Sadly, even this isn't enough, as Goku still has a definite edge. His reflexes are too quick and even the fused saiyan can't seem to land a hit against her opponent in his new form. I would think that the best strategy here would be to stall for time and wait for the energy to burn out, but at no point does Kefla consider this. I don't know if it's due to saiyan honor code or her lust for battle and/or her frustration with being on the losing end of the fight overpowering any sense of tactics, but in either case, the issue goes unmentioned.
While we do get a longer look at the impressive benefits of ultra instinct, we also see some other notable drawbacks. Goku's reflexes are amazing, but he's not untouchable. Two of Kefla's blasts during her final all out attack do graze his hair and arm respectively. One could chalk this up to Goku not having mastered the form yet, but it's too soon to tell.
On top of that, while the form is great for defense, it hinders offensive combat. Kefla notes that while Goku is landing solid hits, they aren't doing as much damage as they should. Whis later explains that this is due to fighters putting thought and focus into how they're going to attack. As a result, it is difficult to combine with ultra instinct, which relies on the mind shutting down in order to let the body act at its peak potential. It's possible, just very difficult.
Weaknesses aside, Goku is able to knock Kefla out of the ring with a point blank kamehameha. In doing so, he destroys their potarra earrings, putting Kale and Caulifla in the stands as individuals. It's sad to see them knocked out, but they did get to go out in a blaze of glory, as they put up a very impressive fight. The fact that it took Goku's newest form to eliminate them also shows how formidable they really were.
This really doesn't bode well for universe 6, though, who is now down to just the two Namekians who are currently fighting Gohan and Piccolo. It's hard to believe, as it doesn't seem like it was that long ago when they were neck and neck with universe 7 for having the most remaining fighters, but they have lost 4 in fairly rapid succession. We could be seeing another universe get erased in the weeks to come.
Where the last episode was able to touch on other match ups while keeping the focus on Goku and Kefla, this one basically abandons the prior in favor of the latter. The fight is a blast to watch, so I can't say it's a bad thing, though it is strange how quickly every other fight in the tournament comes to a complete halt in order to watch two other fighters.
All in all, this was an exciting conclusion to the Kefla confrontation. It was fast, exciting, and had several memorable highlights. There wasn't much in the way of plot progression beyond a little more info on Ultra instinct. Vegeta vows to master the power before Goku, said power piques Jiren's interest enough to stir him from his meditative state, and Frieza reiterates that he plans to continue using Goku to achieve his goals. Beyond that it was a big power up sequence and a big fight. This is "Dragon Ball" so that is one of the main draws of the franchise, you can't say it doesn't give the viewers what they want.
Next week, the androids face off against the fighters from universe 2 while Goku goes back into respite mode. I'm looking forward to it after seeing these fighters sidelined for what feels like quite a while. It should be a good match up.
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