A bit too much exposition to be a really funny episode but it was alright.
I was very much meh about hering Vegeta and Bulma having sex but the "the fuck's a condom?" line made up for it.
Didn't have any really laugh out loud moments but the most interesting part of the episode was the fate of Future Yamcha.
edited 29th Apr '13 4:37:44 PM by Nikkolas
Not that much, just a bit which mostly served to adknowledged that yeah, three years went by.
The Goku and Piccolo driving filler is based of a cover from the manga.
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edited 29th Apr '13 5:22:12 PM by Ghilz
The guy didn't even know he had a second child, though he could've had a psychic conversation with his family at any time. Goku as a neglectful father isn't exaggerated, it's just accurate.
I've just realized, I'm fine with waiting a little longer for some new plot episodes if it means getting to see Kai Abridged Season 2. That's likely because my most anticipated stuff of Season 3, 18, Kamiccolo, Cell, Tien's last moment of relevance, and 16, are all still a ways off.
Heh, I liked the "smell like copper" line. Subtle.
Everything relating to Bulma this episode was great. Tien too, even. And Goku telling Yamcha "You're my friend." to pre-emptively bring him back from the brink of depression/suicide, was incredibly touching.
Haha, cars. Piccolo is such a bro, and the stinger was great.
The episode ending, though... I have NEVER been able to get behind Bulma/Vegeta. Ugh.
The fact that he went out of his way to take Gohan with him to train helped, in my opinion. Yeah, the training itself was harsh, but what else would it be?
For me, it helps that there's no true malice in Goku's neglect. He's not a bad father. He's a brain-damaged father. That's a very important, extremely fundamental aspect to his character. This is a man who thought marriage was a food, and during Chi Chi's pregnancy, he thought she had cinnamon buns stuffed in her shirt. He doesn't even understand Chi Chi's relationship to him, having referred to her as "beautiful lady who lives in my house" during a fantasy once.
Goku probably isn't emotionally capable of being a good father, simply because he doesn't have the ability to understand what fatherhood is. To him, Gohan's just like any of his other friends, except he hasn't known Gohan as long. He cares about Gohan like he cares about Krillin, Yamcha, or Tien, but he can't be what Gohan needs in an actual father. That's not really his fault; it's a consequence of smashing his head open on a rock during infancy.
edited 29th Apr '13 5:39:27 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I thought the episode was hilarious. They aren't making Goku a complete idiot which is what I feared they would do but make him pretty much an Adult Child.
Vegeta/Bulma was bound to happen. Surprised they didn't bleep out "THE FUCKS A CONDOM?!" though. Idc its just inconsistent lol. Btw..Dodge Bitch needs to be released immediately...
edited 29th Apr '13 5:49:54 PM by MikeBreezy92
youtube.com/Fire Trainer 92^^ It's a Fighting-type, isn't it?
edited 29th Apr '13 5:51:34 PM by FurikoMaru
A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!Man, this stuff works so much better when you have functional memories of what was originally happening. Like the stuff with Piccolo laughing from offscreen and then correcting Goku's explanation. Whereas in the original, Goku was just not telling them about the Androids at all, at which point Piccolo said 'yeah, I have big ears for a reason. I think we all deserve a chance to save ourselves from the evil robots.'
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Yeah that was made even funnier once I realized Piccolo heard everything in the original.
@Tobias: There really aren't many ways for Gohan's conception to have taken place where Chi Chi wasn't a rapist.
...Goten's conception has the slightest possibility for it to have been Goku initiated or consenting when he had some concept of what was happening, but I'm still not certain.
EDIT: About the episode itself, the "Sun Wukong" joke made me laugh more than it should have.
edited 29th Apr '13 6:40:49 PM by unnoun

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