So believe it or not, this actually makes for a fun conclusion to the Superhuman Water on Planet Pot-au-feu arc! No, this is not Copy-Daniel and the Komeson has absorbed the real version of me in order to write a positive review of this filler arc. This final installment on Pot-au-feu happens to hit all the right notes and somewhat justify this saga. Just don’t let that mean that the show will ever return to this place.

There’s actually a lot to enjoy in this episode, whether it’s the satisfying fight between Goku and Copy-Vegeta or some of the entry’s beautiful comedic moments (like the circumstances that require Vegeta to suck on a pacifier for the better part of the episode). “Goku vs. The Duplicate Vegeta!” manages to clean up many of the problems that are present in the previous two entries, which results in this one ending on a high note. Or perhaps it’s because the previous two entries lower the bar so much that this installment just seems a lot better by comparison.

I brought up before that these three episodes would be a lot stronger if they were condensed into a solo entry and I still think that’s the case. However, such a decision would also mean that a lot of the highlights of this episode would have to go as a result and that would be a shame. All of this ultimately doesn’t matter though because the only thing in “Goku vs. The Duplicate Vegeta!” that anyone really wants to talk about are its final thirty seconds which bring motherfucking Future Trunks back into the mix!!

There’s not a whole lot to say on the matter besides “Oh my God, Future Trunks is back on Dragon Ball,” but that in itself still holds a strange amount of weight. Future Trunks’ debut marks such a strong, exciting time for Dragon Ball Z and so it’s only appropriate that he can return and rejuvenate Dragon Ball Super. Some fans have been critical over the ways in which this “new” Dragon Ball series has bowed down to nostalgia like so many other recent sequels and reboots. For a show like this that’s mere existence came as such an unnecessary surprise in the first place, this sort of behavior doesn’t seem unusual. Regardless of where you might stand on the issue of how Dragon Ball Super indulges in fan service, it’s hard to imagine anyone taking exception with the return of Future Trunks.