Episode Four:
How Dare You!
It appears that as we begin, Goku has his sights set on the top of Korin's tower. The goal is within reach! It's been a long, hard journey, but anything is better than hanging out with Oopa.
Goku arrives to find the place to be empty. There's a bed and some jugs of water, but somehow Goku, unlike myself, doesn't assume that this is the spirit water and start chugging like a frat boy at a kegger. He just looks into his reflection, which eventually shows Bloomers cooking some food back at the Kami House.
The next image he sees is of Mighty Morphin Power Chi-Chi in full helmet and gear. Sometimes I'd wished she'd kept this outfit through the hole series instead of borrowing fashion tips from Tao.
In the third and final jug, Goku sees not a glimpse of his friends but is, instead, attacked by the Human Centipede. I'm assuming that ALL of this has to be filler, because it makes absolutely no sense and reeks of :toei
For some reason, the Human Centipede just vanishes, and Goku is left alone. A voice calls to him, telling him to come up to the next level.
Goku obliges, and after a brief seach, comes face to face with Korin at last. For those who don't know, Korin is a small, pudgy, potato-faced creature who appears to have a face born of fetal-alcohol syndrom. In fact, if you added a pair of pigtails and a holier than though attitude regarding Climate Change, this guy is a dead ringer for Swedish Bulldog Greta Thunburg.
Goku, much like the rest of us, is not impressed with this hermit slag, but he wants the water so agrees to play by Greta's rules. Goku has to earn his water, of course, because giving away too much water to those who don't need it will cause global warming.
Back on Earth, Tao is having a walk through town when a sniper tries to take him out. Tao deflects the bullet with his shoe, flipping it over his own head without bothering to look. No jokes here, tao is badass. In the meantime, he decides to have himself a nice bath at the hotel, and I can't help but notice that, as he lets his hair down and starts to brush it, that he looks a lot like Cher. Mustache and all.
Jumping back to the tower, Greta is reluctant to just hand over the water. Goku has to earn it. No male privilege here. Goku has to get passed Greta in order to drink. Try as he might, Goku isn't fast enough. So a game of (literal) cat and mouse ensues. (Serious note. It's very enjoyable watching a time when characters like Korin were relevant and awesome).
The show takes a few seconds to check in at Kami House. This may be the earliest sign at Roshi's attempt to go No Fap, as he stays outside during a thunderstorm to make his body stronger. He gets struck by lighting, but Roshi is a rock-type pokemon and this has no effect.
Greta reveals that Roshi once climbed the tower and drank from the water. He brings this up because he recognizes Goku's movements as someone who was taught by Roshi, the turtle master. He then reveals it took the old man three years to get the water, much to Goku's chagrin.
