The episode really plays up his god form too, with all sorts of religious imagery and rhetoric. Zamasu spends a lot of the episode hovering in the air with his arms out in a Christ pose, his attacks all have Biblical-style names now, and he even gives himself a halo, not to mention all the references to being light or bringing light. It really gave the episode a bona fide apocalyptic feel.
In the face of this, the resilience of the human/mortal spirit really comes to the forefront. The more obvious instance is the saiyan's refusal to surrender, but even the human survivors get some highlights. They don't contribute to the fight in the same way they had before, but when they see someone get blasted to death when they're trying to escape the tunnels and have to send somebody out to do recon to make sure it's OK, every single person offers to go themselves. It's slightly undercut (though still funny) when they all immediately agree to let Yajirobe go when he offers, but it was still a really nice moment.
The saiyans themselves also get some great highlights as they wage battle against a foe that even Gowasu and Supreme Kai note is absurdly powerful.
We get not one, but two "beams o'war" as Zamasu attempts to finally destroy the world in one foul swoop. Trunks puts up a valiant effort on his own, which is impressive considering Zamasu overpowered both Goku and Vegeta in Blue form with ease, but with Vegeta's aid, the two are able to repel the attack.
I was expecting Goku to join in too, but just seeing the father and son blasting alongside each other was still pretty epic. Vegeta jumping in front of Trunks to take a hit was also an incredibly effective moment, both awesome and heartwarming in its own right.
Goku gets his own when Zamasu just tries it again. Considering he's doing on his own what it took two incredibly powerful warriors to do, it really shows what Goku can do.
The climactic blast off also makes for the episode cliffhanger, as the episode pulls a "Lost" and ends with a bright flash of white light. If you didn't watch the preview for the next episode, it was rather effective, but if you did, it loses some of its luster.
Again, we're given a highly enjoyable episode. It seems like they're pulling out all the stops. You wouldn't think it possible by this point, but it really does feel like the stakes have never been higher. It seems like we're reaching the end of the saga, but what an ending it's turning out to be. I kind of feel bad for whatever arc has to follow this, but for now, we can just look forward to the next episode to see the cataclysmic battle between good and evil, gods and mortals continue.
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