Yes, so what if most of the screenshots are of the 4th squad vice-chief? I like her, she has an awesome character. Apart from that, this episode has been awfully weak. We finally get to learn the reason why the big bad guy (I’m just calling him this to avoid spoilers) is doing this, but it would’ve been better if we weren’t told. So, in the end, it does revolve around Rukia. Everything that’s been happening this series was all well coordinated and directed by the big bad guy. I really liked the uber-powerful soul-slayer-story better. Furthermore, right at the moment when a character’s about to be slashed to death, who comes to save him at the last possible minute? Right. And, of all the people, why did Urahara choose Rukia? And why does the big bad guy find out about this only just a few moments after he left? And why did the almighty Ichigo even get involved in this? It seems that almost everything that’s been happening in this series was either directed by Urahara or the big bad guy, and for the things they didn’t have anything to do with, there the phenomena called "luck" was helping them to make everything go according to plan.
It also seems that the total death count has reached zero once more. Here I was with a sparkle of hope for a minute, but they were crushed as flies. Are the creators too scared to kill of their characters, or something?
Okay, enough about the bad things. Now the good things. The part in which the 4th squad vice-chief let everybody know about the plan of Aizen was perfect. Not only did it include the vice-chief, but it did also show the a lot of characters that haven’t been on the screen for a long while. This did good in making me anticipate to see more of them. This made me see that this show does have a lot of good character, which are awesome when they are not in the spotlights. The cliffhanger at the end of the episode also has potential to give a nice twist. At least, if the creators give it a chance.
