User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/415: Deicide 17/@comment-1268838-20100805011158

You have to admit, it wasn't like stealing the Hogyoku was going to solve the problem anyway. People had been wondering what the whole "fuse" vs. "subdue" thing was all about, and I think this chapter made it pretty clear. We all knew Gin was going to get Aizen'd one way or the other - any other outcome would have been ludicrous. As far as Aizen's new form goes, I can't say I'm a fan, but at least the metamorphosis theme is consistent. I can almost guarantee that Aizen's gonna transform again, because if he fights Ichigo looking like THAT, then I would actually have something to complain about.