User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 554 - Desperate Lights/@comment-28861328-20131024015845/@comment-1268838-20131024020648

Ichigo in particular was too fast for Quilge. That's what his Bankai does, after all. As for the story, frankly having the entire Shinigami cast on Bankai lockdown for another chunk of the arc would have been boring, especially since we still have so many to see. Nobody liked seeing the captains get slapped down one after the other.

As far as the invasion goes, as far as sheer collateral damage and death toll goes, Yhwach has accomplished more than Aizen ever has.