User blog comment:Godisme/Hear.Fear.Here/@comment-387500-20120719141254

I'm another person very disappointed with how Kubo is treating his characters. Byakuya has constantly been seen as one of the most powerful people in this universe and then suddenly all of his charm and charisma is gone in the face of some random adversary. This is just bad writing. And no doubt Ichigo will escape Kirge's jail through ambition, will power, friendship, blah, blah, blah. No doubt every fight will be won through some deus ex machina as per usual.