Haven't seen the episode yet, but I can at least guess what has happened, based on what you guys have said.

They're introducing all these fights at once since they want to show that these are all happening at the same time (as pointed out by Darthender). I would also like to think of it as a small metaphor that keeping track of all these fights is somewhat chaotic, which is what Soul Society is becoming.
For Soi Fong, yeah, pressing down on that VC girl was quite harsh. Still, I find that to be a lil cool since not many women (well, in my anime experience) are like that, so it was interesting to see her like that. Go Yourichi!!
Genryuusai, well, THAT is the reason why he's the leader of the 13 squads, hahaha. I loved his shikai release in the manga, and from what I can hear from you guys, the anime version is just as good [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Can't wait to watch this episode [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]