Pro tip: my buddy told me to skip filler arcs on my first watch and I basically ruined One Piece for myself
My coworker Dan has been on me for a year to start One Piece and I finally caved back in March. He said just look up a filler guide and skip anything that isn't canon or you'll never catch up, so I did that and blew through like 400 episodes in two months. Problem is I have no idea who half these side characters are now and when the crew references something from a skipped arc I'm totally lost at the bar while everyone else is laughing. Turns out those "boring" episodes were doing a lot of the work. Anyone got a better way to handle a long show on a first watch, or did I just screw myself permanently here?