User blog comment:AldenHeathcliffe/Chapter 551: The Burnt Offerings/@comment-2211792-20131002172012

I knew Urahara would find a way to get stolen bankais back or at least make them unstealable, but now I wonder: now that a solution has been found so soon, what was the point of giving the Ritters such an advantage? It doesn't make for a good story-telling.

First invasion:

''Soul Reapers: Oh no, they can steal our bankai! We can't beat those guys!''

Second invasion:

''Urahara: Now you can use your bankai safely!

Soul Reapers: Hooray!

Quincies: Or no, we're fucked!''

And what happens next? Either good guys win, or they just get back their ability to go all out on their enemies, making fights more interesting. But what was the point of nerfing Soul Reapers in the first place? Simply that some of them would die?