Bad pacing =/= slow pacing, the pacing in this arc isn’t slow buts it unbalanced and atrocious.
Half of this was predictable.
Kuma was just misery fetishization, Bonney is pedophile bait, Vegapunk is your average fictional genius that acts like a retard, Saturn has no characterization besides “muh insect,” no one gives a shit about Sentomaru and Stussy, Kizaru’s characterization will be average at best if this is it, etc.
And it’s crazy that despite that it’s till underwhelming. Again you’re just listing stuff without execution, instead of saying “5 MYTHICAL DEMONS WOOOOO” why not mention that half the Gorosei look like children’s Disney animals?