Pretty sweet episode. Great fight scenes. Ichigo's voice during the recap was kind of different.

I think Ichigo went straight to Bankai because of his previous encounters with Kariya. I see this ending with Hollow-Ichigo beating the tar out of Kariya, with a shocked Byakuya looking on. If Kariya can use the spirit particles to heal his wounds, why not heal up that scar on his chin?

I still want to see Ichinose vs Zaraki Kenpachi.

Ririn is the most annoying sidekick since JarJar Binks. Someone needs to exterminate her asap.

The Shinigami Golden Cup was pretty good, but not as good as the previous one.