Oh yes, One Piece fillers are the best! I even like the villains. Mexican Pirates with a tanuki captain. XD Though am I the only one who instantly thought of the Ace/Luffy parallels between the two pirates brothers? The older one going off into a siesta at inopportune times and the younger one always getting into trouble... Eh, maybe the D Brothers are just on my mind too much!

I also loved Sanji's flashback!! I mean his and Zeff's relationship is my favorite father-son relation shown on One Piece, even more than Whitebeard and his sons! *dodges rotten vegetables* Seriously, I like Papabeard and his sons, but Zeff and Sanji were really touching, funny, dysfunctional, and inspiring all at the same time! It's really hard to beat that! :)

Really looking forward to seeing at least a silhouette of Shiki in the next episode! He's shaping up to be an awesome villain!