Bleach episode 125 review
Ichigo has to beat Hichigo, who claims to be “king.” Meanwhile, Aizen is going after the Oken, the key to find the “king” of the Soul Society. Chad is off playing checkers, where he gets beat by someone who makes a “king.” And Toshiro allows his “king” to be checkmated while playing chess with Rangiku.
I’ll let you figure out which two of those are for real. In any case, the situation has reached a critical point with Aizen, because if this is true (and why wouldn’t it be?), Aizen has the power to destroy all of Karakura Town. Oh, and I’m pretty sure he’d become the new “king,” if he succeeded. So, Orihime’s task is to tell Ichigo. Too bad Ichigo’s wasting all that time with the Vi-sores. (Yeah, yeah, he isn’t wasting his time, he’s training. I just wish he was training with more likable characters.)
We actually got a lot of characters to show up in this episode. Nanao, Shunsui, Ukitake, his two Lieutenants, Old Man Yamamoto, and, at the very last second, Momo. She has something to say to Toshiro, or so we think.
Any way you slice it, this episode was so much better than the last three or so, and I’m happy that Bleach has gotten back on track.
Best girl of the episode: Orihime (22) (I thought about throwing Nanao a bone, but she really didn’t have enough screen time to nail it down)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 