Forum:Reviewing the Invading Army Arc

I wanted to see what everybody else thought of the newest filler arc, like they did with the Zanpakuto arc, so I'm opening this up. Try to limit your reviews within five paragraph summaries and don't go overboard with your critisicms. Krone8 (talk) 12:41, July 28, 2011 (UTC)

It's garbage...what, is that considered "overboard"? Fine:

1. Take the extra from any Naruto movie. That is Nozomi. And Kageroza is just a Villain Sue Aizen Expy. The only 2 new characters, & they're the least inspired thing ever to come out of Bleach.

2. Ridiculous plot fails. One plot point revolves around Kageroza suddenly becoming clumsy and tripping. This is the Diabolus Ex Machina that allows him to get away with Nozomi. Another one is when he copies Nozomi's Zanpakuto to release an ability that destroys hers when she tries to absorb it. For anyone who's been paying attention to the way their Zanpakutos work--which clearly does not include the writers--this makes no sense.

3. Attack of the clones! Need I say more? This isn't even what a Mod Soul IS. This is something completely unrelated that they decided to tack the label "Mod Soul" onto. Instant Drama Just Add Mod Souls, basically. It's really just an excuse to give dozens of tedious fights to appease the manchildren without advancing the plot in any way. This is the rare case where a Tournament Arc would actually be a more respectable decision.

4. Flashbacks, EVERYWHERE! This arc flashes back to shit it's flashed back to 10 times. It flashes back to shit that happened 2 minutes ago. It flashes back to relatively minor, yet fairly lengthy scenes when just a stillshot would serve the same effect. If you cut out all of the flashbacking from the episode that ends Part 1, they probably would have been able to write a half-decent conclusion. Decent in the sense that at least it would be over.

So, yeah, it's garbage. The only filler arc I can think of that's more insulting to fans of any series ever is that one Naruto season that was nothing but flashback episodes. And yet, if the late Bleach Forums is any indication, people actually think it's not only good, but better than the canon material. Go figure.Neo Bahamut (talk) 01:04, August 31, 2011 (UTC)