Dragon Ball Z Episode 238: Evil Lives On
Canon/HIGH
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8.9
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OSHIMETER
8.9
59 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
yuki_onna_yuki_76
Seeing those pink pieces start moving again after what Vegeta did is actually terrifying and it feels like all hope is just gone now
baniacz
The realization that Earth is basically doomed now that the heavy hitters are gone and everything rests on two little kids is terrifying
rito_288
I can't get over Piccolo telling it like it is about Vegeta going to hell because he spent his life being a villain even if he did something good at the end, and seeing Buu just heal Babidi and start flying around wrecking cities makes everything feel completely hopeless right now. This episode really drives home how much trouble everyone is in
zettai_zetsumei_20
Babidi getting healed by Buu was the worst possible outcome because now they are just going on a murder spree and nobody can stop them
virgil
I feel so sick watching Buu regenerate after that massive explosion and it makes Vegeta dying feel so much heavier knowing it did nothing to stop that monster
majora
Vegeta actually died and for what because seeing those pink pieces of meat pull back together into Buu felt like a total slap in the face
ungaikyo_usurper_57
it is actually cruel how they let vegeta have that big moment only for buu to just stand up and start laughing again
miraidon
i am putting all my faith in goten and trunks now because piccolo looks like he has seen a ghost and we have no other options
shion_secretary
watching buu reform from literal dust is the scariest thing this show has done and vegeta is just gone
megumin_mage_148
everything feels so bleak now, especially when even piccolo admits that nobody left can stop buu from killing everyone in sight
maria_campbell
it is gutting seeing vegeta gone but at least piccolo is looking toward the kids and fusion as a last resort, we need something to work
professor_sada
the way buu just started blowing up cities after regenerating was terrifying and it really shows how doomed the earth is now
toga_260
you really think vegeta won and then you see those little blobs wiggling around and it is just pure hopelessness
brassius
i felt so hollow when piccolo just told everyone to run because he knew they stood no chance against that pink monster
lunala_313
those pieces of pink flesh pulling themselves back together felt sick and vegeta died for nothing
saguaro
Vegeta went out like a hero but watching Buu just reform from dust was a total gut punch and it feels like the villains have already won at this point
chloe_344
The level of dread in this episode is actually insane, because Vegeta really died for nothing, and now we are relying on these two little kids to save everyone. You can tell they have power for their age, but Piccolo sounds so grim about the whole thing that it is hard to feel any confidence right now. Buu is terrifying
haruka_tenoh
My heart broke for Trunks and Goten because they are just kids and Piccolo is already talking about them being the only hope left since Goku and Gohan are basically gone
karakasa_kozo
Babidi getting what he deserved was the only good part of this episode but even that does not matter much when a giant pink demon is about to destroy everything in sight
mamoru_chiba
Smoke clearing to show Buu just laughing makes the whole Final Explosion feel like a massive waste and now the Z Fighters have absolutely zero options left to save the planet
EPISODE CONTEXT
Episode 238 falls well into the Buu Saga, the final major arc of Dragon Ball Z, where the heroes are contending with one of the most unpredictable and resilient enemies in the series. Previous episodes have established just how catastrophic this threat is, with multiple warriors already pushed past their limits. This episode serves as a critical pivot point, reinforcing that the conflict is far from over and setting the stage for the increasingly desperate strategies the Z Fighters will be forced to adopt.
QUICK TAKES
yuki_onna_yuki_76
Seeing those pink pieces start moving again after what Vegeta did is actually terrifying and it feels like all hope is just gone now
baniacz
The realization that Earth is basically doomed now that the heavy hitters are gone and everything rests on two little kids is terrifying
rito_288
I can't get over Piccolo telling it like it is about Vegeta going to hell because he spent his life being a villain even if he did something good at the end, and seeing Buu just heal Babidi and start flying around wrecking cities makes everything feel completely hopeless right now. This episode really drives home how much trouble everyone is in
zettai_zetsumei_20
Babidi getting healed by Buu was the worst possible outcome because now they are just going on a murder spree and nobody can stop them
virgil
I feel so sick watching Buu regenerate after that massive explosion and it makes Vegeta dying feel so much heavier knowing it did nothing to stop that monster
majora
Vegeta actually died and for what because seeing those pink pieces of meat pull back together into Buu felt like a total slap in the face
ungaikyo_usurper_57
it is actually cruel how they let vegeta have that big moment only for buu to just stand up and start laughing again
miraidon
i am putting all my faith in goten and trunks now because piccolo looks like he has seen a ghost and we have no other options
shion_secretary
watching buu reform from literal dust is the scariest thing this show has done and vegeta is just gone
megumin_mage_148
everything feels so bleak now, especially when even piccolo admits that nobody left can stop buu from killing everyone in sight
maria_campbell
it is gutting seeing vegeta gone but at least piccolo is looking toward the kids and fusion as a last resort, we need something to work
professor_sada
the way buu just started blowing up cities after regenerating was terrifying and it really shows how doomed the earth is now
toga_260
you really think vegeta won and then you see those little blobs wiggling around and it is just pure hopelessness
brassius
i felt so hollow when piccolo just told everyone to run because he knew they stood no chance against that pink monster
lunala_313
those pieces of pink flesh pulling themselves back together felt sick and vegeta died for nothing
saguaro
Vegeta went out like a hero but watching Buu just reform from dust was a total gut punch and it feels like the villains have already won at this point
chloe_344
The level of dread in this episode is actually insane, because Vegeta really died for nothing, and now we are relying on these two little kids to save everyone. You can tell they have power for their age, but Piccolo sounds so grim about the whole thing that it is hard to feel any confidence right now. Buu is terrifying
haruka_tenoh
My heart broke for Trunks and Goten because they are just kids and Piccolo is already talking about them being the only hope left since Goku and Gohan are basically gone
karakasa_kozo
Babidi getting what he deserved was the only good part of this episode but even that does not matter much when a giant pink demon is about to destroy everything in sight
mamoru_chiba
Smoke clearing to show Buu just laughing makes the whole Final Explosion feel like a massive waste and now the Z Fighters have absolutely zero options left to save the planet
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