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Well Godisme is the english major here but I would say that was certainly borderline Deus ex machina. I guess it depends on how believable you think it is that Aizen would have a shield guarding that spot. If you can reasonably argue that it is in keeping with his character, then you can't say its Deus ex machina. Otherwise, it is. Let's just say, these are the kind of things humanities scholars spend their whole life arguing. But certainly, everything that get's labelled "plotkai" in Bleach fandom is most certainly NOT plotkai.