User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/413: Deicide 15/@comment-1268838-20100723005542

I didn't really have any problems with this chapter. These complaints of this chapter being "filler" are ridiculous. Stemming from Aizen's previous comment to Tatsuki, whether Ichigo's friends survive or not is every bit as important as Ichigo's current training regiment. I thought it was cool that we have a chapter focusing on the otherwise "minor" characters. Anyway, the way the chapter ended seems to be a real cliffhanger towards Gin's intentions - his expression seems off, and I'm probably missing something, but I can't remember the last time he called him "Captain" Aizen.