Quote Originally Posted by masamuneehs
but it does seem like Ichigo must conquer his inner Hollow (HIchigo) shortly, or the Vaizards ain't gonna respect him, maybe not let him live...
I disagree, they saw how powerful Hollow-Ichigo is, when he almost killed Hiyori. I think they'll respect his power regardless of how long it takes him to beat HIchigo. It took him 3 days during Urahara's test, and that was an easier fight.

I can't believe the amount of whining I'm seeing about this episode. It was awesome. The animation, while not as sweet as in 121, was good, as was the background music. The story moved along nicely, the filler material was well done and funny, and they revealed so much information in this episode! I thought they might have been going too fast in fact. Does anyone know how many manga chapters this episode covered? The preview was hilarious. The golden cup was funny, but short, but a good setup for the next one.