Bleach episode 90 review
First, this episode has a part where Renji literally tells Ichigo something to the effect of: “It makes more sense to battle as a team against the Bount and Kisuke Urahara told me so, but this is Bleach so I insist on having a one-on-one battle with the Bount.” And why are all these Bounts’ names so hard to remember?
The Bount Renji fought gets abandoned by Jin Kariya and then gets buried alive, even though Renji didn’t really win his battle. He just got lucky enough to escape alive, whereas the Bount met his doom. So, you can’t say Renji finally won a battle, at least not yet. We may have to go to Hueco Mundo with Renji seeking his first victory of the year.
Then Ichigo goes in to fight Kariya and gets pummeled. Ichigo is like Kenny from Survivor: Gabon, virtually useless in this challenge! Kariya beats him up, then tells him that the Bounts plan on invading the Soul Society. The other Bounts tell him not to tell Ichigo this information, but Kariya basically says that the only thing Ichigo will be talking to would be a fish, or maybe the undertaker. So, Ichigo’s next to dead and Renji’s in no shape to save him. Will Yumichika have to save the day?
Oh, and the shadows thing. I’m pretty sure the Bount’s power of the shadows ends up getting repeated in TYBW, which is why Mayuri wears that glowing suit. So, you heard it here first, the shadows giving bad guys power isn’t anything new, TYBW.
Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (8) (literally reduced to a line in the recap and a small bit in the post-credits sequence)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 