User blog comment:Godisme/Deicide 2/@comment-1712587-20100415082618

I tought this chapter was head and shoulders above most of the recent ones. for one, Ichigo is actually being shown to be the powerful combatant he is, for too long long he's been battered around with only deux ex machina's or other shinigami saving him. Gin seems perfect to test his skills and i'm actually really enjoying watching them test each others limits (plus nice touch with Rangiku).

As for Aizen, Kubo loves to show off the different levels of power between people and as such sometime makes other look a bit rubbish in the process. He's shown that Isshin is so strong that without releasing he can do what no other shinigami has been able to do. Of course the problem with making Isshin look totally badass is that he's basically made the Captains look rank and file in comparison! so much for Shunsui or Shinji, or for that fact all the Captain level shinigami he cut down all using Bankai or Shikai, Isshin is taking him down unreleased!!

I find in most things that the person to show off their true power first is generally the person who comes out losing, so in my estimation Aizen is about to throw is trump card out there without Isshin even using Shikai so it's all of a sudden really not looking good for God boy.... *grins like Gin* :)