User blog comment:Godisme/Quiet Chamber, Noisy Heart/@comment-893506-20110913211105

I'm with you on most of this. Hitsugaya and Yukio were always boring to me, and while Invaders Must Die is an interesting ability, their fight seems to be pretty dull. If Rukia and Riruka do fight seriously, then I still hope it'll be interesting. I'm still wondering about Renji vs. Jackie and Ikkaku vs. Moe, but we all know that there's only so much Kubo can show within a chapter, and if too much is shoved into a single chapter, then much less will happen than it can.

I will say that Byakuya's views on Tsukishima has me interested in their battle. We know how good Byakuya is as a swordsman, and we've seen that despite his methods, Tsukishima isn't a slouch in swordsmanship either. If anything, we'll see how strong Tsukishima is in comparison to a captain, but if Book of the End does not have more abilities other than the past falsification ability, I'm not sure what tricks Tsukishima would have up his sleeve other than the standard Fullbringer abilities.

I'm actually glad that Uryu isn't completely out of the fight, but I'm still worried he may get taken out somewhat quickly, something that seems to be a recurring theme in Bleach (just with Humans in general, not just Uryu). I'm still anxious to see what he has learned during the 17 months between Aizen's defeat and now. Overall though, I'm still excited to see Ichigo and Kugo fight.