DBZ Rewatch

[Captain Cadaver]

I guess that could make sense when considering the limited knowledge of some characters such as Piccolo not learning Vegeta had achieved SS2 until he fought Boo or both of the kids' powers coming as a new revelation to Gohan and Vegeta. Still, post-Boo material such as everyone sensing Tarble's arrival does throw a wrench into things, so whether or not that was the case or just the first step of Toriyama becoming inconsistent with how he portrayed Ki sensing seems up for debate. You could play the card of post-Boo material tending to be inconsistent in general though, which is an undeniable truth (unless Kuririn really is >> PSSB tier ).

 

[Papasmurf]

Ki sensing clearly isn't very consistent. Kuririn was displayed as a ki sensing expert of sorts when he got a feel on Cell's hidden power from him doing a light kick, yet he couldn't feel Super Boo's initial ki which was immediately felt across dimensions for Galu and .

Another example would be Roshi and Yamcha not even being aware of Vegeta's huge SSJ2 ki disappearing, or Fat Boo's even larger ki for whatever reason. It appears AT stopped thinking in numbers after he stopped using Scouters to display character strengths and just wrote ki sensing in the same vague way it was depicted in Part 1 and the early Saiyan arc portions.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episode 241 - It's impressive that, despite lacking enough intelligence to know what "uncomely" means, Boo knows exactly what knob to turn in order to accelerate the cake production. I guess his instincts really are attuned to food.
Kibit tries to zoom in on Shin's Ki only to find a dead deer before finding his master. Toei certainly aren't doing any favours to the duo's competency, unless this was the Legendary Super Deer God. 2 The two also have a conversation nearly identical to what they'll have about Gohan in the next episode on the Kaioshinkai, which seems like a redundant addition.
It does seem strange that not one member of the main cast brings up how it's odd that, in assuming Gohan is dead, they still can't sense his Ki after reviving all those killed. They could assume he died just after the wish was made, but believing Gohan to have lasted so long despite what Vegeta said brings his whole statement into question. It would've made a lot more sense for Videl to be the one distraught whereas everyone else has an optimistic view of it.

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Episode 242 - The Z-Sword plot line is a very typical power up to the point Gohan even points out how similar it is to stories of folklore, which makes it apparent why Toriyama used it as a red herring. This seems to be another parallel to the Cell Arc in a way with Gohan being taken to a new realm outside of the mortal realm to receive a new power up, a similarity that may have influenced Toriyama further in deciding Gohan wasn't cut out for the protagonist role. It's worth noting that the clothes Kibit provides Gohan include the earrings, which makes you wonder if he unintentionally created and then erased a set of Potara earrings. Probably not for the anime when Kibitoshin and Elder Kaioshin are consistently shown without Potara in GT, though Super switches back to them wearing them as of the Universe 6 Arc (likely out of forgetfulness) so who knows.
It's worth noting how the Tenkaichi Budokai no longer registers the participants' addresses unlike in the past. This makes sense when considering some changes would obviously have to be put in place after a serial killing demon started using the Budokai roster as a checklist for targets.
Moving onto something that isn't consistent though, we have Popo putting up a fight against SSJ Goten/Trunks. I guess he made use of the Rosat and mastered Toei Ultra Instinct. 2
Goku's comments about the casualties below being necessary does show him as being pragmatic, though there is a flaw in his reasoning as those who were killed by Vegeta, Cell or by Piccolo Daimao certainly wouldn't be brought back (as he didn't seem to be factoring in the Namekian Dragon Balls). It is an understandable oversight though, considering the deaths would be minuscule compared to if they couldn't stop Boo.

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Episode 243 - The episode adds one of the few good character moments of Goten and Present Trunks with how they're critical of Goku not helping out Vegeta and Trunks, being pessimistic of his abilities in general. This makes sense when considering they've only heard second-hand accounts of him and it creates a distinct difference between the present and future Trunks' initial perceptions of Goku.
The city of which's inhabitants Boo turns into chocolate in this episode is named Policious City by one of Mr. Satan's students. It doesn't hold much relevance, but it's a bit of trivia worth pointing out for locations in the series.

 

[Papasmurf]

Moving onto something that isn't consistent though, we have Popo putting up a fight against SSJ Goten/Trunks. I guess he made use of the Rosat and mastered Toei Ultra Instinct. 2

Negative. We'd have gotten albino Popo if that were the case. 2

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Or maybe he can use UI in his SSB Kai Blue form.

 

[Papasmurf]

Sounds like Popo Donovanated the great Manly Roshi to gain the secret to his pseudo-Ultra Instinct

 

[SIAD]

So:

Goku / Majin Vegeta SSJ2> Kid Gohan SSJ2 (Enraged)> Kid Gohan SSJ2> Vegeta SSJ2 (Pre Majin) >> Dabura (FP)> Gohan SSJ2 (Vs Dabura)> = Dabura (Suppressed against Gohan)> SPC ~ Gohan SSJ2 ( Vs Kibito) confirmed?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Goku / Majin Vegeta SSJ2> Kid Gohan SSJ2 (Enraged)> Kid Gohan SSJ2> Vegeta SSJ2 (Pre Majin) >> Dabura (FP)> Gohan SSJ2 (Vs Dabura)> = Dabura (Suppressed against Gohan)> SPC ~ Gohan SSJ2 ( Vs Kibito) confirmed?

At least for the anime, yes. The gap between FP Dabura and Pre-Majin Vegeta could be smaller anime-wise too, considering Vegeta wasn't aware of Dabura's full power there and Dabura believed his Ki volley alone would be enough to defeat someone who effortlessly beat Gohan prior.

 

[SIAD]

Goku / Majin Vegeta SSJ2> Kid Gohan SSJ2 (Enraged)> Kid Gohan SSJ2> Vegeta SSJ2 (Pre Majin) >> Dabura (FP)> Gohan SSJ2 (Vs Dabura)> = Dabura (Suppressed against Gohan)> SPC ~ Gohan SSJ2 ( Vs Kibito) confirmed?

At least for the anime, yes. The gap between FP Dabura and Pre-Majin Vegeta could be smaller anime-wise too, considering Vegeta wasn't aware of Dabura's full power there and Dabura believed his Ki volley alone would be enough to defeat someone who effortlessly beat Gohan prior.

And in Manga Gohan it was SSJ2 against Dabura? And Dabura is> SPC in Manga too?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

That's what I'd personally believe, but it's far more up to debate manga-wise due to things such as the art that leave that question without a definite answer.

 

[SIAD]

Shouki's loss means loss of power because he lost courage?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Shouki is right-mindedness/mental stability. Yuuki is courage.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episode 244 - It's good that Toriyama included such a minor character as Idasa's mother as someone to drive the plot along in her telling Babidi where Trunks lived, making the early elements of the arc feel far more involved despite the change in focus. Despite some people saying the Boo Arc has a problem in shifting gears too much, I wouldn't say that's the case when a lot of the plot events of each section of it are more tightly woven and interconnected than things such as a decent portion of the Red Ribbon Army Arc or the Ginyu Tokusentai in the Freeza Arc.
There is the question of why Goku didn't use Shunkan Ido to get to Capsule Corporation, though it makes sense considering he had difficulty sensing Bulma's Ki and is far less familiar with those of her parents.
Babidi is surprised at Boo showing some surprising common sense in realising Babidi would just get killed if he went along with his threat of sealing Boo away, showing Boo still has enough intelligence to learn from his experiences after having seen Babidi bisected when Boo went to heal him. This aspect of Boo learning from what he'd seen despite his initial portrayal could have been used to great effect in making him stand out from a lot of other villains in the series who tend to stay static during their tenure as a main villain. Whilst most of that potential wasn't delivered later, at least there was his friendship with Satan.

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Episode 245 - So, it seems pretty evident that Super Saiyan 3 is something Toriyama just came up with at the moment when it had no foreshadowing beforehand. Still, later events with Goku's rationale of wanting to prepare the next generation for Boo or future threats and the time drain SS3 would cause makes it understandable why he'd hide it, so it's not really a bad contrivance, though a contrivance nonetheless. It does make sense from a narrative standpoint for Toriyama to reveal such a thing when considering Goku's results from a higher level of training and meeting with various dead martial artists over 7 years only being SS2 (which Vegeta's gravity training had already achieved) and a technique he couldn't use himself would seem underwhelming. As for the power up scene, this is something that works better in the dub due to the choice in music making it stand out more and Schemmel's screaming ability being better than Nozawa's. During the power up, Tenshinhan makes a comment on how it's amazing he can sense Goku's Ki so clearly from such a distance away. This makes sense when considering previous examples of Ki sensing usually required being in some proximity to sense them effectively such as Goku only sensing Raditz when he was in range of Kame House or Yamucha only making note of how overwhelmingly strong Freeza was when he was close to landing, thus alleviating my criticism of Goku struggling to sense Yamucha or Roshi prior somewhat. On the subject of sensing, Goku being sensed from the Kaioshinkai provides an additional layer to the size of his Ki that would be used as a benchmark for such feats later.
It seems strange Goku would refer to Boo's Ki volley as being Vegeta's technique in specific. Sure, Vegeta tends to use Kikoha volleys more so than a lot of other characters, but they're far from exclusive to him and characters such as Piccolo have shown the ability to use such a move in far more complex and interesting ways such as the Makuhoidan.
There is a noticeable moment of lazy animation in the fight though during the scene where Goku grabs Boo's antenna and uses him as a punching bag as you can see Goku's fist never makes contact with Boo's head during it. It's not a big deal and in-universe, you could say the impact of Goku's force or kiai were knocking Boo back, but it's certainly a flaw from an animation perspective. On the opposite end of things, the pastel colouring during the last shots of the episode are brilliant choices and really do show one of the main aspects in which modern computer generated animation can't compete with older hand-drawn cells, being the different tones and shades used for colouring and light composition.

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Episode 246 - Continuing the comments about Boo's ability to pick up on techniques, it seems odd Goku would be surprised Boo could copy the Kamehame-Ha instantly, particularly when it was still amateurish enough Goku could still smack it away. Tenshinhan had shown the ability to copy the technique and even cited it as very basic and Kuririn managed to use a decent version of it on his first try against Chaozu, so the most vanilla of signature Ki techniques being copied like this really shouldn't be that commendable. Now, if it had been one of the more complex variants such as the bending Kamehame-Ha or the double version Goku used underwater against Freeza, I could understand, but there's nothing here that really strikes as Boo "making it his own" beyond the colour the anime provides it.
Having Trunks struggle to find the radar works in extending the time of the Goku VS Boo fight in a reasonable way rather than slowing down the pace unnecessarily. I prefer how the manga better portrayed how draining SS3 is by how short the fight was, though this was a decent route to go down when it came for doing what the anime usually does by dragging a fight out without it requiring constant stalling. It also provides an additional role for Videl to play rather than her essentially being a background character from hereon beyond one moment later on.
Gohan further expands on his previous comment by saying SS3 Goku can not only be sensed from the Kaioshinkai, but so clearly that it's as though he's right next to them. This provides the idea that it isn't just the size of a SS3 Ki that's worth noting, but it's nature. Such a statement adds to the idea this is a form incapable of being attained in the mortal realm, considering both Goku and Gotenks achieved it through means beyond Earthly training and even a Future Trunks dissatisfied with SS2's power in Super found his answer in a form that was essentially just a powered-up SS2.
Goku being able to reason with Boo shows more of how Boo was different from the other villains in that he was still someone that could be changed with the right experiences and appealed to if not controlled. Boo then managing to trick Babidi into getting into a position where he couldn't use magic and being able to kill him further show how Boo's critical thinking abilities were growing from his experiences much like how #17 used what he knew of Gero to his advantage in getting the remote. I'd say Boo's strategy is done better though as we see his accumulation of knowledge in getting to this point beforehand.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episode 247 - It is pretty weird Boo would want a human female to kiss him. Not too much when we'd later see a being that should be asexual like Elder Kaioshin is very attracted to them though. I wonder if this is a trait of Dai Kaioshin's.
Goku's reasoning to teach the Fusion rather than defeat Boo himself makes sense when he's seen a threat that wasn't brought to Earth because of him and it's best to prepare the next generation for any future threats, of which have been shown in both GT and Super to be the case. It does make his reasoning for staying dead at the end of the Cell Arc even more muddled though, considering his concern completely goes against his reason for not being revived, though it's worth noting his involvement in Boo's revival does give him reason to not backtrack on it. It's also worth noting how he acknowledges he shouldn't even be in the living realm and how it influenced his decision not to go for the kill immediately against Boo, with it showing how he's come to view his state of being.

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Episode 248 - The fusion dance is a good method in presenting the idea of needing to be in perfect unity to combine two powers with the comedic tone typical of Toriyama. The anime adds on this with Goku telling Goten he also needs to match his breathing with Trunks. The filler of Goku showing the boys SS3 is good in helping provide better reasoning as to how their fused self would be able to attain the form in so little time.
Meanwhile, Boo makes his house. His method of materialisation does raise the question of was his new set of pyjamas also made out of a human? It'd make the most sense when he needs another lifeform to act as the source of an object he makes. I guess this really does make him a demon in human's skin. He also notes that he got a good sleep after 5 seconds, seeming to imply the exact opposite of his sleeping pattern in Super.

 

[Papasmurf]

Boo later transmutes a boulder or something into a port-a-potty and Good Boo's candy beam was seen producing candy out of rock (albeit, both in filler scenes). I dont think the object being transmuted necessarily needs to be a living one, it's just an easy one-shot method unless the victim is Vegetto.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episode 249 - Enma questioning what's happening on Earth does set a reminder that, despite not entirely bringing things to a galactic level as the influence Freeza had, the Boo Arc does show an increase in the stakes somewhat with it having the greatest death toll out of any arc in the series' original run attributed to a main villain. Not sure if this is an addition of the anime as it doesn't feature in Viz's translation, but Enma also states the Demon Realm and Hell are very similar. Not only does this make sense when considering the link in our world's culture between Hell and demons as well as Akkuman stating he's from Hell (something guidebooks confirm), but it also further supports what I said prior that Vegeta's memories being erased and his soul being reincarnated is what would happen on the middle, limbo-esque plane rather than if he were sent to Hell.
Goku being able to sense Gohan on the Kaioshinkai does raise some questions in regard to the limitations of sensing on other planes, considering the Kaioshinkai is described in world guides as being on a plane outside the DB macroverse and is described as at the edge of it in the anime.
The sub-plot with Boo meeting the blind boy is pretty good in showing Boo can be reasoned with and him learning there are people he can like and spare, showing the potential for complexity in his character. Again, a lot of this is squandered once he splits, but at least the execution of Fat Boo was a breath of fresh air for franchise main villains.

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Episode 250 - Kibit being in awe at Goku lifting a boulder and Gohan cutting it in half seem very inconsistent with...pretty much any strength or destructive feat since the 21st TB. Unless we assume every rock formation on the Kaioshinkai is far denser than on Earth, this is a bad addition on Toei's part. It's worth noting that Gohan refers to the improvements of his power in general here rather than just arm strength as in some translations, so it could be that this is indeed the correct translation. As for the Z-Sword breaking, this was a step in the right direction when it seemed like such a typical power up of being the first to endure a legendary feat that we've seen so many times in the series now.
With the appearance of Elder Kaioshin, it's worth noting that his statement about the one who sealed him away has him state they weren't as bad as Boo after referring to them as both strong and bad, thus not being a power statement. Young Beerus < Fat Boo therefore isn't the case, though it does irk me Toriyama retconned Beerus into this and his reasoning for sealing Elder Kaioshin regardless. Goku's comments about drawing someone beyond their limits being common makes a lot of sense with how "limits" have been proven time and again to be a pointless phrase in DB when the effects of the Choshinsui, potential unlocking, Rosat training, etc. have been shown to be surpassed. Him also being able to analyse that Elder Kaioshin is just like Roshi is a good moment in showing Goku's critical thinking as is him being willing to use Videl or Bulma for the bargain in showing his pragmatism in putting the fate of the universe before morals, as well as possibly tying back to him remembering the things Bulma did for Dragon Balls on their first adventure.
The filler of the support cast playing cards does a decent job showing their down time, particularly #18 helping Kuririn out in the card game.
The ritual then begins and, as it's a good a time as any, I might as well go into my thoughts on it now. In premise, it's a good idea with the huge length of time it takes for the person receiving the power up to endure as we have yet to see a character amongst the main cast have the mental fortitude to stay still and conscious for 25+ hours. The execution, however, causes it to be one of the cheapest power ups in the series as we never get a chance to see the struggle of such a feat from Gohan nor get any indication on his several slips in concentration affecting the ritual.

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Episode 251 - Onto the other main power up of the arc, Fusion continues to be shown as what the ritual should have been with the slightest error resulting in complete failure. Onto the successful Gotenks and it's worth talking about his character. A lot of people hate how cocky and comedic he is, though I'd say his personality helps him stand out as one of the highlights of the arc. He's in many ways a deconstruction and parody of Toriyama's own writing tropes such as the power ups that save the day or how obvious and linear the foreshadowing for how a main villain will be defeated can be, all in the package of someone who acts their age in being overly confident with the incredible power they've been handed. This is something that makes Gotenks work as a character and show the eventual idea that just because you have incredible power doesn't mean you're fit to be the hero.
The filler fight of Gotenks VS Boo is good in building off a part of the manga we didn't see and would make for a natural addition to the anime. That's not to say the manga version doesn't work as skipping over the fight as a gag works tonally unlike something such as Trunks The Story skipping over Trunks fighting #17 and #18, but it was indeed a good opportunity for the anime to capitalise on.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episodes 252 and 253 - The scene in the first episode with Goten and Trunks does raise a pretty big problem in why would the group bother nursing the boys with swabs when Dende can just heal them instantly? Also, when Piccolo restores their clothes, it seems to heal their wounds with the marks gone and Trunks' eye appearing normal.
Mr. Satan befriending Boo is one of the best parts of the arc. Along with this method of turning a villain into a good person not being one the series has explored and capitalising well on Boo's characterisation as lacking in social intelligence and being impressionable, it being done by someone who was up to that point a gag character was a good choice in elevating him to actually having plot relevance in a manner that's both believable and consistent. The inclusion of the dog Bee helps in this as well with how it causes not only Boo to change, but for Mr. Satan to as well with his friendship for Boo becoming something real when seeing this other side of him. In that respect, Fat Boo is essentially a better executed version of #17 and #18's main character arc in the Cell Arc. The book that Mr. Satan reads Boo is "A Dog of Flanders", an apt choice when the titular dog is also found in an injured state and is a novel popular enough in Japan (having even had two anime adaptions in 1975 and 1992-93) the those reading/watching the manga/anime at the time would be able to make the connection. This is another real world reference in DB that further calls into question some things about its version of Earth.
SSJ Gotenks' speed feat is pretty impressive in conveying the level he's at, considering flight speed has been shown to be far less than that of combat speed.
When the gunman and his older acquaintance are introduced, the latter refers to the former as "young master", establishing that the younger one is of a wealthy background and the other is his servant. The inclusion of these two characters going on a killing spree when seeing the destabilisation of society is a good choice as it's a realistic reaction you'd expect some to have in such a global crisis and something the anime version of the Piccolo Daimao Arc touched on slightly.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episodes 254 and 255 - Elder Kaioshin knowing about human females in particular enough to watch an exercise video with them does raise some questions when Shin says Boo last attacked when humans were first starting to walk on two feet. I suppose you could assume that he was able to see things across the macroverse even in his sealed state when he was aware of Majin Boo and Super Saiyan, though that ought to have been further elaborated on.
Mr. Satan knocking the gunman out to extend the first episode as well as almost speedblitzing him later on is a good addition as it shows the capabilities of him indeed possessing skills beyond the average human, unlike in the manga where he was breathing heavily and couldn't even knock him out.
Boo's split between good and evil is where his role as a villain becomes cheap and the potential he had wasted. His prior events could have painted Boo as a morally conflicted villain with a lot of development, though any trace of that is squandered by going for an overly simplistic good and evil side without even having the interesting dynamics that Piccolo Daimao and Kami did. After Pure Evil Boo eats Good Boo to become Evil Boo, things get even more problematic for several reasons. The first is that we saw people just die when Boo eats them. Sure, Good Boo has magical properties but, if that's the case, how come Dabura was outright killed? In fact, keeping Dabura within Boo as an amplifier of his evil would've helped make this part of the arc a lot more consistent. It causing a change makes sense later on at least when we're told Dai Kaioshin's influence limited Boo's power, though if using later revelations to explain this, why didn't the expelling of Boo's evil just result in Dai Kaioshin being removed? Boo becoming Pure Boo later on made some sense, but Evil Boo is just a mess. That's without even going into how bland he is as a villain and character, but we'll get to that.
Evil Boo suddenly gaining the ability to sense Ki out of nowhere is a pretty obvious asspull. Yes, Boo was shown to pick up techniques pretty quickly, but having Fat Boo present some notion of at least getting a "feeling" or basic version of the ability would have better made it feel like an evolution rather than his evil self being handed this ability. If using later events to explain it with Dai Kaioshin's influence and all that, it makes even less sense Evil Boo would suddenly pick up Ki sensing when his nature is becoming closer to his irrational and instinctual self rather than the more refined personality the Kaioshin provided.

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Episode 256 - So, Toei adding that scene of Goten licking Trunks' foot and the latter blushing whilst they sleep was...weird, to say the least. :withheld
Piccolo being willing to sacrifice all the Earthlings does show how he is still the one with the most influence on himself and not Kami. Of course, he didn't account that those killed by Cell would be gone for good unless using the Namekian Dragon Balls, but the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few and all that.
Shin states that something is happening on Earth. This vague realisation works well in creating a plot hole with SS3 tier Ki being required to be sensed on the Kaioshinkai...until Shin outright is able to tell all the humans were killed. Sure, it doesn't seem to be through standard Ki sensing when Goku was unable to tell this and Elder Kaioshin has enough far sight to see the events on Earth, but the latter's far sight is shown to be a lot greater than Shin's and such an ability would have proved effective enough that Shin ought to have seemed omniscient. Overall, it's pretty sloppy and could've used more work to explain his ability and its limits more consistently.

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Episode 257 - Chichi's death could have served as a great motivation for Goten's development...only for it to be squandered quickly with how happy-go-lucky he is in the Rosat. Trunks states that there isn't any good food in the room. I guess Popo forgot to stock up.
Piccolo's conversation with Videl makes it apparent why Mr. Satan's role stands out as one of the highlights of the arc. Him reasoning with Boo to stop him through words and kindness is very unique when this is an arc where all other characters think about using the next new transformation, power up or technique. This will stand out even more by the end where it's through Mr. Satan's words the Genki Dama was even brought to its full power.
Boo's actions here do show how bland Evil Boo is in just wanting to fight and killing anyone who's annoying. He's what you get when you take away all the development Fat Boo had.
Of course, we can't go without addressing the Rosat plot hole. We're specifically told the room has a capacity of 2 people entering, yet Piccolo and Boo bring it up to 4. All that was needed would be a single line such as Dende upgrading the room or Piccolo being exempt from the rule due to having Kami's godly status (which would tie into him being able to telepathically communicate with Trunks from another dimension) and Boo's magical nature overriding the room's abilities, but none of this being elaborated makes it a flaw in the arc's writing. As for statements when it comes to the whole Post-Rosat Base Gotenks debate, the statement Piccolo has in the anime is that they've powered up significantly followed by a "Could it mean that.." I'd say this does support the Base Gotenks (post) > SSJ Gotenks (pre) line of thinking. Speaking of Gotenks, Trunks making it apparent to the audience beforehand that they've achieved something beyond Super Saiyan and Goten responding with "Who knew there was something beyond Super Saiyan?" makes the filler of Goku showing them SS3 contradictive and pointless.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Episodes 258 and 259 - Seems Gotenks developed Mr. Satan's Dynamite Kick despite never seeing it. I guess that shows how universally "creative" the move is. Gotenks making up an elaborate name for each generic punch and kick he does works in exaggerating the trope in the series of characters calling out attack names for even standard techniques. In other words, it's one of the Ginyu Tokusentai's main gimmicks, but done better due to it being more exaggerated and the Ginyus' poses being called out as strange coming off as weird when almost all the main cast go into signature poses for their techniques. When Gotenks goes Super Saiyan, we do get some actual creativity in the battle with such comical yet interesting moves as the Galactica Donuts or the Super Kamikaze Ghost Attack that play to Toriyama's strengths as a gag mangaka and his role as a Battle Shonen mangaka.
One element of the fight that is done poorly, however, is the way time works in the Rosat. We're told prior that 1 minute outside is worth 6 hours in the room (more accurately 6.5 hours based on 1 year in = 1 day out, essentially making the Rosat time 6 minutes for each second outside). Logically, that should mean Gotenks can only stay fused for what amounts to 5 seconds outside, yet there's enough time for Goku to notice Boo's Ki has disappeared and for a conversation with him, Shin and Elder Kaioshin. You could assume the 30 minutes stays the same regardless of time dilation, but that would go directly against Gotenks having had enough time in testing out fusion to have done so at least once and have the hour to recover as well as that time dilation should match the dimension when things such as SS3 are known to decrease fusion time. Overall, it just further shows that the Room of Spirit and Time is a magnet for plot holes and that it's easily the messiest concept Toriyama introduced in the manga's original run.
It's worth noting that Boo's eyes change from white to red permanently after Gotenks punches him in order to match his manga colour scheme, although done in a weird, artificial way. On the topic of anime to manga changes, I should've brought up prior that it's odd how the anime gave him fingers rather than the "mitten hands" he had when the latter fits with Fat and Pure Evil Boo's designs.
Gotenks making it apparent he wanted to pretend he'd given it his all to surprise Piccolo further shows him as being a commentary or even an acceptance of criticism of Toriyama's tropes with how often characters would unveil more transformations or gain them from seemingly nowhere. It does present a problem in its execution, however, as Toriyama kept using such tropes in this arc and beyond, making the joke fall flat in retrospect.

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Episode 260 - The reveal of Boo being powerful enough to break through dimensions does present a problem as, if characters are strong enough to do this, how is this ability not used more often? At least the anime decides to use it again in a relevant way, once.
Along with those previous points about the Rosat, Toriyama makes things even worse by saying a great amount of time passes by for every second in there, the reverse of what's the case. I guess all this stress and the weirdness of seeing a comedic fight affected Piccolo a lot.
The anime adds one good part with this episode by giving Kuririn a moment of sacrificing himself to protect everyone else, a more relevant thing than he got to do in the entirety of this arc's manga equivalent. Also worth noting that Roshi shouting "Kuririn!" was the last line of his original seiyuu before he died not long after the episode aired.

 

[Future Warrior]

In other words, it's one of the Ginyu Tokusentai's main gimmicks, but done better due to it being more exaggerated and the Ginyus' poses being called out as strange coming off as weird when almost all the main cast go into signature poses for their techniques.

Show me where Goku had his ass out in the air like some male stripper before shooting off a Kamehameha. I personally don't recall.