Dragon Ball Z Episode 194: Free the Future
Canon/HIGH
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9.8
65 Fans
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OSHIMETER
9.8
65 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
thegingerweeb420
The way Trunks just vaporized 17 and 18 was so cold after all they put him through and his world finally has some peace
sakuramysunshine
I felt so much satisfaction watching the androids get deleted with zero effort because Trunks deserves a win after everything he lost back home
soifong_stinger
Future 17 and 18 were so much worse than the ones we knew so watching Trunks smoke them was the most satisfying part of the show
obariyon_oracle
Timeline logic makes the brain hurt since Cell is somehow back but watching Trunks blast him into nothing felt like a perfect ending for his story
gorman_brothers
A bible verse to open the dub? I was completely taken aback, thinking, 'Did I put on the wrong show?' Yet, it definitely managed to pull me into the profound sense of finality and grim relief that came with the whole android nightmare finally drawing to a close.
veldora_vortex
Trunks coming back to dismantle 17 and 18 was the best way to close this out and now he can actually live a life
maryrie
My heart feels heavy but happy for Trunks because he has been through so much pain. Watching him effortlessly dismantle 17 and 18 felt like a weight was lifted off the entire world. It is a bit confusing how Cell was still lurking there but his solo victory provided the closure I needed for this arc
mihaelsss
My eyes actually got a bit misty when Trunks stood over the ruins of his world and realized the monsters were finally gone
blue
Those androids finally getting what they deserved makes all the previous episodes worth it, and Trunks is a total hero for saving the future like that
the_infant
Trunks telling them they were completely outmatched felt so cold, and seeing him finally avenge Gohan gave me chills
puck_paws
goku deciding to stay in the afterlife actually makes sense because he just wants to keep the planet safe from villains who want to fight him
igos_du_ikana
I really needed this win for Trunks after seeing how much he suffered in his own timeline, so watching him basically treat 17 and 18 like they were nothing was the highlight of the whole arc for me. It finally felt like he got to be the hero of his own story without anyone else getting in the way
kurabokko_18
i finally feel like there is peace now that trunks finished off cell in his own time and saved everyone left on earth
pikachu_302
the way trunks just deleted the androids felt so right after seeing them kill gohan and everyone else in that tv special
teapot418
cell trying to sneak up on trunks just to get absolutely obliterated was the best way to end that whole mess for good
waterblight_ganon_299
i loved watching trunks blast eighteen and seventeen because his world was a nightmare for so long and he finally fixed it all by himself
hau
it felt great when trunks told the androids they were outmatched and then he actually just ended them right then and there
professor_juniper
seeing trunks just walk up and wreck seventeen and eighteen after everything they did was so good because they finally looked scared for once
kensuke_aida
finally getting back to the future timeline and watching trunks beat those androids was the closure i needed after the cell games ended because seeing him just walk up to 17 and 18 and treat them like training dummies showed how much he grew and it made all that time in the hyperbolic time chamber worth it plus he stopped cell from stealing the ship
uryu_archer_102
trunks looks so cool with his hair long and that battle jacket while he finally brings peace back to the future and honors gohan
EPISODE CONTEXT
Positioned at the tail end of the Cell Saga, "Free the Future" serves as an epilogue that ties up critical loose ends following the climactic showdown with Cell. The preceding episodes delivered some of the most iconic battles in the entire series, and this episode pivots to address what comes after the dust settles. It effectively closes the book on the Cell arc while setting the emotional foundation for the stretch of episodes leading into the Buu Saga.
QUICK TAKES
thegingerweeb420
The way Trunks just vaporized 17 and 18 was so cold after all they put him through and his world finally has some peace
sakuramysunshine
I felt so much satisfaction watching the androids get deleted with zero effort because Trunks deserves a win after everything he lost back home
soifong_stinger
Future 17 and 18 were so much worse than the ones we knew so watching Trunks smoke them was the most satisfying part of the show
obariyon_oracle
Timeline logic makes the brain hurt since Cell is somehow back but watching Trunks blast him into nothing felt like a perfect ending for his story
gorman_brothers
A bible verse to open the dub? I was completely taken aback, thinking, 'Did I put on the wrong show?' Yet, it definitely managed to pull me into the profound sense of finality and grim relief that came with the whole android nightmare finally drawing to a close.
veldora_vortex
Trunks coming back to dismantle 17 and 18 was the best way to close this out and now he can actually live a life
maryrie
My heart feels heavy but happy for Trunks because he has been through so much pain. Watching him effortlessly dismantle 17 and 18 felt like a weight was lifted off the entire world. It is a bit confusing how Cell was still lurking there but his solo victory provided the closure I needed for this arc
mihaelsss
My eyes actually got a bit misty when Trunks stood over the ruins of his world and realized the monsters were finally gone
blue
Those androids finally getting what they deserved makes all the previous episodes worth it, and Trunks is a total hero for saving the future like that
the_infant
Trunks telling them they were completely outmatched felt so cold, and seeing him finally avenge Gohan gave me chills
puck_paws
goku deciding to stay in the afterlife actually makes sense because he just wants to keep the planet safe from villains who want to fight him
igos_du_ikana
I really needed this win for Trunks after seeing how much he suffered in his own timeline, so watching him basically treat 17 and 18 like they were nothing was the highlight of the whole arc for me. It finally felt like he got to be the hero of his own story without anyone else getting in the way
kurabokko_18
i finally feel like there is peace now that trunks finished off cell in his own time and saved everyone left on earth
pikachu_302
the way trunks just deleted the androids felt so right after seeing them kill gohan and everyone else in that tv special
teapot418
cell trying to sneak up on trunks just to get absolutely obliterated was the best way to end that whole mess for good
waterblight_ganon_299
i loved watching trunks blast eighteen and seventeen because his world was a nightmare for so long and he finally fixed it all by himself
hau
it felt great when trunks told the androids they were outmatched and then he actually just ended them right then and there
professor_juniper
seeing trunks just walk up and wreck seventeen and eighteen after everything they did was so good because they finally looked scared for once
kensuke_aida
finally getting back to the future timeline and watching trunks beat those androids was the closure i needed after the cell games ended because seeing him just walk up to 17 and 18 and treat them like training dummies showed how much he grew and it made all that time in the hyperbolic time chamber worth it plus he stopped cell from stealing the ship
uryu_archer_102
trunks looks so cool with his hair long and that battle jacket while he finally brings peace back to the future and honors gohan
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