Before the actual fighting, there’s a lot of talking about the fighting. The two go back and forth about how they’re finally ready to show off their “true power” to one another. So just if it was still unclear, these two are now officially allowed to kill each other. Frieza wants everyone to be properly prepared for his glorious transformation. Now that you’re sitting down, the show can begin. As silly as all of this boasting may be, the choral chanting that accompanies Frieza’s transformation is pretty damn awesome. The scene carries on like this is the second coming of Christ and the weighty music choice only further invites the comparison. It’s undeniably a powerful moment in the series.

The glimpses of these two powerhouses trying to pulverize each other are pretty satisfying. It’s a fun show not just for the audience, but also the people involved, as Goku and Frieza are both quick to point out how impressed they are with each other’s progress. It’s sort of sweet in a weird way. These two bitter enemies are thanking the other one for upping their game so much so that this battle can actually be interesting. That’s our Dragon Ball.

Beerus and Whis also finally end up back on Earth this week, and yes, that deluxe strawberry sundae does get sufficiently devoured. It’s certainly nice to have all of these characters back in one location, but on Beerus and Whis’ way to Earth, they end up encountering an interesting distraction. With Beerus and Whis being the God of Destruction and Angel of Universe 7, such a fact would obviously indicate that there must be other universes out there, too. Champa and Vados are Universe 6’s representatives and Beerus and Whis happen to run into them while flying through space. This interstellar detour definitely takes some momentum away from Goku and Frieza’s battle, but it’s worth it.

Champa and Vados are about to become a big deal in the show’s next arc, so the series’ decision to tease them a little early is a smart move. Beerus might be more concerned about the grand cuisine of Universe 7, but it appears that the bizarro versions of Beerus and Whis are in fact well on their way to collecting the Super Dragon Balls, which certainly can’t be good news. Those things are mighty powerful, which is something that everyone is going to learn soon enough. For the time being, it’s still more than enough of a reason to be suspicious of these figureheads from Universe 6.

As Goku and Frieza continue their fight, Beerus and Whis observe that not only is Frieza a lot stronger than they expected, but that Goku isn’t doing that good of a job against him, even with the help of his new Super Saiyan Blue form. That being said, don’t expect them to step in and actually lend a hand now that they’re back on Earth. No, this one is strictly between Goku and Frieza at this point. There’s history. Frieza also can’t stop running his mouth over how much he truly hates Goku and how long he’s been thinking about this revenge. The guy has issues. If Frieza happens to get out of this one alive, I’d think that his therapy sessions would last more episodes than his battle on Namek.