Watched ep 236 and most of 237. Luffy and Usopp duel over Merry. Surprising to see that Usopp can give Luffy such a hard time. Usopp lost, of course, but Luffy gave Merry to him. Just as well, since there was no point in keeping the ship.

Been rereading Lord of the Rings. Only gotten as far as the Prancing Pony in Bree.