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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
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#19702: Aug 17th 2016 at 8:42:11 PM

I'd love it if the line were the same, but the joke was that Vegeta said the whole inner monologue out loud without realizing it.

edited 17th Aug '16 8:42:35 PM by KnownUnknown

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#19703: Aug 18th 2016 at 5:38:35 AM

Kind of hoping they return the Senzu Bean gag for that scene.

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#19704: Aug 18th 2016 at 7:33:36 AM

My favorite part of Vegeta's emo-spiral in that scene is that it starts so harmlessly. It literally starts from Goku saying, "Yeah, I [have become stronger than you.]"

That is all it takes. Goku doesn't show it off in any way, Vegeta isn't on the losing end of a humility-breaking fight or arm-wrestling contest. Goku innocently states that his training made him stronger than Vegeta's did, Vegeta immediately accepts it as Gospel Truth, and Vegeta immediately turns into a 14-year-old crying into his pillow.

The emo-despair is funny enough, but that it's such an overreaction is what really sells it.

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#19705: Aug 18th 2016 at 7:55:12 AM

Karrot's tone leaves a bit of a bragging feel.

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#19708: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:13:28 PM

Abruptness...on every account.

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#19709: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:34:51 PM

That was great. I enjoyed every bit, plus Cell's super OCD.

Plus the return of the Circle Square!

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#19710: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:50:57 PM

That was good.

My favorite bit was after Cell's game announcement and Roshi flipped it to a hentai.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#19711: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:51:03 PM

....

Did Yamcha actually get one over on Vegeta?

That's spectacular.

Gohan's dream was even more terrifying in Abridged then the original version.

And Nappa is Mr. Satan's god damned promoter. That explains so much, but it also makes the fact that Satan thinks all the Ki and shit is fake even funnier.

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#19712: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:51:38 PM

So.

That was the best episode. Hell, even Chaotzu did well.

Also, I didn't know about Gohan's dream in the canon version. And Nappa's actually going to be worked into the plot? Huh.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#19713: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:52:39 PM

That was foreshadowed blatantly...remember.

edited 22nd Aug '16 6:54:07 PM by randomness4

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#19714: Aug 22nd 2016 at 6:53:09 PM

[up][up][up] and [up][up]We already knew that. Still funny.

edited 22nd Aug '16 6:53:37 PM by LSBK

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#19715: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:03:15 PM

Not only the return of squares making a circle, but also the return of HETAP!

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#19716: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:08:55 PM

I'm assuming that the ability Cell used to move that big rock without touching it was from Freeza, because we saw him do something similar, in filler anyway. And speaking of abilities taken from other people, we're lucky this never happened in canon.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#19717: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:10:55 PM

I hope they don't really try to integrate Nappa into the story. He was a funny character but his continued presence just feels forced.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#19718: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:11:16 PM

I knew Nappa was alive (and a promoter) but I had no clue he was promoting Satan (and if it was stated he was, I guess I missed that).

Man, people sure love Hetap. Worth killing over.

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#19719: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:12:20 PM

He mentioned it in a stinger, I do believe. When Vegeta went to space to train, he got called by Nappa who said he got this new guy by the name of Mark Satan.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#19720: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:12:25 PM

[up][up][up][up]A lot of characters have telekinesis. It doesn't specifically have to come from one.

edited 22nd Aug '16 7:12:49 PM by LSBK

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#19721: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:13:40 PM

[up][up][up]It was stated in the show...displaying a real-life pic of Satan for some reason.

edited 22nd Aug '16 7:14:10 PM by randomness4

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#19722: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:19:57 PM

I mean I didn't know it was gonna be a recurring and somewhat important thing.

I'm gonna miss 16...

I really like that half of the cast successfully gave Vegeta shit in this episode.

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#19723: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:26:41 PM

I hope Cell still says "Another life... you could have saved." after crushing 16's head.

Unless they can come up with something better.

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Grahf Since: Jan, 2001
#19724: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:40:27 PM

Did Chichi ever explain her reasoning this well in the series proper at this point? I felt her speech was one of the highlights to be honest.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#19725: Aug 22nd 2016 at 7:45:11 PM

Not really.

Hell, she already had a good point about how she didn't want him to die (and remember, they'd all just admitted they'd all been done at least once) without the death threat. I actually thin it would have worked better without her going....full Chi-Chi.

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