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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#17176: Dec 25th 2015 at 9:52:05 PM

Well, he kinda failed at that, considering his mere presence in the past totally buggered well beyond what he could deal with.

Not his fault, but still.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#17177: Dec 25th 2015 at 9:53:43 PM

On the flipside to Trunks finding out about Marron, I kind of want as scene where someone tells 18 about Trunks' future and she freaks out or something.

[up] Speaking of which, I wonder if they'll reference Time Patrol Trunks.

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#17178: Dec 25th 2015 at 10:33:56 PM

Maybe if Trunks and Popo ever interact. Can't remember if they ever do.

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#17179: Dec 25th 2015 at 10:34:06 PM

So...

Favorite line was "Vegeta! Trunks is picking on me!"

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#17180: Dec 26th 2015 at 2:06:25 AM

Right. The episode.

So, the first musical sequence was absolutely adorable and I love it and Gohan's going Super Saiyan next episode which is awesome (although Hellsing and World's Strongest will probably come out before Ep 52).

I just like Gohan, ok?

Anyway, I'm kind of glad they brought back the rape jokes with Cell and 18. I thought they overdid it a little when he was in his 1st form, but it had been gone for a few episodes after that. And this context makes so much sense. There's no way around it - the way Cell finds and absorbs 18 is reeking of Does This Remind You of Anything?

And Tenshinan and Piccolo betting who'd screw up was amazing. Basically, TFS saw the Idiot Plot, lampshaded it, and had way too much fun with it.

Also, does anyone think Cell singing is a Call-Back? When Freeza transformed, he sung ominously. And Cell is part Freeza, so...

edited 26th Dec '15 2:06:55 AM by LOLypop1224

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#17181: Dec 26th 2015 at 2:08:53 AM

It's even a similar song.

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#17182: Dec 26th 2015 at 2:10:40 AM

Cell's Perfect form kinda looks like Freez's second form...mostly the face area and height, so it makes sense.

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#17183: Dec 26th 2015 at 2:12:34 AM

I loved Bulma being able to feel Cell's transformation even without the ability to sense Ki.

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#17184: Dec 26th 2015 at 9:32:44 AM

Yes, but could she taste it?

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#17185: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:05:19 AM

"Its weight... its girth..."

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#17187: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:17:22 AM

Sure the Z Fighters can sense the incredible power level of enemies like Frieza or Cell. But can they sense why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?

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#17188: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:20:19 AM

Pretty sure Gohan and Piccolo can.

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#17190: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:34:58 AM

Episode 51 ain't up on youtube, but there's a preview!

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#17191: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:38:48 AM

[up][up]I think they used it when Fetus Cell first appeared IIRC.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#17192: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:40:52 AM

No, that was the imperfect Cell theme.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#17193: Dec 26th 2015 at 12:29:51 PM

Cell hummed it during this episode.

I wouldn't be surprised if it showed up. So far they really seem to like the Faulconer Cell themes (unsurprising, they're awesome). At the very least, I figure we might get this at the appropriate time.

I also wonder if we'll get the Faulconer Buu themes as well.

edited 26th Dec '15 12:33:02 PM by KnownUnknown

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#17194: Dec 26th 2015 at 12:46:31 PM

Canon 17 and 18 turned out to be pretty decent people, in a Mr. Vice Guy sense, but TFS really surprised me with how almost good the both of them turned out in Abridged. Right before being absorbed, of course, but still.

I really like they actually bothered giving them character development. In canon, you got the sense 17 and 18 are not as horrible as their future version would imply, but you never really understood why. Here it is shown 17 and 18 were on the path to become their genocidal future selves but 16 influence and Cell made them change.

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#17195: Dec 26th 2015 at 5:38:33 PM

Also, upon rewatching:

18 tells 16 to "look after the little guy". But now I'm wondering if 16 interprets that to mean, like, Gohan or someone. After all, he thinks Krillin is a duck, not a person.

It might explain what'll happen in the Cell Games.

And I'm thinking way too much into this.

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#17196: Dec 26th 2015 at 6:15:27 PM

Hehe, I like that Piccolo doesn't get what they're talking about with 18 and Krillin, and then he realizes and he's like "oh gross".

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#17197: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:17:30 PM

I'm not sure if Idiot Plot really characterizes what went down with Vegeta, Krillin, and the absorption. With Vegeta, it was well connected to his character flaw and arc and a case of him fucking up bad. That flaw is on Vegeta, not the plotting itself, especially since it involved a trait we knew well. Plus it had Cell manipulating Vegeta for it, which added to his characterization too. As for Krillin, we got him really wrestling with a dilemma and more a memorable character moment. It wasn't the brightest things to do at those times on either points, but the plotting itself is fine.

edited 26th Dec '15 11:18:20 PM by Prime_of_Perfection

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#17198: Dec 26th 2015 at 11:51:19 PM

I guess it's more of an Idiot Plot in the original, where there isn't as much characterisation. TFS made it quite a bit better.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#17199: Dec 27th 2015 at 12:01:14 AM

I don't see how; the characters acted with the exact same motives and actions as the original. All they did was flesh out Krillin's feelings for 18 a bit more.

edited 27th Dec '15 12:02:11 AM by LSBK

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#17200: Dec 27th 2015 at 12:05:23 AM

Pretty much that. It's not an Idiot Plot, Vegeta was just consistently Vegeta and Krillin did the same things for the same reasons. Someone make a bad decision doesn't automatically equal Idiot Plot. If Vegeta did anything else but what he did, he wouldn't be the same character he was at that point, which is the very point of making that mistake and the reactions to him. Krillin meanwhile hadn't been in such a scenario before, so we never saw what he would do under such circumstances, but we did get an answer there.

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