Unnecessary, agreed.

I was a little disappointed that Buckethead's fight didn't happen, but I'm sure we'll see more of him later. Yoruiichi had more problems with her fight than I expected, but I guess that's what you get when you stay a cat for a hundred years. Oh, and who wants to bet that Urahara is the other disgraced noble?

Not a bad ep, overall, but I am looking forward to next week.