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I find the Neptune brothers to be infinitelly more interesting than other characters from this arc (including Jinbe), so this chapter is good to me. I was really upset that they would just be jobbed by Hody and not be useful in the big fights, but now things got interesting.
I agree, and to go off on it a bit more I feel that from a personal and critical point-of-view that Oda would have a lot more story potential if he had Fukaboshi join the crew. I know it's a long shot, and if anyone's likely to join after this arc, it would be Shirahoshi, if even that, but I feel like Fukaboshi's background and character design would be a very interesting compliment to the Strawhats' crew.
A lot of people feel that Jinbe joining is a foregone conclusion, but I don't believe he would add as much depth and character to the crew as one of the royal family. Jinbe's definitely a great character and everything, but he seems to work in a better position as an ally, similar to Boa Hancock, rather than having his value be saturated by being a permanent member.
I'm just very certain that if Oda has someone join, it's going to simultaneously make sense and be an interesting twist, and I feel like the Tamatebako is going to figure in somehow if Shirahoshi were to join. Sorry for going off on a tangent there, but Royal Family def = thumbs up.