Episode 60, "Attacked on Both Sides by an Internal Enemy?! Son Goku vs Artificial Human No. 19"
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Synopsis: Yamucha reveals that the Artificial Humans are capable of draining energy. He flies off with Kuririn and Gohan to warn Goku and the others about it and bring senzu beans to them. Goku and the others land in a deserted area. Tenshinhan notices that Goku's already out of breath for some reason. One of the Artificial Humans, no. 20, reveals that Dr. Gero had a small robot investigate Goku during many of his major battles in order to gauge his power. However, they didn't think it was necessary to follow them to Namek, which Goku and his group see as a big slip-up, as they have no idea that Goku is a Super Saiyan. Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan and Artificial Human 19 engages him in battle. The two exchange blows. Gohan and the others arrive, and Gohan and Piccolo notice how Goku is rushing the battle and seems weaker than expected. Goku fires a Kamehameha, which the android absorbs. No. 19 gains ground in the fight. Gohan reveals that Goku's heart virus is acting up, as he never took the medicine, since it never manifested before now. Even a senzu bean doesn't help Goku, and 19 pins Goku down, absorbing his energy.
Comments:
Goku is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. That much we know. Or rather, his instincts in combat are sort of a battle brilliance, but outside of that, not very bright. So when it's revealed that Goku never bothered to take his heart medication because the heart virus never bothered him until just now, I am not surprised, in that that would be the stupid thing Goku would do. His attitude would be, "Eh, I ain't feelin' any sickness, screw this!" No surprise.
But for fuck's sake, neither Chi-Chi or Gohan ever said, "You know, you probably should take the medication so that the virus never manifests at all. As a preventative measure. Why wait until the sickness occurs, when the guy from the future said it will kill you"? You would think, upon hearing her husband might die in the near future, Chi-Chi would have bitched Goku's ears off until he took the medication. Or hell, Piccolo would have insisted on it, so that they would have a better fighting chance against the Artificial Humans. He heard everything Trunks said, after all.
People are always talking about how Goku is a poor husband and subpar father. Maybe so. Actually, definitely so. But how is Chi-Chi as a wife or Gohan as a son if they weren't pressuring Goku to take his fucking heart medication? They could have put it in his food and he wouldn't have noticed! What a terrible family.
Overall Score:
3 out of 5
