User blog comment:Lemursrule/BLEACH 310 Review: S.O.U.L (sorry on unacceptable lateness)/@comment-1429792-20110228193115/@comment-1351982-20110228230254

Yea was not really in love with the changed ending, but it was inevitable. At the same time, I am actually sort of glad they changed the ending, because the other alternative would have been Rukia fading, next episode Ichigo has his powers. That would have been A LOT WORSE! I think Pierrot had learned their lesson with Uryu and the arc that will not be spoken of. Since we all knew fillers were coming, I think Pierrot made the right choice under the circumstances. Plus the voice director said on twitter, that they are doing the ending with Rukia fading, and he has even already picked out the music. He also said that this way the audience gets to spend more time with Rukia, and just to be patient.