Man, Oden just has the biggest dick energy, doesn't he? Oda's been building this guy up to be a huge personality in a world comprised almost exclusively of big personalities, and so far I'm not disappointed. He's not just loud and capable and constantly doing what he wants like most other noteworthy One Piece characters, he has the audacity to use a funeral pyre for cooking, to be so involved in all aspects of the underworld before he even hit puberty, to start a "Harem War." Maybe the presentation of his list of feats was exposition-y, but it was necessary to give him the actions needed to back up the way he throws himself around. But for ever one of these stories that could paint him in a negative light (kidnapping young women, even if they were "free to go" after, is a real shady hobby for a heroic figure), we get something positive: underworld violence is balanced with hard work and an implied organic climbing of the ladder in prison, kidnappings with a well-intentioned but failed drought relief plan. And, of course, the final pages seemingly show him with a willingness to jump in put his own life on the line with the Mountain God. I don't doubt that Oden would be an enormous pain to actually live with, but Oda does just enough to keep us on his side as readers.
Also, Wano in its prime is gorgeous, and I'm hoping for as many environmental spread pages as possible just to see it. It's bittersweet to know this is what the country is capable of, because after 20 years of devstation, it's probably not getting back to that point anytime close to the present. At best, I expect some hopeful sprouts coming through the dry ground, but the Straw Hats aren't going to get to see what we're seeing now. Unless, of course, one of the Numbers has a deus ex plant fruit or something.