Break Week Is it acceptable to dislike an arc because your favorite was done dirty?

[Water1415]

I'm gonna use Sanji and Zoro since I know they have a lot of fans.

Imagine Oda writes a 10/10 arc his Magnus opus, but in that same arc, Zoro gets one shot by Mihawk, gets up goes looking for him then gets beat up by a bunch of fodder this late in the story, then he gets up and gets beat up again but this time by Mihawk's bamboos .

Sanji crossdresses again, gets nose bleeds like in FMI, then gets beat up by Buggy or Foxy basically gets no diffed by one of them. Would the negative treatment your favorite character received negatively impact the way you rate that arc even if it's 10/10?

To me personally, it'd be like getting a really well made dish, but just before the cook serves it to you, he spits in it, now I know it'll probably taste good, but I'm definitely not giving the dish regardless of how well made it is a chance because of the spit

 

[Zowo]

 

[Salah WG]

If a Major Character is Legit Ruined, it might make Readers dislike the entire Story, not just Arc.
Personally Game of Thrones Ending for example & how many Character Developments were thrown in the Trash Bin, ruined the entire Experience for me, & not just that Final Season

 

[dirtyLarry]

Of course it's acceptable to dislike an arc because of that. There are many reasons why one might not enjoy/like an arc personally.

There is a huge difference between personally disliking an arc because of the reasons you mentioned and going out proclaiming that the arc is objectively bad.

Just another example: I personally don't enjoy watching Schindler's list for example. Therefore can't enjoy it. I can still say that it's objectively a great movie with superb script and top notch actors.

Always distinguish between personal enjoyment/preferences and objective criticism.

 

[Zowo]

Zoro was insane this arc Wano still trash

 

[Fuckthis3]

Yes it depends on how much favorites you have like my fav are apoo, carrot, caribou but if i feel 2/3 get done super dirty I barely be active cus fuck this arc and show up with one out the 2/3 show up and do sum interesting or praised they appearance

 

[Finalbeta]

I guess the best way to process it is the most objective as possible so imo nope

 

[Kaiser Mihawk]

If Oda blatantly disrespects fan-favourites and writes them in an extremely unsatisfactory way then I'd say the writing objectively sucks.

 

[Finalbeta]

Good thing that Zoro always shines in every arc so this is not as difficult

 

[Kurozumi Wiwi]

Yes

 

[Herrera95]

Zoro was written dirty at Water 7 and it still a good arc.

Water 7 not Enies Lobby that is the best arc of One Piece.

 

[Dickie D. Dick]

> Is it acceptable
Why do you even care if this acceptable or not? Anyway, yes it's acceptable like the people above said.

 

[uyuu]

No but its acceptable to dislike an arc because the arc itself is done dirty and filled with way more unimportant focus on fodders and shenanigans instead of important moments.

 

[Finalbeta]

> Is it acceptable
Why do you even care if this acceptable or not? Anyway, yes it's acceptable like the people above said.

As long as it's not God Usopp being done dirty , that would patently be too sad

 

[Monkey D Theories]

I think WCI was a good example of this

I still think it would have been better if Sanji got a fight instead of that ridiculous cake plot

 

[Jew D. Boy]

As the official gatekeeper of the forum AND the fandom, I hereby decree that no, you can NOT dislike an arc just because your favorite character was done dirty. It is morally repugnant and completely unethical to do this, so I say you shall not do it, lest you suffer the consequences. Capeesh??

 

[Fuckthis3]

As the official gatekeeper of the forum AND the fandom, I hereby decree that no, you can NOT dislike an arc just because your favorite character was done dirty. It is morally repugnant and completely unethical to do this, so I say you shall not do it, lest you suffer the consequences. Capeesh??

No bae

 

[ZenZu]

I'm gonna use Sanji and Zoro since I know they have a lot of fans.

Imagine Oda writes a 10/10 arc his Magnus opus, but in that same arc, Zoro gets one shot by Mihawk, gets up goes looking for him then gets beat up by a bunch of fodder this late in the story, then he gets up and gets beat up again but this time by Mihawk's bamboos .

If any of this happens without a good reason, then it automatically disqualifies the arc from being 10/10. It can't possibly be Oda's Magnus Opus with one of the MCs being so poorly written in that arc.

 

[Monkey D Theories]

I think its fine so long as its reasonable and indicative of bad writing. Like being upset because Hawkins got shat on doesn't really make sense because he was never an important character to begin with.

But personally I'd be beyond pissed if Kid and Law lose to big mom, just because Oda has built them up to be rivals of Luffy and them losing would destroy the thing that made their characters so important to begin with. It also makes big mom's inclusion into wano a very questionable decision.

 

[IsaziSempi]

that's one of the reasons I dislike Dressrosa. they made usopp look like a clown and made luffy look like an irresponsible kid.