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Alex Ptak (Quorators) and the lads check their power levels and slap each other silly as they cover the finale of the Frieza arc of Akira Toriyama’s seminal 90’s anime: Dragon Ball Z. Topics include the complex logistics of wishes, the gorgeous design of the characters, and the eternal popularity of a ripped protagonist who can eat and eat and eat and never, EVER get full.

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

Dragon Ball Z. Toei Animation. Created by Akira Toriyama.

S3, Ep 80: “Transformed at Last”

S3, Ep 81: “Explosion of Anger”

S3, Ep 82: “Namek’s Destruction?”

S3, Ep 83: “A Final Attack”

S3, Ep 84: “Approaching Destruction”

S3, Ep 85: “Gohan’s Return”

S3, Ep 86: “The Last Wish”

S3, Ep 87: “Duel on a Vanishing Planet”

S3, Ep 88: “Pathos of Frieza”

S3, Ep 89: “Frieza Defeated!!”

S3, Ep 90: “Mighty Blast of Rage”

“Finding Ourselves in Dragon Ball” by Bradford William Davis. Slate. March 13th, 2024.

“In Celebration of Goku, A Latino Icon” by JP Brammer. Los Angeles Times. August 10th, 2023.

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Fatt Mox

I literally pogged when I saw the notification

Mira McDonald

Oh no I can't possibly listen to another episode of TWOAPW I'm too full

S-lappin

Was not in the age range to watch DBZ dubbed, but have got into it after toriyama's passing, via reading the manga, so hearing how different the experience of watching it is.

Dergon

Me, seeing all these notifications lately: "Whose lads are these coming down?"

Josephine

Much like goku I did indeed transform my gender. And now I can never be full no matter how much I eat, I couldn't possibly eat another bite. WHY HAS GOD CURSED ME SO I CANNOT BE SAITATED AHHHHH!

Henry

Such a fun ep., Alex is great

synthmage

Ah shit, now I've gotta watch DBZ again.

synthmage

OH GOD Mister Popo is SO much worse than I remembered! WTF!

Maladapted

The ad this week is a masterpiece

Skrank Morley

Who knew that Frieza would point us towards the path of enlightenment and escape from samsara

Crust Punx

Thank you my week has been the worst of all possible regular weeks. This made it better

Jimmy McMillan

I believe when Vegeta starts to become a good guy, Goku turns evil. Suddenly he's like, " I'm a Saiyan. It's in my nature to abandon my family and seek out fights that will put everyone in danger." He never had that excuse before he met Vegeta. In Dragonball Super, Vegeta just hangs out and protects his family while Goku endangers trillions of lives starting an interdimensional fighting competition. Dying and getting wished back so many times and also wishing his friends back, has left Goku with no regard for life

Ghostly

The commercial made me cry lol

Ghostly

Also im so full

ChigBungus

Was so hyped to see a Quorators : WoAPW crossover. More of that please 👌 Also everyone go listen to Quorators - I have it on good authority it’s the number 1 Quora based podcast.

Lain of the Wired

that midpoint skit was really nice i was having a bad day and it made me smile ^w^

J

I feel like DBZ repeatedly encounters and fails to overcome a common problem with literary depictions of glorious combat: telling people how the fighting is going or even drawing it just doesn't convince audiences nearly as well as movement. So the anime has the advantage of actually allowing that movement. Not only is the anime hamstrung by the written story and its endless power-scaling as a shortcut to this dilemma but it also needs endless filler to avoid overtaking the manga, as well as suffering from ambitions that exceed their budget.

Jessie W

You guys should do an episode on the juggernaut that was power rangers, because a show that we frankensteined out of up to three other shows and original footage and made a billion dollars on is the most American shit ever

J

Digging into the lore, the universe DBZ takes place in is literally ranked second to last for quality of life thanks to how badly their gods manage their job. Goku is basically their janitor at this point

TalkGibberish

my only real dbz experience (outside of general anime osmosis) is the abridged series. Recently they did a commentary reaction series where they go through the whole thing, and it was really entertaining. seeing them develop and refine from (dated) jokes to actually telling their own version of the story

Gorbant

This episode made me wonder just how much DBZ is subconsciously embedded in the narratives of millenial writers. We all watched it or had schoolyard friends who did. Looking back on some of the serialized radio dramas I co-wrote in college, there was definitely some of the over-the-top style of recaps that probably came from there. Is Akira Tuesdayama actually responsible for the superhero movie 2010s?

Alex Anderson

At Golden Corral! When you’re here, you’re… corral!

David Kawabata

Listening to this while riding the 山陰本線 from 米子 to 鳥取. Somewhat out of place as Tottori pref is more known for Gゲゲゲの鬼太郎 creator Mizuki Shigeru and コナン stuff. Anyhow without Dragonball and One Piece lower middle class Donki shopping 20 somethings would have no culture. RIP Toriyama.

Adam

This episode made me subscribe to the patreon

Dergon

It's a pretty good life choice to make

Noblese Oblahaj

I really want to see y'all watch Dragon Ball Z abridged

TalkGibberish

I think AJ made a reference to it. the creators recently did a rewatch/commentary of the series which is a good watch if you grew up with it.

J

The way football kept cutting Saturday morning cartoons short is what seeded in me an undying hatred of football to this day

Brendan Hinman

The mention of Achilles was so well delivered, and so insightful, that I laughed hard enough that my wife yelled for an explanation. But really, what are a string of appellations than a form of power level? Fleet footed man killer is the over 9000 of the day