Dragon Ball Z Episode 137: Last Ditch Effort
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QUICK TAKES
cremia
Trunks looks so stressed out watching the androids play around with the police and you can tell he is realizing how much he messed up the timeline
red_317
I was laughing so hard at Vegeta losing his mind with rage because he cannot handle the fact that a girl beat him so easily
menomaru
The way the androids just stole that car and acted like they were on a road trip made them feel way more dangerous than any villain we have seen before
meowth
Vegeta standing on that cliff just brooding is so painful to watch because you can tell his pride is totally destroyed after what 18 did to him
jotaro_kujo_195
Seeing Kami hesitate to merge with Piccolo makes sense because he is basically ending his own existence and leaving the planet without its guardian
flower_flute_499
Those two androids are just different and their casual attitude while they look for Goku makes the whole situation feel so much more desperate for the heroes
keukegen_king
I feel so bad for Piccolo, because he knows this fusion means losing the Dragon Balls forever, but he has no other choice against those androids
yachira_yamato_468
It really hit me when Piccolo went to Kami and realized the Dragon Balls would be gone if they fused. I grew up with those wishes being the safety net for every bad situation, so seeing him give that up just to stand a chance against the androids feels like the stakes finally got real and everything changed in an instant
melty_monarch
Seventeen calling this whole hunt for Goku a game is actually terrifying and he looks so bored while he destroys things
sheik_263
I keep thinking about the look on Piccolo's face when he left. He's actually going to merge with Kami and lose the Dragon Balls just to save everyone
deku_285
The way eighteen just casually messed with Krillin while his friends were unconscious was so strange, and you could tell he had no idea what to do with himself in that moment
griffith_the_hawk
The moment Kami looked down from the lookout and realized he had to stop being a god just so they could have a warrior strong enough to save the planet felt so heavy
yaerveth
I really did not think I would see Vegeta look that small and pathetic but eighteen really did a number on his ego and now he is just sulking on a mountain
cloud_strife_399
the feeling of total despair in this episode is really heavy because seeing trunks and the others so helpless after losing is crazy and then you have piccolo making the biggest sacrifice possible by giving up the dragon balls just to get strong enough to fight back and it makes you wonder if they can even win this time without goku helping them out
wobbuffet_346
It was actually kind of boring seeing Maron just pack up and leave Master Roshi like that while the world is basically ending and everyone else is freaking out about the killer robots
kiawe
I felt so bad for the team when they realized the Dragon Balls would disappear if Kami and Piccolo fused, because losing that safety net makes everything feel way more dangerous now
rukia_reaper
Seeing the whole group just sitting around eating senzu beans after that total beatdown really shows how much of a problem these androids are going to be for everyone on earth
bounto_bane_479
That kiss on the cheek from eighteen to Krillin came out of nowhere and it felt like such a weird contrast to how she just absolute wrecked all his friends in the street
kallen_kozuki_173
Watching Vegeta fly off in a total rage after getting his arm broken by eighteen was honestly so uncomfortable since he usually talks such a big game and now he just looks completely broken
zumi_zephyr_498
I am actually really interested to see Piccolo heading to the Lookout to finally combine with Kami again because he is the only one left who can actually stand a chance against those twins
EPISODE CONTEXT
Sitting at episode 137 of 291, this episode falls deep into the Android/Cell saga, well past the initial android encounters and into the escalating conflict that defines this arc's middle stretch. The episodes leading up to this point have been building pressure through increasingly dangerous adversaries and desperate power-ups, and 'Last Ditch Effort' crystallizes that mounting tension. What follows will continue to raise the stakes as the saga barrels toward its defining confrontations.
QUICK TAKES
cremia
Trunks looks so stressed out watching the androids play around with the police and you can tell he is realizing how much he messed up the timeline
red_317
I was laughing so hard at Vegeta losing his mind with rage because he cannot handle the fact that a girl beat him so easily
menomaru
The way the androids just stole that car and acted like they were on a road trip made them feel way more dangerous than any villain we have seen before
meowth
Vegeta standing on that cliff just brooding is so painful to watch because you can tell his pride is totally destroyed after what 18 did to him
jotaro_kujo_195
Seeing Kami hesitate to merge with Piccolo makes sense because he is basically ending his own existence and leaving the planet without its guardian
flower_flute_499
Those two androids are just different and their casual attitude while they look for Goku makes the whole situation feel so much more desperate for the heroes
keukegen_king
I feel so bad for Piccolo, because he knows this fusion means losing the Dragon Balls forever, but he has no other choice against those androids
yachira_yamato_468
It really hit me when Piccolo went to Kami and realized the Dragon Balls would be gone if they fused. I grew up with those wishes being the safety net for every bad situation, so seeing him give that up just to stand a chance against the androids feels like the stakes finally got real and everything changed in an instant
melty_monarch
Seventeen calling this whole hunt for Goku a game is actually terrifying and he looks so bored while he destroys things
sheik_263
I keep thinking about the look on Piccolo's face when he left. He's actually going to merge with Kami and lose the Dragon Balls just to save everyone
deku_285
The way eighteen just casually messed with Krillin while his friends were unconscious was so strange, and you could tell he had no idea what to do with himself in that moment
griffith_the_hawk
The moment Kami looked down from the lookout and realized he had to stop being a god just so they could have a warrior strong enough to save the planet felt so heavy
yaerveth
I really did not think I would see Vegeta look that small and pathetic but eighteen really did a number on his ego and now he is just sulking on a mountain
cloud_strife_399
the feeling of total despair in this episode is really heavy because seeing trunks and the others so helpless after losing is crazy and then you have piccolo making the biggest sacrifice possible by giving up the dragon balls just to get strong enough to fight back and it makes you wonder if they can even win this time without goku helping them out
wobbuffet_346
It was actually kind of boring seeing Maron just pack up and leave Master Roshi like that while the world is basically ending and everyone else is freaking out about the killer robots
kiawe
I felt so bad for the team when they realized the Dragon Balls would disappear if Kami and Piccolo fused, because losing that safety net makes everything feel way more dangerous now
rukia_reaper
Seeing the whole group just sitting around eating senzu beans after that total beatdown really shows how much of a problem these androids are going to be for everyone on earth
bounto_bane_479
That kiss on the cheek from eighteen to Krillin came out of nowhere and it felt like such a weird contrast to how she just absolute wrecked all his friends in the street
kallen_kozuki_173
Watching Vegeta fly off in a total rage after getting his arm broken by eighteen was honestly so uncomfortable since he usually talks such a big game and now he just looks completely broken
zumi_zephyr_498
I am actually really interested to see Piccolo heading to the Lookout to finally combine with Kami again because he is the only one left who can actually stand a chance against those twins
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