@VeemonJosh:

Where would the split be?

I haven't watched it, but dropper is probably right, I remember roughly half the arc being about the birdcage

http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/03/21/one-piece-season-9-announced-by-funimation/

looks like they finally announced season 9

June 20 2017, no idea of how frequent they will make the releases this time.

So how will it go?
S9 - Fishman Island
S10 - Punk Hazard
S11 - Dressrosa part 1
S12 - Dressrosa part 2
?

I decided to start buying the viz translations starting at the beginning and I was surprised to see that they refer to Zoro as 'Zolo'. I recall this being a result of the original translation of the anime, do they still refer to him as Zolo in later volumes?

Love:

I like that it set in stone the Law/Luffy alliance that has been good for the series

Loathe:
Loathe is a strong word but I really like the body switching aspect, there were a few funny moments from it but I don't really like that trope

Story 3
Setting 1

so Sanji took the lunch with him when he left the window, my guess is he is going to feed Luffy with it.

I have to say that the Goa Kingdom flashback episodes were very good, perfectly paced, filler wasn't too bad, the animation was top notch

I keep wondering if Big Mom will actually be an enemy by the end of this. Capone is planning something, maybe Luffy comes to her aid and gains her support?

I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. I get that Oda is intentionally mirroring big events from the first half of the Grand line and that this is the same position that Nico Robin was during Water 7 but I think that worked because the crew and the audience didn't know Robin that well. It was believable that she may have betrayed the straw hats at that time. We know why Sanji is doing this, Luffy doesn't know but he know it is bull, Nami should know better….. It just feels like spinning wheels. I'm hoping that while Luffy is on his hunger strike we see whats going on with Brook and Chopper and that it doesn't drag out that long.

is Sanji's chivalry considered sexism now?

It's like Zoro's sense of direction, it will never go away.

Luffy has struggled against the main bosses subordinates before. Like the fat guy during Sky Island, or some of the random zombies in Thriller bark, Mr 3. during Alabasta

It creates dramatic tension, if he steamrolled everyone then it wouldn't be that interesting week to week. If he actually fights Lin Lin I imagine he will have some trick up his sleeve…