kimw57•15d ago

Question about skipping filler arcs on my second watch

I tried something last week during my One Piece rewatch, I skipped every filler arc and even some slow canon episodes that I remembered dragging. The plan was to save time, maybe 30 hours total, and get to the Wano arc faster. What actually happened is I felt lost during a few callbacks because filler had set up some jokes and character beats I forgot were referenced later. I did save the time, but I also lost some of the comfort of the slow pacing that made the show feel like a hangout for me. The lesson I learned is that filler serves as a buffer for your memory, not just a time waster. Anyone else ever skip filler and regret it later, or do you find it makes the canon hit harder?