Story is quite simple. The Dragon Balls from Earth are now active after it was used last time to find out about the Super Dragon Balls (which means a year has passed since the Champa Arc. So we are technically in the 2nd of the 10-year time gap between Kid Buu's defeat by Goku, and his meeting with Uub at the end of Dragon Ball Z). So Goku has decided to find the Dragon Balls again to keep his promise to revive King Kai. Apparently, there are still two wishes left that were unused (as Shenron can only be around at a set time before he disappears), so Shenron asks what those wishes are.
Unbeknownst to Goku, everyone else has their own plan of getting to Shenron and granting their wish - Bulma wants to obtain the material needed to power up the Time Machine she rebuilt after it was destroyed by Goku Black; No. 18 wants to find a gift for Krillin; Oolong and Master Roshi want, well, we all know what THEY want. Even the Pilaf gang want to take advantage of the situation and use the Dragon Balls to rule the world.
So we have one character after another popping up giving their own reasons for asking a wish from Shenron. Ultimately the first wish goes to Gohan to cure Pan of her illness, which is found to be incurable by modern medicine due to her Saiyan blood. It's weird considering Gohan, Goten, and Trunks are part-Saiyans as well and are able to live off healthy lives. But since this isn't a major plot, I'm willing to forgive Toei's writing on this loophole.
Later Bulma, determined to have her wish granted, solves the problems of the rest of the cast - she tells 18 that what Krillin wants are her and Marron's happiness; she orders some call girls to hang out with Roshi for 10 Million Zeni; paid 18 even more Zeni to get rid of Oolong; Goten and Trunks apparently don't know WHAT they wish for; and Pilaf gets wasted.
This leaves Goku and Bulma's wishes. Goku agrees to help Bulma find the mineral for the Time Machine in exchange for granting his wish. However, Goku is concerned about traveling to the Earth's core as magma would kill him, thus Bulma's assist on giving him a special suit. It may seem weird given Goku's incredible power, but in actuality it does bring credence. Ki-based attacks are not exactly similar to a flamethrower, TNT, or even a laser. Rather it's more akin to be hit by a powerful punch. This is very much evident in Dragon Ball when Goku used the Kamehameha for the first time to knock over a car, rather than see it blown to bits.
Recall the Resurrection F arc where Vegeta was among those killed by Frieza due to the destruction of Earth. So even a Super Saiyan Blue is not immune to a planetary explosion. It also means Vegeta's fight against Magetta in the Champa was indeed a dangerous one because of Magetta's lava being capable of melting Vegeta had he not have the means to protect himself from it.
Sadly, Beerus and Whis found out about Bulma attempting to Time Travel and foiled her plan by destroying the mineral she's looking for, the Time Machine itself, AND the notes left by the Future Bulma.
And does anyone honestly think Goku would keep his end of the bargain? Of course not! So with time ran out, the Dragon Balls are dispersed once again, much to King Kai's dismay.
What I enjoy most of this episode is actually 18. From what I can recall, she is the only Dragon Ball Z character that was never given a light-hearted moment as she always looked dead serious. While the episode did not give her a funny reaction face, her blushing is a good consolation and shows that even someone like 18 can have such moments. It also shows her character rarely seen throughout Dragon Ball as being a very caring mother and devoted wife to Krillin, while also jumping at the chance to get a LOT of money for next to nothing.
So once again, these slice-of-life (for lack of a better term) episodes are what really give Dragon Ball Super its shine. I'm not surprised at those turned off by this, but this is what made the original Dragon Ball popular and Super isn't afraid to return its roots, which I find it very welcoming. This is especially in the case of next week's episode, where Goku and the mighty Arale square off.
about Pan being sick, its not so much about being part saiyan suddenly means that they can't have healthy lives, but in her case it was concerning because she's still quite young (possibly still less than a year old) and babies in general have weaker immune systems than when they get older - and at that age they are very much at risk of dying if they become ill. Gohan was panicking like any new parent would that his daughter's fever wasn't going down despite being administered medicine and was speculating that it could mean that her saiyan heritage doesn't allow for certain kinds of medicines to work properly - and the same could apply to everyone else too just that we haven't seen it. its very hit or miss to tell when someone will get sick - people can go years without ever being sick. And I get an indication that being sick isn't somethign that happens very often for these characters.
ReplyDeleteand since Gohan, while being a very concerned parent over his young, first child, suddenly saw Shenron was summoned he thought why not have Shenron cure her instead of dealing with the uncertainty.