User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/422: The silent victory/@comment-1268838-20101001010501

Am I a sick perverted psycho for thinking that Rukia looks hot in those bandages? ANYWAY...

I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed this chapter, though I was disappointed by a few things. What ticked me off the most was Kubo's choice to leave Kensei out of the healing loop; hell, if Wonderweiss thrashed him as hard as he must've, he'd need that treatment the most. Mashiro we know for sure is alive, so no complaints there. I didn't see why they only focused on the Visored this chapter, seeing as so many captains got OHKO'd by Aizen.

I guess you're right about Yammy; as much as I wanted to see him in action, I knew in my heart that he was gonna get Kensei'd something fierce. I am at least glad that Byakuya and Kenpachi are noticeably damaged at the very least.

As for this whole Aizen business, I think that people are taking it all wrong. Ichigo wasn't justifying Aizen's actions at all; rather, the way he spoke seemed to be more out of pity than anything else. It more or less suggests a certain amount of regret that seems uncharacteristic for Aizen, but then again, the Hougyoku manifests one's deepest desires - others would not know of them, and even the one with those desires might realize what he wants the most.