Bleach episode 192 review
This episode could be summed up with just Orihime’s banal call of “Nel, watch out!” when Nel was being attacked by Nnoitra. It was kind of like saying, the only way you win a game is by scoring more points than the other team. What else was Nel going to do there? Of course she needed to watch out! Orihime couldn’t have picked a more useless response to an attack than that.
Of course, that’s not all that goes on with Nel. She turns into her 3rd Espada self, defending Ichigo from Nnoitra. But it’s all useless. Nnoitra takes a big attack, and after Nel showboats, Nnoitra is right back ready to attack again. Good job, Nel. You saved Ichigo for approximately 90 seconds, and now we’re back to square one.
Also, it’s weird that Orihime has such a connection to Nel, given that they met about 20 minutes ago. Orihime wasn’t there when Ichigo & pals met her in the middle of the desert. Part of this episode served as a recrap to remind us that Ichigo met Nel and all the things they did up till now. Perhaps it could have been pointed out that Orihime wasn’t there that whole time. But whatevs. At least we got a cool fight between Nnoitra and Nel.
Best girl of the episode: Nel (3)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 