History Recap / DragonBallZAbridgedE51

* EverybodyKnewAlready[=/=]IKnewIt: Piccolo expects Krillin to screw things up, while Tien expects Vegeta to. Bulma expects ''both'' of them to screw up somehow, due to her experiences with both of them, only questioning who will first. Regardless who does, she was right.

* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: 16 convinces 18 to follow Krillin without him because he's too damaged to escape in an efficient way and Cell doesn't care about absorbing him anyway.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: Once he's been assured to his satisfaction that 18 doesn't want to kill anyone (except Cell), Krillin destroys the detonator. 18 even lampshades that herself, saying it might've been a good idea to keep it anyway since Cell still wants to absorb her.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Krillin is immediately and understandably ''confused'' by the fact that [[WhatTheHellHero 18 and Trunks are shocked that he destroyed the remote.]] Mainly because ''nobody told him'' that the possibility of Cell absorbing 18 is now an even greater problem than her being a threat in general (he doesn't even know Cell can ''do that period'', as far as he knows Cell is an entirely unrelated issue); hence why 18's assurance that she and 16 don't intent to hurt any innocent people or any of the heroes was enough to make him break it. This is mainly because the situation had changed rather dramatically from the time he acquired said remote, and nobody had given him any heads-up in that time. Granted, him knowing beforehand probably wouldn't have changed much, but still.

-->'''16:''' Why. Are You. Still here?

* TakeAThirdOption:
** Krillin can't bring himself to kill 18, nor can he allow himself to let Cell take her. After having her promise not to kill anyone, even Goku, Krillin destroys the remote and attempts to protect her.

* VillainsNeverLie: When Trunks angrily points out to Vegeta that Cell has been manipulating him in their conversation, Cell points out that he actually hasn't lied the whole time. He just wants to absorb 18 to become Perfect, and convinces Vegeta that he can be a better challenge in doing so.

* WhatTheHellHero: Trunks freaks out when he realizes that Krillin not only failed to shut down the Android 18, but even destroys the remote that his mom spent 20 hours to make.
-->'''Trunk:''' WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!

** When asked whether to bet on Vegeta or Krillin screwing up, Bulma decides to go with "both". Of course, she's proven right.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Tien cannot believe that Krillin ''actually'' risked the lives of everyone by destroying the remote for a girl.

* IfWeSurviveThis: Krillin getting back '''[[{{Determinator}} time and again]]''' to desperately protect 18 from Cell (and later help her carry the injured 16 away), simply because she promised she and 16 were going to quit being villains, eventually has her promise to "[[GladToBeAliveSex rock his four-foot world]]" if they manage to live through their ordeal. Given [[Anime/DragonBallZ the source material]], it's almost certain that it's a CallForward to her making good on that promise.[[labelnote:spoiler]]They [[TheyDo do it]] in TheStinger for [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedE60Part3 Episode 60 Part 3]].[[/labelnote]]

* IfWeSurviveThis: Krillin getting back '''[[{{Determinator}} time and again]]''' to desperately protect 18 from Cell (and later help her carry the injured 16 away), simply because she promised she and 16 were going to quit being villains, eventually has her promise to "[[GladToBeAliveSex rock his four-foot world]]" if they manage to live through their ordeal. Given [[Anime/DragonBallZ the source material]], it's almost certain that it's a CallForward to her making good on that promise.[[labelnote:spoiler]]They [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex do it]] in TheStinger for [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedE60Part3 Episode 60 Part 3]].[[/labelnote]]

* UpToEleven: Perfect Cell's immense power increase is so massive that even Bulma, who doesn't possess the ability to sense power levels, is able to feel the change.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Krillin is immediately and understandably ''confused'' by the fact that [[WhatTheHellHero 18 and Trunks are shocked that he destroyed the remote.]] Mainly because ''nobody told him'' that the possibility of Cell absorbing 18 is now an even greater problem than her being a threat in general; hence why 18's assurance that she and 16 don't intent to hurt any innocent people or any of the heroes was enough to make him break it. This is mainly because the situation had changed rather dramatically from the time he acquired said remote, and nobody had given him any heads-up in that time. Granted, him knowing beforehand probably wouldn't have changed much, but still.

* CallForward: When Krillin tries to help 18 get 16 away, she plants the seeds for their future canon relationship. [[spoiler:And, of course, she makes good on this promise [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedE60Part3 at the end of the season/series]].]]
-->'''18:''' If we [[IfWeSurviveThis make it through this]], I am going to [[GladToBeAliveSex rock his four-foot world]].

--->'''Vegeta:''' Boy, don't make me come up there and be a parent!\\

* {{Blooper}}: In TheStinger, an outtake shows Krillin succeeding in blowing up 18 by accident.

** Krillin tries to bring himself to activate the remote to kill 18. He goes on to lament if he fails, everyone will die at Cell's hands, ''including her''. Upon realizing he would lose 18 either way, he tries to TakeTheThirdOption: attempt to protect her.

** After getting beaten up by Trunks, Cell quotes Daffy Duck's famous "This means war" gag from ''Looney Toons''.

* VillainsNeverLie: When Trunks angrily points out to Vegeta that Cell has been manipulating him in their conversation, Cell points out that he actually hasn't lied the whole time.

-->'''16:''' [[AC: No deal! Goku is a person. Therefore, he is part of ''anyone''. ''Therefore'', No. Deal.]]

-->'''16:''' [[Ac: No deal! Goku is a person. Therefore, he is part of ''anyone''. ''Therefore'', No. Deal.]]

-->'''16:''' [Ac: No deal! Goku is a person. Therefore, he is part of ''anyone''. ''Therefore'', No. Deal.]]

** Tien is confused why Krillin destroyed the remote to kill 18, since it was supposed to be so easy. but then:

* EverybodyKnewAlready[=/=]IKnewIt: Piccolo expects Krillin to screw things up, while Tien expects Vegeta to. Bulma expects ''both'' of them to screw up somehow, due to her experiences with both of them, only questioning who will first. Regardless who does, she was right.

* SoProudOfYou: Subverted. Trunks' act of rebellion makes Vegeta feel pride in someone else for the first time in his life. However, since it also involved potentially robbing Vegeta of his ultimate challenge against a Perfect version of Cell, said pride is taken over by rage.

* TakeAThirdOption: When asked whether to bet on Vegeta or Krillin screwing up, Bulma decides to go with "both". Of course, she's proven right.

* WhatTheHellHero: Trunks freaks out when he realizes that Krillin not only failed to shut down the Androids, but even destroys the remote that his mom spent 20 hours to make.

-->'''Tien''': I didn't Kikōhō myself half to death so he could get laid!

** Vegeta brings back the "thwarting my plans" running gag from the Namek Saga. While Gohan, back on Namek, lies that he wasn't, Trunks proudly and angrily shouts ''YES''.

* EverybodyKnewAlready[=/=]IKnewIt: Piccolo expects Krillin to screw things up, while Tien expects Vegeta to. Bulma expects ''both'' of them to screw up somehow, only questioning who will first. Either way, she was right.

* SoProudOfYou: Subverted. Trunks' act of rebellion makes Vegeta feel pride in someone else for the first time in his life. However, since it also involved potentially robbing Vegeta of his ultimate challenge against a Perfect version of Cell, it infuriates him.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Vegeta is actually impressed by his son's pride, only to have his UNYIELDING RAGE take over.

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[RunningGag As per usual]], there is a still frame when Cell uses Solar Flare, only this time they go for NightmareFuel instead of {{Squick}} with a (mercifully cropped) picture of Cell ''raping'' 18.

* EverybodyKnewAready[=/=]IKnewIt: Piccolo expects Krillin to screw things up, while Tien expects Vegeta to. Bulma expects ''both'' of them to screw up somehow, only questioning who will first. Either way, she was right.

* EveryoneKnewAready[=/=]IKnewIt: Piccolo expects Krillin to screw things up, while Tien expects Vegeta to. Bulma expects ''both'' of them to screw up somehow, only questioning who will first. Either way, she was right.

** Vegeta brings back the "thwarting my plans" running gag from the Namek Saga.

* CallForward: When Krillin tries to help 18 get 16 away, she plants the seeds for their future canon relationship. [[spoiler:And, of course, she makes good on this promise [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedE60Part3 at the end of the season]].]]

* WhatTheHellHero: Trunks freaks out when he realizes that Krillin didn't shut down the Androids, asking what the hell is wrong with him.

* UncoveringRelationshipStatus: Krillin admits beforehand that it's probably an inappropiate time for this, but he still asks 18 if she's "seeing anyone right now" while they're desperately trying to run away from Cell.