The big revelation that Shenron offers up this week is that this Super Saiyan God isn’t actually a person, but rather a transference of power that’s performed by Saiyans (it’s also a great little dig when Bulma criticizes Vegeta for not being aware of this). The transformation requires five kind-hearted Saiyans siphoning off their energy to another Saiyan that is pure enough to accept the burden of this added power. Any guesses on who they end up selecting? You just know that Vegeta is chewing the inside of his cheek raw as Goku steps up to accept the responsibility here. It’s appreciated to also receive a bit of discussion on whether Vegeta actually qualifies as “kind-hearted” at this point, since it seems like a pretty natural thing to address.

This information from Shenron doesn’t end up changing that much from what was already assumed. It basically just confirms that there isn’t only one Super Saiyan God and that more are capable of achieving this level given the right ingredients (which basically just feels like the show is winking at you and saying, “Yeah yeah, we know. Vegeta will eventually reach this transformation, too. Calm down.”) Plus, you get that nice added visual of a bunch of Super Saiyans holding hands together as their energy goes kablooey. It makes for more variety then yet another Saiyan simply screaming and pounding his fists until electricity starts to bounce around them. Although it is pretty convenient that this transformation requires six Saiyans—a fairly random number—with that being the exact amount that are left on Earth.

On that note, the six Saiyan issue isn’t exactly so cut and dry. With there only being five Saiyans present, Videl uses this opportunity to drop the bombshell on everyone that she’s pregnant. If you’re familiar with the rest of Dragon Ball’s history, this marks the first “appearance” of Pan (although it’s good to know there’d be a Gomen to play along with Gohan and Goten if it were a boy) and it brings some levity to the dire situation at hand. As the Saiyans collectively troubleshoot with their Super Saiyan God rain dance, Beerus’ impatience over how long this is taking begins to show. He’s still not past blowing up the planet if these guys end up wasting too much of his time. It’s a nice balance of extremes between Beerus screaming about destruction and Krillin congratulating Goku on becoming a grandfather.

Preconceived Pan might feel like a little bit of a cop-out as qualifying for the sixth Saiyan that’s needed here, but it sees Videl getting to save the day and becoming involved and how often does that happen? Remember when Videl was introduced and she was actually a decent fighter? A lot sure has changed. Then again, you could say the same thing about Gohan, too.

While it feels great to be at this point in the narrative, I’m still not sure if ultimately an entire episode was needed for Goku and company to stand in a circle holding hands waiting for their power to rise. It’s no doubt a powerful sequence, but one that feels entirely beholden to the schedule of stretching a two-hour movie into fourteen episodes of television. The whole Super Saiyan God procedure might take longer than needed, but at least it’s achieved by the end of the episode (and does look pretty damn cool). Plus, all of the Shenron material acts as a healthy, humorous counterpoint to the transformation fodder. Seriously, more flummoxed Shenron is needed immediately. A filler episode that puts Shenron and Beerus in some buddy-comedy scenario would be one of the greatest things ever (Maybe Bulma uses the Dragon Balls to wish that the two of them need to be roommates? Spring Breakers?).