User blog comment:Lemursrule/BLEACH 327 Review: Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better!/@comment-452405-20110622041354

Oh I couldn't agree more, this episode was absolutely fantastic! At first I was disappointed about Komamura stepping in to stop Kenpachi (because as you pointed out his track record isn't great with fights) but this was just spectacular. The animation was superb, and consistently so. I'll be honest though, I skipped right through the Karakura Town part where everyone was fretting over Ichigo, I just wanted to see how the fights turned out.

Overall, if I was a newcomer to the Bleach series I don't think I'd of placed this episode as a filler, I'd of most likely mistaken it for the real story!