At least with Jaco, the show explained who he was (using Trunks and Goten as audience identifiers) and had at least some connection to this mythos, as he had met Bulma back in the day. Here, there's no such context, so characters who you've never heard of just show up. It's clear that the two worlds don't mix well and it makes for an episode that plays out like bad crossover fan-fiction.
The episode is clearly striving for a sense of goofiness, but it falls flat. I think I laughed, maybe once. Mr. Satan being more fixated on a magazine of scantily clad women than the fact that the magazine appeared out of thin air was pretty funny. Beyond that, there's not much to be had in the way of laughs. It's disappointing as the show has had a pretty solid record when it comes to injecting humor into any given episode.
If you're a fan of Vegeta, this is going to be a tough one to sit through. I know people complained when Goku Black beat Vegeta easily, this is much worse. They try to justify it by saying that Arale's "gag comic character" tactics make it impossible to fight her, but I still don't buy it. Even Goku goes super saiyan blue when he tries to take her on. Again, I don't buy it.
If the episode does have one redeeming factor, it's Beerus. His nonchalant atomizing of the ghost of the evil scientist was admittedly pretty awesome. I'm also glad he had an external reason to run back to his realm. If they tried to pitch it as him being afraid or not up to the task of fighting Arale, it really would have done the character a disservice.
If you're familiar with the comic that features Arale, maybe you'll get more enjoyment out of this. I didn't enjoy it. I'm glad to be done with it.
Thankfully, the next episode looks like it has more comedy promise, as Champa and his tournament team challenge Beerus and the rest to a game of baseball. That should be good times. Here's hoping it can wash the taste of this episode out of my mouth because this was bad.
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