Bleach episode 175 review
The villain of this arc checks in on the boy who is in an “EVIL” arraigned marriage with Rurichiyo and makes sure he’s nice and bored. He then checks in on his subordinates, giving them extra power so they can go back and fight Ichigo again.
Meanwhile, Kenryu and Enryu keep going over the top trying to shield Rurichiyo from her peril, but finally it comes down to Ichigo having to fight off the bad guys, and lesser villains taking on Rukia, Uryu, and Chad, that way they can feel useful. Sad that even Rukia’s been reduced to the “lesser villain” role. But at least she’s fighting, which is something Rurichiyo can’t say as she continues to be the Princess Peach (non-movie version) of this arc.
There’s also a moment with that super-sappy song that is a direct rip-off of “Sadness and Sorrow” of Naruto fame. That Bleach song irks me because of its incredible sappiness, yet it continues to get played in almost every episode. “Sadness and Sorrow,” on the other hand, is excellent, except when played over the reasons for the difficulty of the written test at the Chunin exam, when it was in fact too sappy.
By the way, the “Peach” in the Super Mario Bros. movie was actually Daisy. For marketing purposes, they changed Peach’s personality to be like Daisy’s instead. It may have worked at the box office, but to a Mario purist, it felt weird.
Best girl of the episode: Rukia (36)
Episode rating: 6/10
Tommy A. Phillips 