker, where Luffy was unable to dispatch the Biscuit Soldiers without the augmented raw power of Gear 4th. So it stands to reason that base Luffy should be absolutely no match for Katakuri, or anyone remotely close to Katakuri's level from here on out. However, we legitimately don't know just what kind of impact Gear 4th will have on this fight. Can Katakuri tank a Kong Gun? Leo Bazooka? King Kong Gun? Or will Luffy recognize from the outset that he needs to employ a new form of Gear 4th? Can't wait to see this battle continue, glad there's no break.