I don't think his stoic personality is necessarily a problem, although Hit and Jiren are mostly thought of as boring for that. But maybe if at the beginning of the arc we also had brief flashbacks about his backstory and a little more insight into his motivations and what drives him, maybe we could be more sympathetic to him at this stage of the arc (a lot of things were shown just after him have been established as the final boss). He is directly tied to the central conflict of the arc but still feels like a side character or not like the final boss that people imagine, and I think part of that is due to the fact that so much focus has been given to Elec (which is not a problem in its own right, but we could have seen more of Gas too)
Yes, I think I've expressed a few times here that Granolah arc Vegeta is one of my favorite versions of the character (not quite there with Freeza arc Vegeta, but among the best) and I enjoyed almost every moment involving him. His dynamic with Granolah is one of the best parts of this story and I pretty much enjoyed all the stuff involving him and Beerus. Which is why I was disappointed with the way he was used in this chapter, and I hope whatever role he plays at the end of this arc will give us some insight as to his ''answer'' ( also looking forward to see his closure with Granolah, and the direction he's going to take regarding Ultra Ego and its future developments).Cipher wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:03 pm And it contains some of Vegeta’s best moments in either series, which I couldn’t have seen coming from anywhere in Super.
On another topic: For those out off by the UI developments: Did you see a particular path forward with stoic Goku? He hardly talks during the action against Jiren and Moro. For me, the developments here fix that meta issue (dull Goku), while also reinforcing existing themes of the series and character realization/progression. I think the use of a lower form to do so at this point is pretty immaterial in that context, in terms of anything feeling like “backsliding.”
As for Ultra Instinct, I don't mind the idea that Goku, being at his best when he's enjoying a fight and getting caught up in the competition and challenge of it, must find a way to reconcile that with Ultra Instinct to forge his own version of the technique. in order to take the best out of it (since being totally calm and tranquil is the angel's way, as Beerus says at the beginning of this arc). And I also think it would be tricky to have Goku act in a totally opposite way to what he's supposed to be for the rest of the series in tense/climactic moments. But I think the execution was clumsy enough not to convey these things in the best light. We should have had a few lines explaining why this approaching is working now and why it didn't work in Moro arc, with the same form being used, as this conflicts with the nature of the technique. And I also think it's unavoidable to factor the Sign/Omen form into the equation, as its inclusion feels out of place and also clashes with what we've seen in the Moro arc.
In short, I don't mind if that's what they really want to do, but I don't like the way it's being done.