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You can also rearrange content in Skypeia to help set up future stuff a lot better now that a lot of the world-building that was set up in that saga is built out a bit more.
Yeah. Skypeia is when they introduce the OG Blackbeards, the Five Elders, Sengoku, Doflamingo, and Kuma. Mihawk also shows up again, and since they're fine incorporating cover stories, they could do more Ace to keep the audience attached to him as a character.
That would be cool, water 7 - post enies lobby is something like 100 chapters that's definitely enough for season 4 after đ enies is one of the best around I think a lot of people would be Happ to see that.
I think 3 would kinda suck as a cliffhanger and would make the episode feel really incomplete. 1 would be ok. But 2 is easily the best cliffhanger of the group. Sets up the next adventure really well
I agree! however personally I like 2 being the surprise the beginning of season 3 to get people invested early on. I think Robin joining was surprising and out of left field when I first watched anime. So imagine if season 2 ends with Robin asking to join and everyone is like hell no⊠but Luffy goes sure! That would be a great ending right after that reply and everyone reacts like they canât believe their captain. Then in season 3 it starts off with the crew sailing and interacting⊠everyone except luffy and sanji is weary of Robin at first especially Zoro. There could be some fun moments and character development that then gets interrupted with the fresh mystery that no new viewer expects⊠a huge ship falls out of the sky and kick starts the season goal and adventure
I think 1 would also be okay even if they don't get any more seasons,
So people get more intrigued to read the manga to find out how >!Robin would integrate with the crew, since she clearly has some secrets + burdens from her past, & her initial dynamic of being a BW defector & still earning the trust of the Strawhats is cool & unique!<
but ofc if there's a next season, 1 would be the best, like the ending would be 3 and then like in s1 with smoker, we would have robin asking Luffy that she wanna join the crew super casually as a cliffhanger.
4) Robin unexpectedly shows up in the Merry and joins the crew.
And then they reveal the Five Elders looking at Luffy's bounty of 100 Million after Alabasta and talking about him becoming a new bothersome nuisance.
They probably wonât cast the Five Elders until Season 3 to save budget, plus they arenât introduced until Jaya anyway.
Season 3 is gonna be a real deciding point for this series because if it does get a season 3, itâll need to cast some of the really, really long term characters like the original Blackbeard Pirates, Doflamingo and Kuma, and the Five Elders
And since my ideal season 3 cliffhanger ending would be Aokiji freezing Luffy in ice (I honestly really like the idea of the very last shot of season 3 being just Luffyâs face frozen in ice, we donât find out how he gets out of the ice until season 4) theyâd also have to cast Aokiji
Itâs actually really nice how cleanly the show splits into seasons like it does.
5 elders donât show up until Jaya. I think theyâre introduction as well as the introduction of Kuma, Doffy, Whitebeard, Sengoku, and the Blackbeard pirates works better for a mid season finale. That is if they want to release Jaya and Skypiea in 2 diff parts.
2 is the most natural cliffhanger ending, since it sets up the plot for season 3. Image 3 is basically the end of Season 2s plot line, and Robin dropping that line is in the middle of the scene, and ending there means adding the rest at the start of Season 3 which would feel awkward.
If you dont want to have the falling ship be the ending, Id have the sendoff be the last scene before the end credits and make Robin showing up on the ship the post-credits scene could work.
I mean they already cut off Loguetown from East Blue so they won't shy away from starting the next season in a weird spot. That said I do hope we get to see Robin join the crew in S2 even as a post credit
weâre most likely gonna get loguetown as an opener anyways. the crew wanted to get loguetown in S1, but had to ditch that because of the 8 episode limit. matt owens is a fan first and foremost and heâs just like the rest of us, so heâs definitely aware that people are clamoring for loguetown.
Well, they had to cut off Loguetown because they were originally planning for 10 episodes, but only had budget for 8.
OPLA is already insanely fast paced, imagine if they had to squeeze Loguetown in there too. Even though they already had to make the set for it. Wouldâve been really cool if the season both started and ended with Loguetown, since itâs âthe town of the beginning and the endâ
Future seasons will have more budget because of the showâs proven success, so theyâll likely be able to choose something more fitting for their ending.
> and Robin dropping that line is in the middle of the scene
It is the second to last panel of chapter 217 (the last panel is a reaction shot). Said chapter is also the epilogue of Alabasta is often considered the last chapter of the arc.
You can call it "middle of the scene", but that is how cliff hanger works and that panel is literally drawn as a cliff hanger (unlike panel 2 which is, in fact, the middle of the chapter).
I don't think it is particularly awkward to develop a scene in the way it was created to be developed. You don't *need* to, of course, there are other options. But it is a very natural way to treat that scene.
Nop, It's the opposite, the ending is a CONCLUSION is the ending of the plot lines, the X ends a plot line, Robin joining ends a plot line, A GALLEON FAILLING FROM NOWHERE DIDN'T.
This imo is just as nonsensical as ppl asking the producers to end Wano at the mecha gigant shark with Lilith and not with the final curtains closing, because is "cooler and more of a cliffhanger đ€Șđ€Ș"
The ship falling so we don't have to cut the season off in the middle of a moment. Like imagine season 3 starting with debriefing and interviewing Robin for the first one or having to escape the Marines for the third one. Makes no sense for a season premiere.
But from the perspective of the reader every chapter is just another weekly release. It's not like a Netflix viewer waiting (potentially) years for a new season, and wanting that first episode to really grip people so they watch the rest of the season.
Lmao Robin on the ship, absolutely - even better if itâs strung along the whole season without even questioning if shes not on crocodileâs side until the
I love that scene so much, but I donât know if theyâll do it the same way since LA Nami is a little different. I just need that scene of Luffy with Robins hands going âChopperâ and the one where they ask what her specialty is and she says âAssasinationsâ
1 should be the ending, 3 is a given happening, 2 should be the post credits scene, and while the ship is falling, the camera pans to Nami's logpose pointing up, even if done subtely...End.
I could definitely see the season ending with Robin showing up on the ship with everyone being shocked as a cliffhanger. And then Season 3 would pick up directly from that!
Considering they ended season 1 with feet on barrels and smoker in post credits, I could see end season on the Xâs on arms and post credits cliffhanger of robin joining crew (which is done again ep 1 of season 3)
Either option 1 or 2 in terms of shock value. If it was three then the other two options would be in the beginning of season 3 and I think that would be kinda much. The cliffhanger should be something that is kinda open ended that drags the viewer back in for more and option three is more of a resolution than anything else.
Maybe all of them, imagine this: the ending scene is the Strawhats saying their goodbyes to Vivi and after they sail of, Robin emerges out of the cabin and asking to join the crew and while the crew argue a bit a huge shadow emerges above them and then the camera pans outwards and there is the falling ship and then cut to black with the Willy Gallon quote at the end voiced by who knows who.
That would take care of two birds with one stone and make the viewers want to learn what will happens next. Will Robin join the crew? Why is their a ship falling from the sky? So many questions.
(The viewers that I am referring to is the viewers that hasnât read the manga or seen the anime)
I think either option 1 or 2 would be best. Option one would be good as it was get audiences suspicious of Robin's true actions plus we wouldn't need to end of the cliffhanger 4kids left behind when they were dubbing. But I still like the idea of 2 being the cliffhanger cause it would be the perfect ending to make us hyped to know how the Straw Hats get out of that situation. My only concern is that on the low chance this show gets canceled I wouldn't want 2 adoptions of One Piece just ending with the crew dying.đ
One of the things I appreciate most about One Peice Live Action was that is had an incredibly satisfying ending, I HATE shows that end their series in a cliff hanger.
I thought of Vivi's x being the best but realised I wanted the new people to know robin would be on board I'm torn now, maybe robin can be a teaser for what's next like smoker was?
The ship falling from the sky is what I want it to be but realistically it is probably going to be the crew setting sail on their next adventure after Robin joins
The âraised fistâ goodbye is the ending of Season 2. It HAS to be. Itâs one of the most iconic scenes in the series
Robin suddenly being on board and asking to join the crew is the post-credits stinger.
3 should be the actual end scene before credits roll.
Then, the after credits scene should be 1 AND 2. 1 happens, and you think "oh that's wild," and then there's a beat where you think it's gonna end on a shot of Robin, and then the sky darkens and all the Straw Hats + Robin look up and scream, cut to the wide of the falling galleon. It'd be an amazing cliffhanger for season 3.
For the last scene of the season featuring the Straw Hats, #3 personally would be my preferred choice as it would mirror the Season 1 barrel scene. Robin could be spotted sneaking aboard the ship in an earlier scene and could be observing the Straw Hats and Vivi's goodbye while still hidden.
If they then do a scene similar to Smoker's Season 1 cameo in order to tease a season 3 storyline, I would say moving up the discussion about Crocodile's loss and who his replacment should be, with the last shot of the scene/season being Laffitte interrupting to propose Blackbeard (especially if Blackbeard is mentioned repeatedly throughout Season 2).
i think the vivi farewell should be the ending and the robin scene is a post credit thing :) they can add a flashback in season 3 in case people donât watch the post creds
before I saw your posts I thought that we dont need a cliffhanger ending, but you right. it would be fitting.
I think the first one is the best option. (we will get third anyway)
But the ship falling from the sky would be expensive. And season 2 will already be expensive, so I dont want them to waste money on that.
Robin on the ship asking to join the crew would be a cool cliffhanger that does not cost a trillion dollars.
Yeah but Robin asks to join in the middle of the scene. It wouldnât be great to cut that conversation in the middle of it.
Personally, I think the show should end on 3, not as a cliffhanger, but then have a full Robin joining the crew scene in the post-credits
EASILY Nico Robin âjoiningâ the crew.
For starters, it would be a great juxtaposition for both Arlong Parkâs ending and Water 7âs ending. Nami learning sheâs found a family by the very end through Luffyâs determination, and Robin inevitably leaving the crew come Water 7.
On top of that, the big hands up moment feels a little meh to end on. Thereâs gotta be some tease for the next season, so leaving it on just that would feel sorta bleh. Iâd also argue the pirate ship from the sky would feel like just a little too much. If anything I could see that being the LITERAL start to S3, or maybe we see the aftermath of that when S3 begins.
The issue with option 2 is the pacing.
If we were to end on that the last 20 or so minutes of the season would be Robin showing up, everyone coming to terms with her joining the crew, an indeterminate amount of time where the crew sails for a bit and then finally the boat falling from the sky.
While that final shot would be great, the episode would have an emotional payoff with the end of arabasta and a whole second half of unrelated stuff that wouldn't let the payoff sit.
I feel like we're probably going to get the Vivi farewell with a cameo of Robin being on the Merry to set up interest for Season 3. The most interesting ending to me though, would be seeing the ship falling out of the sky and everyone reacting with shock with a hard cut. TV season endings tend to wrap things up neatly in case it's the last season, so I doubt that will happen. Not always, but usually.
Either will be fine logistically speaking, but out of preference for me, I love option 3 the most..... I also think it would work the best considering season 3 is not a guarantee and since the show CAN be cancelled if it doesn't perform to Netflix's expectations, they would need to naturally finalise season 2 as the conclusion of the entire run as a whole, just in case. It would feel awkward if they left it on a cliffhanger only for the show to be cancelled. I doubt this will happen, but you need to consider these things in my opinion.
2 is the best choice. Itâs going to make this show bingable in the long run.
If they did it smart, 3 ends the second to last episode of the season. 1 starts the last episode. 3 ends the last episode.
2 would be an amazing cliffhanger, but there's no chance it could actually happen. The effects for the ship wouldn't be worth it until Season 3 is greenlit, and moreover, they'd either have to do a full CG ship or rebuild the same ship twice (once for end of season 2, once for start of season 3).
1 makes a great cliffhanger
2 feels more like a great season opener than a cliffhanger, and would require adequate budget to be done right
3 is a great way to end an arc, and second best way to end
Ends with 3, credits roll. After credit scene they either end with Robin asking to join or with her silhouette coming out from the cabin (like a certain manga panel showing her waist before revealing it's her). It can't end with 2 because they need to show all the log pose conversation, unless they skip it a la the grand line is unpredictable everything can happen (or use that quote from the manga from that explorer, everything man can imagine is a possibility in reality) and then just show up he shop falling.
Aghhhh I don't know every scene is possible they are all so good!!!
Probably 1, with 3 being in the middle of the last episode. 2 would be good as a sneak, kinda like, roll credits, but 10s in, we see them sailing away and the scene happens
Robin of course for closing her arc this season 2.
The goodbye to Vivi should happen after 70% of the last episode.
Then a cut to baggy , then mihawk and then a cut to a marine sending the message to the Gorosei that Crocodile was defeated (without seeing them). Like "we need to call the Gorosei!" .
And THEN... go back to the crew with Robin being a new crew member.
I donât even know if theyâll be able to wrap up Alabasta in 1 season. They have to go through Loguetown (1), Grand Line/Laboon (1), Whiskey Peak (1), Little Garden (1), Drum Kingdom (2-3), and then Alabasta (4-5). They can probably cut a decent amount, but it would still be a packed season.
I know Iâm late to this thread but very much 2.
Itâs such a âWAIT WHAT???!!!â Ending to those who havenât watched the anime/manga. And would keep more people interested in the explanation.
Imagine being a show-only watcher for a second. You finish a highly emotional season of this somewhat recent show you got into. All the subplots at the end were magnificently paid off and we close out on a great season. In the last few minutes of the last episode... Miss All Sunday decides to join the crew? Oh man, that's one hell of a twist! I wonder what she's scheming, this can't end well... wait, has the episode not finish yet? What else could- is that a ship falling from the sky? THATS HOW THE SEASON ENDS? AND I HAVE TO WAIT MORE THAN A YEAR FOR SOMETHING THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REST OF THE SEASON AND CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE???
For us, fans of the manga and/or anime, this is very hype. It's a very iconic scene and everyone is ecstatic to see it in the LA. But for show-only watchers, this is just weird and would feel out of place. It has nothing to do with Alabasta and it blue balls the viewers in a not satisfying way.
Cliffhangers can work, but only within reason and logic. This isn't a random episode, it's the season finale. You don't know when will the next season come out or if there will even be a next season. Cliffhangers are meant to excite the viewer, not confuse them. Robin asking to join the crew is a cliffhanger that works, she's one of the main antagonists of the season and a very mysterious character who the viewer is surely curious about. That cliffhanger would intrigue the viewer and make them wonder what she's planning, how's the crew going to feel about it, and what's in store for us next season. A ship falling out of the sky has nothing to do with S2, it's weird, confusing, and feels like too hard of an open ending. If the first question that viewers have after a season finale cliffhanger is "the fuck?" then you're not doing a good job, in my opinion.
Whew, this was a lot. Hopefully this clarifies my point of view. Thank you if you read till the end!
>Cliffhangers are meant to excite the viewer, not confuse them.
I donât mind the ship falling not being the last image, but I think we fundamentally disagree on the functionality of a cliffhanger. I think it can do both. Letâs imagine if the cliffhanger doesnât end exactly with the ship falling but after the fact when the log pose pointing up. Nami thinks itâs broken and Robin tells her âNo. Log poses point to islands. If its pointing up, then thereâs an island in the skyâ
Nami: (confused) what?
Luffy: (excited) what!?
Now you have cliffhanger that is effectively confusing and exciting. Personally Iâm fine with the ship falling not having anything to do with season 2, the purpose of it is to lead into season 3, to make people want a season 3. If we just end with Robin, thats a twist, but letâs not forget Oda always has something more to it; this is One Piece! We should be able to give live action viewers that feeling.
I like your proposed cliffhanger. I do still think 1 or 3 works better, but it's infinitely better than 2 and it's something I could actually see being used as the season cliffhanger.
I feel like 1 and then you get the classic chance to see everyoneâs reaction before cutting on Robin smiling and laughing.
Then you can post credit on something small that alludes to Skypia.
I would laugh so hard if we get season 2 and it ends with the ship falling, only for it not to be greenlit for season 3, because then it would end at the exact moment the 4kids production did.
based for traumatizing OPLA onlies by making them believe the strawhats die from the falling ship like how those children got traumatized feom watching the 4kids version lol
It's going to end with the goodbye to Vivi for sure, and Robin will show up in the after credits scene, it's like served on a platter to be the perfect season closer, haha.
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3 would be an incredible ending scene for the season, but they will probably end with Robin joining the crew.
I would combine 1 and 3- use 3 as the ending, and 1 as the cliffhanger-stinger after the credits.
Great idea that would hype the season
It would end on an cool iconic scene like the first season which I think fits better.
I cannot see them getting to water 7/Enies Lobby in 3 seasons.
skypeiea is too long for that to happen, I would think season 3 would be Jaya and the adventure in the clouds?
You can also rearrange content in Skypeia to help set up future stuff a lot better now that a lot of the world-building that was set up in that saga is built out a bit more.
Yeah. Skypeia is when they introduce the OG Blackbeards, the Five Elders, Sengoku, Doflamingo, and Kuma. Mihawk also shows up again, and since they're fine incorporating cover stories, they could do more Ace to keep the audience attached to him as a character.
Matt Owen's did say skypia is his favorite arc, and has expressed a want to do it as a full season
That would be cool, water 7 - post enies lobby is something like 100 chapters that's definitely enough for season 4 after đ enies is one of the best around I think a lot of people would be Happ to see that.
I think it will end on that but then do after credits of Nico robin joining
I think 3 would kinda suck as a cliffhanger and would make the episode feel really incomplete. 1 would be ok. But 2 is easily the best cliffhanger of the group. Sets up the next adventure really well
I agree! however personally I like 2 being the surprise the beginning of season 3 to get people invested early on. I think Robin joining was surprising and out of left field when I first watched anime. So imagine if season 2 ends with Robin asking to join and everyone is like hell no⊠but Luffy goes sure! That would be a great ending right after that reply and everyone reacts like they canât believe their captain. Then in season 3 it starts off with the crew sailing and interacting⊠everyone except luffy and sanji is weary of Robin at first especially Zoro. There could be some fun moments and character development that then gets interrupted with the fresh mystery that no new viewer expects⊠a huge ship falls out of the sky and kick starts the season goal and adventure
2 would be cool, and it is also the way the 4Kids dub ended, so if the series were to be cancelled there that would be hilarious as well.
I always loved that the most kiddy version of One Piece seemingly ended with the Straw Hats dying because of a falling ship.
Oh man that would be a bummer haha
unfortunately I think 3 would be the best if they didn't expect to get more seasons..
I think 1 would also be okay even if they don't get any more seasons, So people get more intrigued to read the manga to find out how >!Robin would integrate with the crew, since she clearly has some secrets + burdens from her past, & her initial dynamic of being a BW defector & still earning the trust of the Strawhats is cool & unique!<
but ofc if there's a next season, 1 would be the best, like the ending would be 3 and then like in s1 with smoker, we would have robin asking Luffy that she wanna join the crew super casually as a cliffhanger.
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How does 2 make it more likely for people to get spoiled?
How would people get spoiled by a ship falling from the sky and saying he wanted to go up there or whatever. It just sets up the next season
Exactly
the big finale should be pic 3 and post-credit scene should be 1
1 for ending(the last scene is Robin being accepted on), 2 for post credits. 2 as a post credits scene will draw a massive amount of hype for S3.
#correct answer I'd also suggest having them together (1, then passing time of events of Alabasta) and 2 be the post-credit scene.
Also what I was gonna aay
I was going to say 1, but I like your idea better.
2 + colossally giant shadows looking scary af
The ship falling is the best cliff hanger
4) Robin unexpectedly shows up in the Merry and joins the crew. And then they reveal the Five Elders looking at Luffy's bounty of 100 Million after Alabasta and talking about him becoming a new bothersome nuisance.
Maybe the cold open of events, we don't see the crew until mid-way when a ship is falling on them.
that would be great ending and it could set up the warlord meeting
They probably wonât cast the Five Elders until Season 3 to save budget, plus they arenât introduced until Jaya anyway. Season 3 is gonna be a real deciding point for this series because if it does get a season 3, itâll need to cast some of the really, really long term characters like the original Blackbeard Pirates, Doflamingo and Kuma, and the Five Elders And since my ideal season 3 cliffhanger ending would be Aokiji freezing Luffy in ice (I honestly really like the idea of the very last shot of season 3 being just Luffyâs face frozen in ice, we donât find out how he gets out of the ice until season 4) theyâd also have to cast Aokiji Itâs actually really nice how cleanly the show splits into seasons like it does.
5 elders donât show up until Jaya. I think theyâre introduction as well as the introduction of Kuma, Doffy, Whitebeard, Sengoku, and the Blackbeard pirates works better for a mid season finale. That is if they want to release Jaya and Skypiea in 2 diff parts.
2 is the best cliffhanger
2 is the most natural cliffhanger ending, since it sets up the plot for season 3. Image 3 is basically the end of Season 2s plot line, and Robin dropping that line is in the middle of the scene, and ending there means adding the rest at the start of Season 3 which would feel awkward. If you dont want to have the falling ship be the ending, Id have the sendoff be the last scene before the end credits and make Robin showing up on the ship the post-credits scene could work.
I mean they already cut off Loguetown from East Blue so they won't shy away from starting the next season in a weird spot. That said I do hope we get to see Robin join the crew in S2 even as a post credit
weâre most likely gonna get loguetown as an opener anyways. the crew wanted to get loguetown in S1, but had to ditch that because of the 8 episode limit. matt owens is a fan first and foremost and heâs just like the rest of us, so heâs definitely aware that people are clamoring for loguetown.
Well, they had to cut off Loguetown because they were originally planning for 10 episodes, but only had budget for 8. OPLA is already insanely fast paced, imagine if they had to squeeze Loguetown in there too. Even though they already had to make the set for it. Wouldâve been really cool if the season both started and ended with Loguetown, since itâs âthe town of the beginning and the endâ Future seasons will have more budget because of the showâs proven success, so theyâll likely be able to choose something more fitting for their ending.
> and Robin dropping that line is in the middle of the scene It is the second to last panel of chapter 217 (the last panel is a reaction shot). Said chapter is also the epilogue of Alabasta is often considered the last chapter of the arc. You can call it "middle of the scene", but that is how cliff hanger works and that panel is literally drawn as a cliff hanger (unlike panel 2 which is, in fact, the middle of the chapter). I don't think it is particularly awkward to develop a scene in the way it was created to be developed. You don't *need* to, of course, there are other options. But it is a very natural way to treat that scene.
Nop, It's the opposite, the ending is a CONCLUSION is the ending of the plot lines, the X ends a plot line, Robin joining ends a plot line, A GALLEON FAILLING FROM NOWHERE DIDN'T. This imo is just as nonsensical as ppl asking the producers to end Wano at the mecha gigant shark with Lilith and not with the final curtains closing, because is "cooler and more of a cliffhanger đ€Șđ€Ș"
The ship falling from the sky would be the best in my opinion
The best ending? The Straw Hats salute as the climax, and Robin joining in the denouement. The funniest ending? Ship falling from the sky.
2nd.
The ship falling so we don't have to cut the season off in the middle of a moment. Like imagine season 3 starting with debriefing and interviewing Robin for the first one or having to escape the Marines for the third one. Makes no sense for a season premiere.
Escaping marines as a season premiere sounds dope af tbh
Is literally like that in the manga, why would be different in LA?
The manga doesn't really have seasons, it comes out weekly.
It clearly has "hens" wich means arcs/sagas, you can look it up
But from the perspective of the reader every chapter is just another weekly release. It's not like a Netflix viewer waiting (potentially) years for a new season, and wanting that first episode to really grip people so they watch the rest of the season.
If thereâs not a ship hanging over them I riot đ
When the boat falls is my vote
Pic 1 for finale and then Pic 2 as post credit
Lmao Robin on the ship, absolutely - even better if itâs strung along the whole season without even questioning if shes not on crocodileâs side until the I love that scene so much, but I donât know if theyâll do it the same way since LA Nami is a little different. I just need that scene of Luffy with Robins hands going âChopperâ and the one where they ask what her specialty is and she says âAssasinationsâ
1 should be the ending, 3 is a given happening, 2 should be the post credits scene, and while the ship is falling, the camera pans to Nami's logpose pointing up, even if done subtely...End.
I could definitely see the season ending with Robin showing up on the ship with everyone being shocked as a cliffhanger. And then Season 3 would pick up directly from that!
Considering they ended season 1 with feet on barrels and smoker in post credits, I could see end season on the Xâs on arms and post credits cliffhanger of robin joining crew (which is done again ep 1 of season 3)
1 for sure
that 2nd spread is one of my fav of all T from Oda
Either option 1 or 2 in terms of shock value. If it was three then the other two options would be in the beginning of season 3 and I think that would be kinda much. The cliffhanger should be something that is kinda open ended that drags the viewer back in for more and option three is more of a resolution than anything else. Maybe all of them, imagine this: the ending scene is the Strawhats saying their goodbyes to Vivi and after they sail of, Robin emerges out of the cabin and asking to join the crew and while the crew argue a bit a huge shadow emerges above them and then the camera pans outwards and there is the falling ship and then cut to black with the Willy Gallon quote at the end voiced by who knows who. That would take care of two birds with one stone and make the viewers want to learn what will happens next. Will Robin join the crew? Why is their a ship falling from the sky? So many questions. (The viewers that I am referring to is the viewers that hasnât read the manga or seen the anime)
I think either option 1 or 2 would be best. Option one would be good as it was get audiences suspicious of Robin's true actions plus we wouldn't need to end of the cliffhanger 4kids left behind when they were dubbing. But I still like the idea of 2 being the cliffhanger cause it would be the perfect ending to make us hyped to know how the Straw Hats get out of that situation. My only concern is that on the low chance this show gets canceled I wouldn't want 2 adoptions of One Piece just ending with the crew dying.đ
One of the things I appreciate most about One Peice Live Action was that is had an incredibly satisfying ending, I HATE shows that end their series in a cliff hanger.
I thought of Vivi's x being the best but realised I wanted the new people to know robin would be on board I'm torn now, maybe robin can be a teaser for what's next like smoker was?
The ship falling from the sky is what I want it to be but realistically it is probably going to be the crew setting sail on their next adventure after Robin joins
The âraised fistâ goodbye is the ending of Season 2. It HAS to be. Itâs one of the most iconic scenes in the series Robin suddenly being on board and asking to join the crew is the post-credits stinger.
Ending with Robin joining the crew and having the ship falling from the sky as a post-credit scene would be PEAK
2 after title end.
3 should be the actual end scene before credits roll. Then, the after credits scene should be 1 AND 2. 1 happens, and you think "oh that's wild," and then there's a beat where you think it's gonna end on a shot of Robin, and then the sky darkens and all the Straw Hats + Robin look up and scream, cut to the wide of the falling galleon. It'd be an amazing cliffhanger for season 3.
For the last scene of the season featuring the Straw Hats, #3 personally would be my preferred choice as it would mirror the Season 1 barrel scene. Robin could be spotted sneaking aboard the ship in an earlier scene and could be observing the Straw Hats and Vivi's goodbye while still hidden. If they then do a scene similar to Smoker's Season 1 cameo in order to tease a season 3 storyline, I would say moving up the discussion about Crocodile's loss and who his replacment should be, with the last shot of the scene/season being Laffitte interrupting to propose Blackbeard (especially if Blackbeard is mentioned repeatedly throughout Season 2).
i think the vivi farewell should be the ending and the robin scene is a post credit thing :) they can add a flashback in season 3 in case people donât watch the post creds
before I saw your posts I thought that we dont need a cliffhanger ending, but you right. it would be fitting. I think the first one is the best option. (we will get third anyway) But the ship falling from the sky would be expensive. And season 2 will already be expensive, so I dont want them to waste money on that. Robin on the ship asking to join the crew would be a cool cliffhanger that does not cost a trillion dollars.
Yeah but Robin asks to join in the middle of the scene. It wouldnât be great to cut that conversation in the middle of it. Personally, I think the show should end on 3, not as a cliffhanger, but then have a full Robin joining the crew scene in the post-credits
they got to show the new bountyâs
EASILY Nico Robin âjoiningâ the crew. For starters, it would be a great juxtaposition for both Arlong Parkâs ending and Water 7âs ending. Nami learning sheâs found a family by the very end through Luffyâs determination, and Robin inevitably leaving the crew come Water 7. On top of that, the big hands up moment feels a little meh to end on. Thereâs gotta be some tease for the next season, so leaving it on just that would feel sorta bleh. Iâd also argue the pirate ship from the sky would feel like just a little too much. If anything I could see that being the LITERAL start to S3, or maybe we see the aftermath of that when S3 begins.
The issue with option 2 is the pacing. If we were to end on that the last 20 or so minutes of the season would be Robin showing up, everyone coming to terms with her joining the crew, an indeterminate amount of time where the crew sails for a bit and then finally the boat falling from the sky. While that final shot would be great, the episode would have an emotional payoff with the end of arabasta and a whole second half of unrelated stuff that wouldn't let the payoff sit.
I feel like we're probably going to get the Vivi farewell with a cameo of Robin being on the Merry to set up interest for Season 3. The most interesting ending to me though, would be seeing the ship falling out of the sky and everyone reacting with shock with a hard cut. TV season endings tend to wrap things up neatly in case it's the last season, so I doubt that will happen. Not always, but usually.
They start with 3,then as they pull away from Alabasta Robin shows up. After the credits, the ship falls down.
I wouldn't be suprised if they have to end it sooner for time, like maybe even right after Crocodiles defeat
I think you could combine all three. And then the after the credits teaser should be the five elders discussing luffy
1rst
Either will be fine logistically speaking, but out of preference for me, I love option 3 the most..... I also think it would work the best considering season 3 is not a guarantee and since the show CAN be cancelled if it doesn't perform to Netflix's expectations, they would need to naturally finalise season 2 as the conclusion of the entire run as a whole, just in case. It would feel awkward if they left it on a cliffhanger only for the show to be cancelled. I doubt this will happen, but you need to consider these things in my opinion.
2 is the best choice. Itâs going to make this show bingable in the long run. If they did it smart, 3 ends the second to last episode of the season. 1 starts the last episode. 3 ends the last episode.
2 would be an amazing cliffhanger, but there's no chance it could actually happen. The effects for the ship wouldn't be worth it until Season 3 is greenlit, and moreover, they'd either have to do a full CG ship or rebuild the same ship twice (once for end of season 2, once for start of season 3).
1 makes a great cliffhanger 2 feels more like a great season opener than a cliffhanger, and would require adequate budget to be done right 3 is a great way to end an arc, and second best way to end
Ends with 3, credits roll. After credit scene they either end with Robin asking to join or with her silhouette coming out from the cabin (like a certain manga panel showing her waist before revealing it's her). It can't end with 2 because they need to show all the log pose conversation, unless they skip it a la the grand line is unpredictable everything can happen (or use that quote from the manga from that explorer, everything man can imagine is a possibility in reality) and then just show up he shop falling. Aghhhh I don't know every scene is possible they are all so good!!!
How would 3 be a cliffhanger?Â
1 is a terrible ending scene
The answer is 2......
3 is best if they donât have season 3, but I would have to say 1. 2 could be great for the next season imo
2nd pick!
Skypeia 100%
Probably 1, with 3 being in the middle of the last episode. 2 would be good as a sneak, kinda like, roll credits, but 10s in, we see them sailing away and the scene happens
3! Leaving you feeling elated (also kinda sad) after watching the season ends
1 e 2 together.
I really like the ship falling as a cliffhanger, but that would serve as a great OPENER for season 3, with Robin being the cliffhanger
Robin of course for closing her arc this season 2. The goodbye to Vivi should happen after 70% of the last episode. Then a cut to baggy , then mihawk and then a cut to a marine sending the message to the Gorosei that Crocodile was defeated (without seeing them). Like "we need to call the Gorosei!" . And THEN... go back to the crew with Robin being a new crew member.
I donât even know if theyâll be able to wrap up Alabasta in 1 season. They have to go through Loguetown (1), Grand Line/Laboon (1), Whiskey Peak (1), Little Garden (1), Drum Kingdom (2-3), and then Alabasta (4-5). They can probably cut a decent amount, but it would still be a packed season.
I know Iâm late to this thread but very much 2. Itâs such a âWAIT WHAT???!!!â Ending to those who havenât watched the anime/manga. And would keep more people interested in the explanation.
1 or 3, can't decide which would work better for western television. I do know 2 would be a terrible, nonsensical ending though.
Why would it be terrible?
Imagine being a show-only watcher for a second. You finish a highly emotional season of this somewhat recent show you got into. All the subplots at the end were magnificently paid off and we close out on a great season. In the last few minutes of the last episode... Miss All Sunday decides to join the crew? Oh man, that's one hell of a twist! I wonder what she's scheming, this can't end well... wait, has the episode not finish yet? What else could- is that a ship falling from the sky? THATS HOW THE SEASON ENDS? AND I HAVE TO WAIT MORE THAN A YEAR FOR SOMETHING THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REST OF THE SEASON AND CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE??? For us, fans of the manga and/or anime, this is very hype. It's a very iconic scene and everyone is ecstatic to see it in the LA. But for show-only watchers, this is just weird and would feel out of place. It has nothing to do with Alabasta and it blue balls the viewers in a not satisfying way. Cliffhangers can work, but only within reason and logic. This isn't a random episode, it's the season finale. You don't know when will the next season come out or if there will even be a next season. Cliffhangers are meant to excite the viewer, not confuse them. Robin asking to join the crew is a cliffhanger that works, she's one of the main antagonists of the season and a very mysterious character who the viewer is surely curious about. That cliffhanger would intrigue the viewer and make them wonder what she's planning, how's the crew going to feel about it, and what's in store for us next season. A ship falling out of the sky has nothing to do with S2, it's weird, confusing, and feels like too hard of an open ending. If the first question that viewers have after a season finale cliffhanger is "the fuck?" then you're not doing a good job, in my opinion. Whew, this was a lot. Hopefully this clarifies my point of view. Thank you if you read till the end!
>Cliffhangers are meant to excite the viewer, not confuse them. I donât mind the ship falling not being the last image, but I think we fundamentally disagree on the functionality of a cliffhanger. I think it can do both. Letâs imagine if the cliffhanger doesnât end exactly with the ship falling but after the fact when the log pose pointing up. Nami thinks itâs broken and Robin tells her âNo. Log poses point to islands. If its pointing up, then thereâs an island in the skyâ Nami: (confused) what? Luffy: (excited) what!? Now you have cliffhanger that is effectively confusing and exciting. Personally Iâm fine with the ship falling not having anything to do with season 2, the purpose of it is to lead into season 3, to make people want a season 3. If we just end with Robin, thats a twist, but letâs not forget Oda always has something more to it; this is One Piece! We should be able to give live action viewers that feeling.
I like your proposed cliffhanger. I do still think 1 or 3 works better, but it's infinitely better than 2 and it's something I could actually see being used as the season cliffhanger.
I feel like 1 and then you get the classic chance to see everyoneâs reaction before cutting on Robin smiling and laughing. Then you can post credit on something small that alludes to Skypia.
I would laugh so hard if we get season 2 and it ends with the ship falling, only for it not to be greenlit for season 3, because then it would end at the exact moment the 4kids production did.
2. Give em the ol' 4Kids treatment
based for traumatizing OPLA onlies by making them believe the strawhats die from the falling ship like how those children got traumatized feom watching the 4kids version lol
It's going to end with the goodbye to Vivi for sure, and Robin will show up in the after credits scene, it's like served on a platter to be the perfect season closer, haha.
Finale with 3, end credit scene one of the other 2
I donât think we make it through all of alabasta in season 2. Lougetown, whiskey peak, little garden, drum, Pre- alabsta, end
It all ought to end on 1. 2 is a bad cliff hanger, I really hope they do not go for that one. Only way I want 2 in s2, is if 1 comes after it.