User blog comment:Godisme/The Closing Chapter Part 1/@comment-1351982-20120530210151/@comment-28861328-20120531143944

Salubri, you really need to lay off the personal attacks. Just because people don't view Bleach the same way you do doesn't mean they aren't true fans or "don't understand why [something] doesn't work" in Bleach. I believe you had an issue with this in the last chapter's blog and it really rubbed someone the wrong way. Knock it off.

Secondly, Kubo said in his interview that this enemy would be enough to make the Gotei 13 think of things as hopeless, and what is happening? Two lieutenants are dead, and a little over a thousand nameless Shinigami gone too. Even Ichigo is having trouble dealing with Kirge. The Royal Guard aren't going to step out unless the extremes begin to occur. If the masses weren't dying, I doubt they'd have reason. After all, when Aizen attacked with an army of Hollow, Arrancar, and two other rouge Shinigami that ended up nearly killing the Captain-Commander himself, not to mention having defeated the rest of the captains, lieutenants, and even the Visored, it wasn't even so much as hinted on that they were coming out of hiding.

Its because of the threat the Quincy pose to the universe and the damage they're doing COMBINE that is going to bring out the Royal Guard and whatever else is needed to stop them and restore the balance. Not even two chapters ago Kubo re-explained the whole "balance of the universe" thing. I doubt he's throwing it out the window just two-three chapters later. He knows what he's doing, and for you to trash the arc in its infancy is just ludicrous.

Kubo also told us that EVERYONE'S backstory would play an important role in this arc, so he's not killing people off senselessly. He's got a plan, but it may take time for everything that he's doing to come to light. Some pivotal moments in good stories aren't revealed until the very end. You, in all your lectures to the users these past weeks about "good stories" or "good writing" should know this.