I am not writing anything here yet. I will input a quality entry here ASADownload+View aka 'later'.
Haha, 3rd post!
((Can I reserve spots in a discussion thread like this?... am i insane?))
EDIT: Pretty damn cool episode. I liked how it was mostly from Byakuya's POV...
Ichigo is too good, totally turned the tables on Byakuya. The Bankai release was sorta anti-climactic (i said the same thing Byakuya did, about it being too small), but the fight was badass. "Our pride" indeed... If any character in this show needs an episode or two dedicated to fleshing out bakcstory, its Byakuya! I can see him as a stickler for the rules, but the idea that he went beyond the normal punishment to appealling for Rukia to be executed as if it were a higher crime committed by a higher authority (treason as a Vice or Captain) does suggest an ulterior motive besides just personal pride...
hitsugaya and Big-Tits are back! The twisted plot of the Soul Society coup finally seems to be taking form.... too bad Hinamori is going to interfere in the upcoming battle...
That place Hitsugyaya and Matsumoto went to, the "Central 40" was it? Why was that never mentioned before? I always thought Genryussai-sama was in charge of Soul Society (tho now its clear he is probably only in charge of the Gotei 13, with whoever resides in the Central 40 being the true masters of SS)... I wonder what the hell kind of guards they had posted around 40, and who called them off... The plot thickens...
The humor seemed a little bit poorly placed/weak in this episode. Everything else was Spot-fucking-on.... Except, I can't help but wonder how depressed Zaraki Kenpachi is getting, just watching this massive fight go on between 2 people I'm sure he'd love a chance to fight against...