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duhragonball · 5 years

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Dragon Ball Z 204

Welp, Gohan’s just chillin’ in a giant nest.

Oh, also Goten’s here. So there’s a family of those big pterodactyl-looking creatures and apparently Gohan and Goten are friends with them, but they’ve gone missing.

This episode used to confuse me a lot when I first saw it, because I hadn’t watched the entire series up to this point, so I wasn’t sure if Chibi and his parents were a retcon or if they had appeared before this. Gohan acts like he’s known them his whole life, but this is indeed their first appearance. I think I might have confused them with Icarus aka Haiya Dragon, who was Gohan’s animal companion in Movies 3,4, 5, and Episodes 108-119. Kind of weird how Toei just sort of dropped that altogether once the androids showed up. Maybe Icarus died during the three year gap? It just feels like this episode was written with him in mind, like he married a female of his species and now Gohan has to save his newly-hatched offspring.

Meanwhile, Mr. Satan is chillaxing in his home, watching footage of himself winning the 24th Tenkaichi Budokai with a bottle of wine. I suppose this is telling. In private, this is the stuff that keeps Mr. Satan going. His victory over Cell was a fabrication, but winning the World Tournament was a genuine achievement, one he can truly take pride in.

I just wonder if he’s haunted by the memory of the Cell Games. He’s the only one who knows what really happened, so he can’t tell anyone, even his own daughter. Everything worked out, sure, but he still has to live with the knowledge that all of those strange people were stronger than himself. That must put these highlight reels into a different perspective. Maybe Mr. Satan is watching them for the sake of nostalgia. He’s thinking back to a time when he didn’t know better, and he really believed he was the strongest man in the world.

Anyway, Videl asks him about the previous Tenkaichi Budokai champion, and Mr. Satan explains that Son Goku was a mysterious man with a lot of fancy tricks, but he was surely no match for Mr. Satan.

And this is apparently the moment when Videl realizes that the former champion has the same family name as Gohan. Hmmm...

Meanwhile, Gohan and Goten watch news coverage of a circus wth a new act: a baby monster.

Turns out, it’s Chibi, the baby they were looking for at the top of this episode. This asshole named Musuka caught him and made him part of his asshole circus. Seriously, what sort of act is this? He just stands there with a whip and Chibi curls up into a ball and shivers in terror. Why would people pay money to see this?

Awww, look at this adorable little man. Fuck you, Musuka. Fuck you and fuck your audience. Fuck the circus, while I’m at it.

Seriously, I don’t get the circus at all. I have faint memories of going to one as a kid, and I’m pretty sure the only thing I wanted to see was Pac-Man, and I missed him while I went to the restroom or something. I have no idea how Pac-Man was at the circus, but I just know I sat through like 95 hours of boring-ass non-Pac-Man content, and then I blinked and he wasn’t there. Maybe I dreamed the whole thing. Fuck the circus is my point.

I’m pretty sure it was real, though, because I’ll see ads or circuses today and they promote appearances by Spongebob or some other cartoon character, and it’s probably just a guy in a suit. The point is that they have to do that kind of thing because kids haven’t cared about animal acts for at least forty years. They like cartoons and video games, because those are fucking awesome.

And you don’t need a circus to have meet-and-greets with cartoon characters. Just slap a costume on a guy and have him chill out in an air-conditioned building. Circuses do it because they have to adapt to the times, except they keep clinging to all this other stuff that doesn’t work anymore.

I have no pity for it. I read a Batman comic from like 1988, where Dick Grayson checks up on the circus he used to run with before his parents got murdered, and every time Robin checks up on his circus pals they always do the sob story about how business is down because no one goes to the circus anymore. It was cliche in 1988, and that comic is older than most of the people reading this. I’ve been hearing about the slow, agonizing decline of the circus my entire life, and I was born in the Carter administration for crying out loud. Nobody goes to Sears anymore, and you don’t see anyone feeling sorry for Sears.

I don’t want to get too anti-capitalist on this thing, but it annoys me when people get all weepy over businesses that can’t keep up with the market. Everyone was all sad when Toys R’ Us went bankrupt, but that’s bullshit, because no one really cares about Toys R’ Us, or they wouldn’t have gone out of business in the first place. What is it we miss about that store? You can buy the merchandise elsewhere, which is exactly what everyone did. So what’s left? Geoffrey the Giraffe? Fuck that guy. He’s no Pac-Man, that’s for sure. The jingle? You can look that up on YouTube right now.

The circus is the same deal. We’re supposed to care when one of them shuts down because it had been in business for like 105 years or something, like just because something is old that makes it important. Once upon a time they didn’t have Pokemon, and the best you could do was to hope some carnies rolled through your town and they had a cool bear that would do tricks. But that business model wasn’t going to last forever, and if it can’t adapt to the times then it doesn’t deserve to continue as it is. I feel like I read once that circuses have shifted their focus towards human performers, which makes more sense to me, because it gets the animal rights activists off their back, and the humans can do flashier things anyway. Then again, I scratch that itch by watching pro wrestling, so I don’t know if that’s viable. It comes down to a question of what a circus has to offer without giving up its identity as a circus. if the answer is to rebrand as some other kind of show, then just do it and don’t look back. If you’re determined to keep up the pretense out of some misplaced sense of obligation, then don’t look for pity when the business dries up.

Same deal with trains. I dig Johnny Cash, but he had this one song that was basically all moping about how nobody travels by train anymore. Well I rode a passenger train once and it was exactly like taking an airplane only cheaper and slower. That’s why people don’t do it as much. You can romanticize this stuff, but you need more than romance to turn a profit.

Anyway, where was I? Oh, right, Gohan tries to talk the owner into releasing Chibi into the wild, and when he gets shot down, Gohan just waltzes over to Chibi’s cage and busts him out.

Yeah! Fight the power!

Yeah, this is a Triangle Guy episode, by the way.

Musuka doesn’t take kindly to hearing his star attraction has been stolen. What’s amazing to me is how he’s just sitting at his desk counting huge stacks of cash, presumably earned from people paying top dollar to watch him abuse a defenseless animal. I mean, yeah, this is Dragon Ball Z, but this is pretty broad, even for this show.

So Gohan plans to just fly Chibi back to his nest, but oops, Chibi’s having a hard time flying so high and so fast. Awwww, look at the spirals in his eyes, he’s all dizzy. Hang in there, buddy.

So basically Chibi is baby. Gohan will have to carry him out of Satan City on foot.

I forget why, but the truck driver from the Vegeta/18 fight is in this episode. Pretty sweet.

Then Videl shows up. Musuka called the cops, who in turn called in Videl, since Great Saiyaman’s a little out of their league. Videl’s shocked that Saiyaman would steal like this, but it gives her an excuse to fight and unmask him, so she’s down with it.

So yeah, you’ve probably seen the gif of this shot where Videl jumps on Gohan and wraps her legs around his head, but I’m pretty sure she was setting up a hurricanrana. Everyone needs to get their heads out of the gutter.

Awwwwwwwwwwww.

Awwwwwwwwwwwww.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

For some reason, Musuka wanders over and starts whipping Chibi, like that would help anything in this situation. Seriously why does he need a whip? Anyway, Chibi cries out and...

... Uh-oh.

So here are Chibi’s parents, and they’re not pleased. This was exactly what Gohan was afraid might happen, but Videl wouldn’t listen to him, and he didn’t want to just punch out Videl, Musuka, and the cops to avoid this.

The cops try to shoot at Chibi’s parents, and Gohan can’t get anyone to back off. I don’t see why he doesn’t just grab Chibi and hand him over, but whatever.

I think around here, the dub has Gohan try to talk to them, and Videl points out that dinosaurs can’t talk. So Gohan goes “Yes, thank you Videl, you’re very smart.”

But I do like this version, where Videl is surprised to find that Great Saiyaman’s childhood involved playing with pterodactyl monsters. This is the sort of stuff Gohan doesn’t want gettng out about himself. Not this specifically, but just the idea that he’s super strong and runs with huge animals and his best friend is King Piccolo and he turned into a giant gorilla a couple of times.

Anyway, Gohan’s idea is that he can use his voice to get them to calm down, since they ought to recognize him.

But at one point he almost uses his real name, and Videl gets so fixated on it that she takes her eye off the whole “giant monster” situation.

Then Masuka pulls a gun and Chibi’s dad almost eats Videl and it’s all breaking down...

(Awwwwwwwwww.....)

So Gohan has to deck Chibi’s dad to get things under control. Maybe he should have just done that in the first place.

Chibi’s all upset, but Gohan didn’t hit him that hard, so it’s cool.

Fortunately, Chibi’s mom is a bit more practical, so Gohan hands him off to her and escorts them out of the city, carrying Chibi’s dad on his back.

Nice shot of the reunited family.

And Goten flies over to get a kiss from Chibi. What a good boy. My only regret here is that no one kicked Musuka in the balls. He threatens to go back and capture Chibi all over again, but Videl threatens him into abandoning that idea.

The next day, Gohan’s wearing a bandaid on his face because of a scratch he got from Chibi’s dad. I think in the manga, he got it from the Red Shark Gang, but whatever. Point is, Videl thanks him for yesterday, and he completely forgets himself and responds to this, which basically blows his secret identity.

The moral here is that there’s more to a secret identity than the disguise. In the end, Gohan’s just too honest to live a double life. Videl asks him if he’s the Golden Warrior too, and he insists that he isn’t, because he absolutely cannot let that secret get out. I’m not sure why, though, since Videl already knows he has super powers. A few episodes later, it’ll become clear that Gohan doesn’t want Videl to find out that he beat Cell instead of her father, so maybe that’s part of what’s going on here.

Anyway, Videl agrees to keep his secret, if Gohan agrees to enter the 25th Tenkaichi Budokai. Last episode, she found out that the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai’s winner was Son Goku, and she figures that must mean Gohan is his son. And since her father won the 24th Budokai, she’s thinking it might be cool if they both entered the next tournament. Gohan isn’t too interested in that idea, but he has no choice, since Videl will expose him unless he plays along.

I never really thought about this, but Videl really acts as the flashpoint for this entire arc. Everything that happens from this point onward is a direct result of the tournament. All the major players converse there, and that only happens because Gohan chose to enter, and that only happens because Videl blackmailed him into it.

And really, Videl’s only taking this much of an interest in Gohan because of the Cell Games, and the Z-Fighter’s indifference to Mr. Satan claiming the victory over Cell. She’s convinced that her father and Gohan’s father are peers, and that the two of them could have an even match. If the Cell Games had played out differently, maybe Videl wouldn’t bother bringing any of this up.

Oh, one last thing, Videl wants Gohan to show her how to fly, since it gives him an unfair advantage over her.

So now Gohan’s stuck. He has to fight Videl in public and teach her how to fly. Well, he’s been through worse situations than this.

#dragon ball #2019dbliveblog #great saiyaman saga #gohan #videl #goten #chi chi #mr satan #chibi

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tentastic-yu-ki · 5 years

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just pentagon things

(with links to stuff !!)

this took me so long to make heheh but i hope you like it !! <3

jinho

v o c a l s from the gods

god herself cast her hands upon him and now he has the voice of a million angels

doing ALL the parts in bohemian rhapsody bc of course

HIGH NOTES

grandpa #1

a lil bean :’)

fake maknae

his fluffy bangs during naughty boy era are on the list of my favorite things ever

his cheeks y’all

ok but he looks eerily similar to jiheon from fromis_9 when they smile idk if i’m the only one who sees it but

whenever he does the little wave thingy you know what i’m talking about

he sings in fluent english and it makes my heart flutter every. single. time.

lowkey done with the rest of the members but loves them so much

yuto lifting him up at the end of naughty boy relay dance is basically that one scene from the lion king

tbh the members are always lifting him up and it’s precious

his lil cape during shine

hui

hwitaek in general is just bsidjsbdhdb

such a good leader :’)

i have no talent

mr hwitaek has all the talent

if i’m lucky some of mr hwitaeks talent may rub off on me

i just ?? love him ??!

his piano playing in the gorilla acoustic video makes me weak in the knees

pentagon of leader

y’all remember his twin brother manuel

i play jazz piano and holy shit i could only hope to gain half the talent he has in his hands alone let alone his vOICE

grandpa #2

i have so much appreciation for him and i look up to him a whole lot as a musician i just don’t know how to express my love

critical beauty was his era bitches

constantly being corrected by hongseok

such a groovy ass mf

lee hwitaek vs the english language

he is gorgeous !??!? kills me with his gaze

smile needs more appreciation

he killed it in triple h especially his vocals in 365 fresh

jangjigi jangjigi jang jang jang

hongseok

muscles

ABS :0

‘can i have a bite’ lmao

the group mom

but he’s a cool mom

his eyes are so frickin adorable :’)

absolutely hilarious oh my god

good ass storyteller

two words: his. lips.

his laugh is precious guys like i can’t

this video from the real man

when he shaved his hair off before the real man 300

hongseok x jinho ?? cute as hell

just lovely

such an underappreciated member

i stg whenever he speaks english it’s either to correct somebody, say hi to international fans, or its something completely ridiculous and i love it

e’dawn

y e l l i n g

he and hyuna being a power couple

Y E L L I N G

popping dancing

owned the gorilla era imo

Y E L L I N G

!! tattoos !!

a whole plant dad

his hairstyle suits him so well omg

did i mention yelling

i wish the best for him (and hyuna) and he’ll always be a part of pentagon in our hearts <3

his eyes when he smiles :’))))

video of him yelling in case you don’t know what i’m talking about

also this

I MISS HIM

S U P P O R T H I M or i’m coming for u

also support p nation !!

shinwon

hot shinwon yeah u want ?!

the visual

like the man is a whole model

i kinda just want to sit and have tea with him he seems like that kind of friend

his legs are so underrated

his breathy laugh is amazing

probably slowly losing his patience with the members

when i first got into pentagon i was like hm he seems like the mature one

but none of them are the mature one

booger

VOICE CRACK OF THE CENTURY

we will never forget

it seems like in fanfics he’s always some sort of ceo or manager or fashion designer and i’m here for it

always providing quality content whether he realizes it or not

always providing quality content whether we realize it or not

trying to make food while hui was asleep and then realizing he didn’t have chopsticks

his name is actually shinpon excuse you

absolutely losing his shit during the sha la la don’t smile challenge (13:11)

can you really blame him tho it was funny as hell

screaming + running in fear? shinwon invented that.

yeo one

he cares so much about universe :’)

compilation of him asking universe if we’ve eaten today because he cares

him almost kicking himself in the face that one time i can’t find the video agh

super lovable and wholesome

ok but his teeth

his smile is just so pretty ???

boi is drop dead gorgeous

so pure and just HKSNSBSJS

his asmr videos? yes king

he really expected me to sit there for almost an hour listening to him whisper the members names over and over?

and he was right because i did

yeo one makes me feel the same things i did when i saw bubbles in the air at disney world for the first time

he’s just like that

boyfriend material

HOW DARE I ALMOST FORGET THE SPONGEBOB IMPRESSIONS

saRANGhaeYOoOoo~

the boy is hilarious

yanan

aNNYEONG CHINGUDEUL

he just reminds me of a whole bottle of sprinkles yknow

like if rainbow sprinkles were a person

it’s yanan and yanan only

high note battle with jinho

he’s tol but his voice is smol

“don’t talk with me”

earrings lmao

probably smells like vanilla tbh

‘can you please edit this out?’

he’s literally gonna give me cavities with his sweetness

just from looking at pics of him

i like don’t even know what to say he’s just a ball of sunshine :’)))

so sweet i could put him in my coffee

he deserves so much more that he gets

sUCH A SWEET SOUL UGH~!

i’m running out of ways to reiterate that yanan deserves all the love in the world

y’all better appreciate him or i’m coming for u and ur whole family

he’s just out here chillin, his smile making the world a better place

my uwus? gone. snatched if you will

yuto

it’s ya boy toto

Y U T O D A

him being spooked by ghost stories

cLINGY !!!!!

two words: back. hugs.

i want a yuto hug hmph :((

his laugh is so cute i just-

him being spooked by the dark

NICO NICO NIIII~

his guy-fieri-reminiscent shirt

(you know the one)

him being spooked in general

i will protect this boy with my LIFE

we need more yuto aegyo

but also his visuals make me spontaneously combust

somebody call the fire brigade yknow

when he had the eyebrow slit i cried

im at a loss for how to express my love for adachi yuto

can i have his dangly earrings pls thanks

he’s always feeding everybody it’s so cute

our nagano boy :’)

cough excuse me i had something in my throat i meant our nagano pRINCE

this video of his ‘high note’ and wink never fails to make me laugh

he reminds me of this guy ive had a crush on for a long while ?? like personalitywise they’re oddly similar,, he’s cute n shy but also tall and vv clingy ??? and he recently started doing his hair differently and it’s literally yutos hairstyle i almost stopped breathing ok

also his hugs feel like what i imagine a yuto hug would feel like and i only realized it just now as i’m writing this

kino

he’s my little honeybunch cinnamon apple sugarplum gumdrop babyboy

i just love kang hyunggu a whole lot if you can’t tell by um

the rest of my blog

my profile image

my lockscreen ffs

do i even need to say that he’s my bias

duality? he invented that.

hyunggu being a cutie patootie vs kino being rUDE AS HELL

like he’s a grape juice box and a whole ass bottle of fine wine yknow what i mean

the lace blindfold ?? somebody pinch me

knnovation

i mean have y’all heard voicegasm ??

he did that shit

he’s under arrest for stealing my heart~

(and my uwus)

i don’t even need to say it bc y’all already know but he’s the dance KING

the violet bby

“he’s sensitive”

when hyojong changed the number song lyrics to joke about him being sensitive (2:25)

when he wears big sweaters :’)

i miss his lil ponytail during naughty boy

ppl never talk about this but he’s surprisingly good at languages ?!?

his laugh is one of my favorite sounds on the planet

that one move in can you feel it (01:55 in the mv) gets me every. single. time.

the kino list is long but i just have so much love for this boy

wooseok

he a long boi

HIS DIMPLE

i cant find the vid but there’s this one moment at a fansign or something where he just stepped over the table like it was a completely normal thing to do ?!???!?

HIS FACE IS SO VISUALLY PLEASING

i keep getting shocked over and over about how generally handsome he is

any hair works on him like ??? magic ?!?

screaming during lost paradise

and most songs

and most of the time anyway

i love him lots and lots tho

can pull off the goth look

can pull off the emo look

can pull off any look

he belongs in an opera lmfaooo

E X T R A

BUNNY BUNNY WOOSEOK WOOSEOK

his acrostic poems

i’m a star ? that shit sLAPS

this boy is carrying the entire rap industry on his bACK

i’m sad that i cant think of more stuff for wooseokie

#to make a long story short I love my 10 baby boys a whole lot #nova speaks #pentagon #jinho #hui #hongseok #e'dawn #shinwon #yeo one #yanan #yuto #kino #wooseok #ot10 #ptg #long post

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