Episode 16,"The Invincible Vegeta Defeated! Son Gohan Summons a Miracle"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: With encouragement from Goku and Kaio, Kuririn fires the Genki Dama, which Vegeta dodges, but is deflected by Gohan and hits the target. Vegeta appears to have been killed by the Genki Dama, but recovers, although in very bad shape. Discovering Gohan's tail has grown back, Vegeta tries to dispatch him before he sees the artificial moon, but thanks to a diversion by Yajirobe, Gohan transforms before he can be killed. In his Oozaru form, Gohan hurts Vegeta badly. Vegeta cuts off Gohan's tail, but Gohan falls on him before completely transforming back. Exhausted and bloody, Vegeta summons his pod ship to escape the planet, but Kuririn confronts him with Yajirobe's sword, intending to finish him off.
Comments:
You have to hand it to Vegeta. He's one resiliant motherfucker. Kaioken? Gallic-Ho. Kamehameha? Oozaru. Kienzan? Dodge. Tail cut off? Still kick your ass. Genki Dama? Comes back. Oozaru Gohan? Kienzan! Squish? Still alive. Fuck, this guy just won't die. I guess it only goes to show how tough he is and how desperate the battle was. It also goes to show later how nerfed he gets after the Freeza battle (maybe even before).
The episode covers most of episodes 34 and 35 of the original run of the series. Wow, in sixteen episodes, we've covered that much material. Obviously there won't be a clear cut ending to this current arc, since they seem to want to do most of the aftermath and the beginning of the next arc in the next episode. I think by episode 38 we'll have Vegeta's fight with Cui.
The episode was done rather well, but there were still some awkward frames here and there that I would have appreciated some touching up on. For instance, Vegeta's look when Yajirobe attacks him is a little off-model. It did flow naturally, though, and was fairly exciting.
Overall Score:
4 out of 5
