Piccolo does suggest that Gohan back his father up in that fight, but Gohan comes from universe 7, where you just let your teammates, friends, and family members get pounded on without offering assistance.
Granted, the two do have their hands full fighting the two Namekians from universe 6, but it was still a face palm inducing moment. At least have Gohan try to aid his father and have the Namekian get in the way or something, sheesh.
This match up doesn't resolve in this episode, as we jump to Caulifla and Kale, the prior of whom is about to face off against universe 4's Monna. Caulifla insists that Kale stay out of it to keep it a one on one fight, but it never comes to pass.
At first, I thought that one of Monna's teammates was going to jump into the fray and give us a 2 on 2 match up, but instead, the face off is interrupted by Cabba, who insists that he be the one to deal with this particular opponent. It should be noted that this is more of a tactical decision, as Cabba wants them to continue to recover so that they can fight effectively later on in the tournament. I could see some calling foul, but it does make sense.
At first it seems like Cabba has the upper hand with the power of his super saiyan form, but it isn't long before he's getting knocked around. It's strange, as Monna's fighting style is "turn into a giant ball and roll into him a lot". Either way, Cabba is on the ropes. He even attempts to use the same tactic that was used in the climax of the first "Tremors" movie to no avail.
It gets so bad that he almost gets thrown out of the ring. Were it not for a last second save from Vegeta, he would have been eliminated. Yes, Vegeta saves his pupil. Granted, he follows this by berating Cabba for being weak, but it was still a big moment. Even Champa is amazed and says that he'll find a way to repay the favor because he's honorable. I get the feeling that it was supposed to be played for laughs, but I still liked it.
The following exchange between the two saiyans makes for one of the episode's highlights as Vegeta mentions that he still wants to see the home planet of the universe 6 saiyans, something Cabba brought up back in the initial tournament between universes 6 and 7.
Cabba rightly points out that it's impossible to fulfill the promise, as one of the two universes will be erased, but Vegeta reveals that he plans to win and bring everyone back with the super dragon balls. It really goes to show how far Vegeta has come. He could have just settled on bringing universe 6 back in order to see the saiyans, but he's willing to go beyond that desire and save more people. It's quite heartwarming. Cabba offers to make a similar wish, but Vegeta doesn't really appreciate the sentiment the way others would.
Eventually, though, the fight has to resume and Cabba is still having trouble. Monna makes the mistake of mocking both Vegeta and Cabba's fellow saiyan teammates. He doesn't take kindly to this and powers up, hitting super saiyan 2 in the process. Good for him.
It's enough for him to ultimately win, but it does leave him exhausted. You'd almost think he was fighting at super saiyan 3 (more on that later.)
Much like the robots did with Goku, Frieza takes this opportunity to pounce and challenges Cabba. Frieza sure is fun to watch. His polite but still sinister demeanor never gets old.
When compared to other fights involving Frieza, Cabba got off easy, but he does find himself on the losing end of the fight very quickly. Even his newfound super saiyan 2 power isn't enough to contend with the power of Golden Frieza and he gets eliminated from the tournament in pretty short order.
It's kind of a shame, as I do like the character, but it seems like the tournament wasn't sure what to do with him. This, at least gives him a moment to shine before he gets knocked out. He also achieved his goal of giving Caulifla and Kale enough of a breather to get back into the fight, so mission accomplished there.
Caulifla doesn't hesitate to jump back into things, taking out (though not eliminating) the robots plaguing Goku. Not surprisingly, she has her own agenda, she wants to challenge Goku to another fight.
Meanwhile, Vegeta is about to take on Toppo. It makes for a solid sequel hook, as we have more than a few solid match ups to look forward to for the next episode.
This episode took a step back from action and put more focus on character. It still delivered on the prior, but it also gave the episode the feeling of a breather episode. There was more levity and heart to it that really made it stand out. There was some padding early on in the episode. The most glaring instance being the two omni-kings needing to be told what happens when the tournament ends, but once we got past that initial tedium, the episode was pretty well paced and moved along nicely.
Much like how the Hit vs Jiren fight was a worthy successor to Goku vs. Jiren, I suspect that the Caulifla and Goku relationship is going to shine just as Vegeta's and Cabba's did here. Even better, Goku mentions that he's going to go super saiyan 3. Considering it got snubbed in the Jiren fight, it'll be nice to see it get a chance to shine. Who knows, maybe Goku found a way to counter the burnout, much like Frieza did with the golden form. We might even see Caulifla hit super saiyan 3. Goku did note that it was a distinct possibility before. Could she go super saiyan 4? We'll just have to wait and see I suppose.
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