Forum:Dragging out fights in anime. Good or Bad?

I've notice that the fights between the captains and the Espada are being made longer in the anime. I realize that it's most likely done just to serve as filler so that it doesn't catch up to the manga but i also feel like it's giving some characters more depth. The fight between harribel and 10th captain seem to be more of a real fight then an underwater ping-pong game. Also the vizard seem to be doing much better and seem stronger in their fights. Also coyote stark doesn't seem to go down so easily against the 8th captain. I think this is positive, but i also can't help to think it's a bit of a shame when the anime breaks from the manga. So i want to know if other people think the characters have more depth from these longer fights (fingers crossed that the anime will show what happen to kensei and wonderweiss)