Many Dragon Ball fans have taken exception to the series’ slow tendency to become “The Goku and Vegeta Show.” While it makes sense for a series about power to focus on its two most powerful characters, this is a universe that has literally invested hundreds of episodes on a wide and eclectic cast of warriors. Spreading the wealth wouldn’t exactly be the worst thing. “I’m Here Too!” not only functions as a successful Goku/Vegeta installment, but it’s also just a lot of fun. It additionally feels like progress is being made this week and that there’s greater weight behind this episode. This is useful after the lighter collection of episodes that have come following the defeat of Beerus. I sort of love the idea that this one reunites Goku and Vegeta together after Vegeta has been getting intensive training for half a year and Goku has basically just been the victim of spousal abuse and become a grandfather. There’s a lot riding on that reunion. Is Vegeta now capable of reaching the heights of a Super Saiyan God? Can he go even higher? Is Goku now hopelessly outmatched? So it’s all too beautiful that this test of strength between the two of them comes in the form of doing Beerus’ chores and housework. This episode could have been called “New Job Cycle! Goku and Vegeta Join an Intergalactic TaskRabbit!!” and it’d still be appropriate. All of this material acts as a fond reminder of Goku’s initial training with Master Roshi and King Kai. Both of them also found ways of training Goku without it seeming like training. Besides, at the end of the day isn’t seeing something creative—albeit silly—still more interesting than just another flurry of fists and sparring match? This episode does still finds ways to illustrate how far along Vegeta has come in his training too, even if it’s being put to the most impractical of uses here. Goku’s presence also makes Vegeta all the hungrier to push himself to the limit here. Later on, Vegeta’s the one still jumping through Whis’ hoops while Goku is off taking a nap. “I’m Here Too!” is a strong, exciting episode of Dragon Ball Super that makes the most out of focusing on Goku and Vegeta’s longstanding rivalry and their quests to be stronger. This training saga only leads to more exciting stuff down the road, so this is a nice little pocket of episodes that the series is about to get into. This entry also does its best impression of Marvel movie post-credit sequences with a collection of teases offered up at the end of the episode. The first features Sorbet, an alien warrior with an army who are all in very familiar armor. The crew are searching the universe in the hopes of resurrecting their long-fallen leader—you guessed it—Frieza. However, the more interesting scene is the one that follows, where a fatter version of Beerus is traveling alongside a female version of Whis. This is Champa and Vados, and with them comes the fascinating concept of the multiverse that Dragon Ball Super begins to play around with. Now, who’s curious about all of the misadventures and moments of understanding that Vegeta and the Oracle Fish shared while on Beerus’ planet together?
