[A bit of that breaks through the haze of 'what the hell' Gohan's feeling.]

I'm told it's a pretty terrible feeling, dying and not seeming to make a difference.

Though if I am at all there like I remember being, it was probably a good power boost.

[Lame, but he... tried?]

What... prompted the change you saw? I know myself well enough to know that I can't achieve any great breakthroughs in power without being incredibly angry.