User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 659 - There Will Be Frost/@comment-24531362-20160123172633

ANALYSIS MODE ENGAGE:

Starting off, we see Hitsugaya taking on big ol' Gerard. Hitsugaya wastes no time in activating his Bankai, probably because we've all seen it and there is no suspense. He and Gerard exchange playful banter and Gerard wants Hitsugaya to check out his Soundcloud. Hitsugaya admits that the mixtape is probably fire, but that's not really his thing; he then launches a mostly ineffective assault on the giant while his girl and her boss watch.

Surprisingly, we then see a flashback of Ryūken Ishida, seemingly autopsying his wife following her mysterious demise. A young Uryū observes the operation, asking why his father continues to carve into his mother's dead body, only to be met with silence and a tragic gaze. Further into the future, but not quite in the present, Ichigo and Uryū discuss the Quincy's plans and education; apparently, Uryū had wanted to be a doctor and could have gone to a prestigious preparatory school but elected not to. After seeing his father fail to save his mom, he no longer holds onto that goal.

Snap back to reality, and we see a fully The Almighty'd Haschwalth encountering Uryū. The heir apparent has apparently been sprinkling Sanrei Glove (aka Leidenhalt) bits around Wahrwelt, which makes Jugo pretty suspicious. Jugo questions if Uryū is a | traitor, before hitting him square through the building... into view of Ichigo.

All in all, an okay chapter. It didn't have the action to continue the recent pace, and it's flashback seems oddly placed. But, we do get setup for future events, and that's always nice. Hope we see some Ichigo vs Uryū vs Jugo action soon.

That's a wrap