User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 873: The Finale of the Opera - It Isn't Over Until the Fat Lady Eats/@comment-24850639-20170720161852

I wonder if we'll ever get to find out how that conversation between Bartolomeo and Shanks went. We saw Shanks proud of Luffy's new bounty in the last cover story arc, and we know Bartolomeo was there personally for the events that caused the increase. He was already super hyped to meet Sabo, can't imagine the fangasm he'll have for the guy that inspired his hero to become a pirate in the first place.

There were definitely a lot of little interesting tidbits in this chapter. For starters, I guess Pekoms is forgiven for bringing the Straw Hats there in the first place. Maybe none of the other BM Pirates knew, but Count Chicken sure does. Compote still hasn't gotten an official name box, she was named offhand when we first saw her, and this doesn't count either. I'm wondering if Oda actually has plans for her, so far Smoothie has been nothing but a disappointment. The note about communications being cut off was very interesting, because if Bege didn't do it, the only people who could have done that would be Jinbe, Stussy, or possibly Reiju when she was sniffing around. Perhaps one of the other underworld brokers, or a new person we don't know about, but the signs point to one of those 3 most strongly. Speaking of, I doubt Germa has been able to escape Totto Land quite yet, and the Vinsmoke Family is most definitely in no condition to fight. Sanji can't pacify Big Mom with his cooking and save his family AGAIN simultaneously, I really want to know what will come of Germa now.

When I read the spoilers about what Katakuri had to say about Luffy, it drove me nuts wondering just what they were going to show in Katakuri's mind's eye. What clues are they going to give about what kind of beast Luffy will become? Turned out to just be him rampaging with cake in his mouth lol, and ominous foreshadowing. It got me so excited because I thought Bege was underestimating Katakuri's ability perhaps, and he actually could see REALLY far ahead like Shyarly. In either case, we finally get a Yonko's top commander admitting that Luffy is going to be a threat. It didn't mean much coming from those nobodies on Kaido's crew when they showed him the bounty, but someone like Katakuri saying it speaks volumes. The only other thing about the chapter that really stood out to me was Pudding's plan. That chick really is unstable, and I guess she's going to be the wild card until the end. Myself, and I'm sure plenty of other people assumed that Sanji's words would once again turn her on the side of good, but that panel of her reaction to Sanji saving Nami turns out to be envy, and she feels "disgraced". I had also predicted that Sanji was going to have to save the day with his cooking somehow, but it looks like Pudding will play a big role in how this all concludes. I hope we get a team up battle versus Big Mom in the meantime.