User blog comment:TVthePunisher/Bleach Episode 287...start of a new filler arc?/@comment-1268838-20100818192938

That sums it up pretty well. The Toju arc was nothing more than a pittance of Zanpakuto fan service. I mean, come on? Kazeshini having a soft spot? Hisagomaru turning into some FLCL style cannon? And worst of all, the best villain they could come up with was some idiotic-looking with the least creative name ever. The idea sounded great, but there was absolutely no real plotline to the arc. They could have at least tried to integrate it into the Zanpakuto Rebellion arc.

No comment on the Bount arc, other than I still think it is worse than the others.