@Soccer:
Was I the only one that found this episode friggin' hilarious?! I was laughing the entire time (save the few serious parts). The Spinx omg XD.
No, it was the same for me. I completely forgot about the Sphinx's dialogue and those manicore quotes. I liked that filler scene with Buggy's feet being thrown in his face after gloating about how genius his plan was.
Though I was disappointed this episode didn't fix the issue with the minotaur's club.
Also, I found the animation a bit mediocre in spots. I agree that the scene in which Mr. 3 fell after running into the Sphinx looked pretty strange. Though overall, the staging didn't stray much from the manga, which kept the impact of individual scenes