User blog comment:Lemursrule/Bleach 227 english dubbed review/@comment-2243814-20111025121052/@comment-1837694-20111025195606

I agree with Lemursrule. Rukia is still emotionally numb at this point because of the strained relationship between her and Byakuya, she did not develop her bond with Ichigo yet, and she didn't find closure with Kaien's death. So I believe it isn't that Michelle Ruff isn't trying, I believe she was just portraying the melancholic Rukia that we see sometimes throughout the series.