User blog comment:Bloody Bankai/The Plot and Characters in Bleach ( Spoilers inside, please avoid this post if you do not read the manga as well as watch the anime )/@comment-1454424-20091021030958

Ha? Rose and Love didn't release bankai and Shunsui's "surprise" attack didn't actually do much. Starrk was pretty alright after that shadow strike. He was a bit surprised but didn't look terribly bother by it. In fact, he stopped clutching it after a while too.