Whis points out that this is their last chance in more ways than one. If Goku burns out as he did the other times he tapped into the power, he won't have anyone to help him, nor will he have enough time to heal.
While the form is able to level the playing field considerably, Goku finds himself having the same problem he had against Kefla; that is that his attacks aren't doing as much damage as they should be. Considering Jiren's already hard enough to hurt, it's a problem to say the least. Even his attempt at using a kamehameha doesn't work, though seeing as it was the same trick he used against Kefla, it makes sense that Jiren was able to come up with a counter-move.
It's enough to make the universe 11 gods think that Goku playing defense won't be enough to win. Vegeta for his part does remind them that all of the saiyans have managed to surpass their limits in the fairly short amount of time since the tournament has begun.
There's no mention of Frieza. He's still out there somewhere, though given the state of the ring, I'm not sure where he could be hiding. I'm not even sure how they determine what's "out of bounds" and what isn't. All that's left is debris. It does give both fighters an excuse to fly, at the very least.
There does still seem to be a ring, as Jiren is almost able to knock Goku out of it by pummeling him repeatedly from above. It looks like Goku's goose is cooked as Jiren's attacks are too fast for him to use instant transmission and the ground is crumbling beneath him from the power of Jiren's attacks.
True to form, this is where Goku truly masters the power and is able to start landing powerful hits against the once seemingly invincible opponent.
Oddly enough, this was where the fight really started getting good (at least in my opinion). What we saw before wasn't bad, but the first showdown set a rather high bar. While it's fast (really fast, in fact, so fast that they don't even bother animating large chunks of it) and fairly even, it didn't have quite as much oomph as the first battle. Maybe it's because a lot of the shine has come off the Jiren apple or maybe the aforementioned animation short cut, I don't know.
It was both surprising and satisfying to see how much the tables had turned. Goku was able to send Jiren flying just as easily as he had to his opponents in earlier matches.
Jiren isn't taking it lying down, but it marks the first time that we've seen him on the losing end of a fight.
It really shows you why the gods were so awestruck when they first thought that a mortal had achieved ultra instinct. Of course, now Beerus is giddy over the idea. It stands in contrast to his first reaction where he seemed either scared or annoyed. Even Jiren smirks when he sees what Goku can do. It took a while, but it seems like Jiren's emotional shell is starting to crack.
All in all, this episode was solid. It didn't advance the plot much, but it gave us a fairly impressive opening to the final showdown between Goku and Jiren. It didn't have the wow factor that their first match up did, but it wasn't underwhelming by any stretch. Hopefully, the next episode can up things even further as the promo promises that both fighters will be breaking their limits...again in order to win the tournament.
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