Dragon Ball Super 124 focused on Frieza, who finds that Justice Warrior Dyspo has more concerning tricks up his sleeve than expected.
The episode picks up with Goku and Vegeta hammering Jiren, finally seeming to be a match for the justice warrior as they slam him with a Kamehameha and Final Flash. When the smoke clears, however, Jiren walks out unscathed, returning to the fight as he comments on their full power. Frieza, meanwhile, continues to deal with Dsypo, saying that while Dyspo is fast, his movements are too linear and predictable. Annoyed, Dyspo begins peppering Frieza with attacks, finally capturing him in an energy ring. His follow-up is countered when Frieza whips around and grabs him with his tail, and Frieza offers him a deal: work together to eliminate Universe 7, then wish Frieza back to life after they are erased. The enrages the rest of Universe 7, and Dyspo counters immediately that he would never take a deal from such a villain, leading to Frieza transforming. Though initially taking Dyspo down a peg, Frieza is overwhelmed when Dyspo reveals his ultimate final move, again outclassing Frieza in speed. Noticing Frieza's trouble, Gohan leaves his battle against Toppo to intervene, only to find Dyspo is still able to outclass them. Noticing the necessity of wide space for Dyspo to move, Gohan has Frieza construct a cage of light energy, which will damage anyone it touches. His movements restricted, Dyspo is left with close-quarters combat with Gohan, who is drastically stronger, though he is still somewhat able to make use of his speed. While I'm trying not to spoil what happens in the end of this episode, the title doesn't leave much to the imagination. Suffice it to say Gohan gives an impressive show this week, working with surprisingly good coordination with Frieza, whom he says he will take down if he betrays him after defeating Dyspo. The finale includes a possible homage to the early days of Dragon Ball Z as Gohan takes on Dyspo, continuing the trend of bringing back classic moments both for reference and new use. It's good to see the focus go away from Goku, Vegeta, and Jiren for a bit, especially because there is so little time left in the tournament and there are still a few characters left who could get knocked out. On the same note, the timing continues to feel odd on how long is left in the tournament, with this episode's events apparently taking place in a minute or so. This is no new issue, as fans know the infamous Goku vs. Frieza fight on Namek, where Frieza repeatedly mentioned how long they had before the planet exploded, with the fight seeming to drag on much longer. With more characters getting knocked out, we will not only finish the tournament, which has gone for a good amount of time to get a conclusion, we will get a final battle against Jiren and get some answers to fan theories. One such theory is that the Grand Priest and the Angels are going to be revealed as antagonists, with some evidence from how Universe 9's Angel smiling when his universe was erased. There hasn't been a moment like this since it happened, but attention was given to it and it seemed strange given the expected reaction being some manner of sadness. There is, of course, also the matter of what will happen with Frieza, who has warned from the start that he would probably betray everyone, and has seemed to do so multiple times already. Of course unbeknown to the characters, we have heard Frieza say he wants to become stronger, but it's not as though the characters have forgotten who he is. Everyone has been on edge the whole tournament, with no one trusting Frieza fully and everyone quick to jump to the conclusion his is betraying them finally. Even Goku, who is known for being incredibly merciful and naive, has been wary and shouldn't be hesitant to take down the villain, due to the grave lesson he learned previously. During the Resurrection F movie and arc, Frieza took advantage of Goku's nature to injure him with a sneak attack, and was later able to destroy the planet despite Vegeta taking Goku's place in the fight. Whis, using a shield and time reversal, chided Goku for being careless and letting his guard down, and warned him that if he keeps giving his foes the same courtesy he expects from them, he risks losing everything. Given this, it would make sense that even if Frieza tries to betray them at the last second, Goku will be paying enough attention that Frieza won't succeed. To continue a previous hope, however, and given Vegeta's "limit breaker" form, it would be great to give him the chance to take the evil emperor down, especially considering their past. Having been enslaved and used by Frieza, the being who eradicated the Saiyans, Vegeta has had a major grudge since the series began. Back when they fought on Namek, Vegeta's inability to reach Super Saiyan led to his a powerful scene where he begged Goku, crying, to defeat Frieza for their people, before Frieza killed him. Goku was the one to defeat Frieza here after becoming a Super Saiyan, but Frieza returned as a cyborg, only to be swiftly dispatched by Trunks. During Resurrection F, it seemed fans would get their wish when Vegeta became Super Saiyan Blue and dominated Frieza, only for Whis' lesson to cause Goku to swoop in and finish him off. With Goku having reached Ultra Instinct twice and he and Jiren constantly pumped up as the big two, it would be great to see them face off in the end, then give Vegeta the spotlight with his limit breaker against Frieza. Though I'm still more a fan of Goku, Vegeta has had drastically more character development over the course of the series, and giving him a time to shine, in which he defeats Frieza, no less, would be incredibly satisfying.
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