Bleach episode 139 review

I am vindictive. I have come to keep the receipts of all those who thought Orihime would somehow, some way, end up with Ulquiorra. This episode proves my point quite well. When Orihime is in between worlds, Ulquiorra appears and threatens Orihime’s friends. His bargain? If she goes with him, then he’ll spare her friends. Orihime, being naive and a bit stupid, believes him. And thus begins the capture.

But Ulquiorra comes off not as some sort of possible lover but rather as that of a creep. “Come with me, little girl,” he says, in the fashion of someone who would prey on innocent women. It’s disgusting to me that anyone would equate that with some sort of romance between the two. If you are someone who supports this ship, you need to repent and “reject” (pun intended) this sickening ship altogether.

Oh, and tentacles. You can guess pretty easily who gets squeezed by Luppi’s tentacles. Here’s a hint: she’s been gaining on Orihime in the “best girl” race. But Orihime is going to pull a little bit away from her today. Mr. Hat & Clogs has come to take on Luppi; Ichigo tried to kill Grimmjow in 11 seconds (in what actually lasted closer to 11 minutes) but failed, so he’s in trouble.

All of that is to say: Ulquihime sucks as a ship. You should be ashamed of yourself if you support it.

Best girl of the episode: Orihime (24)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 138 review

Have you ever noticed that post-Captain Aizen and Rukia have nearly the same hairstyle? Rukia’s is just a little longer. Aizen also tends to talk very slowly and gently. Anyone who employs Ulquiorra is a bad guy in my book, so I’m not very happy with Aizen.

Anyway, basically, everyone’s training, thinking they’ve got two months before the Arrancar show up. Well, the Arrancar say, screw that, we’re fighting right now! And then Ichigo quits training because he wants a second shot at Grimmjow. Why didn’t he just cut his losses?

Toshiro is going to take on Yammy, which has the potential to be a great fight. But other than that, this seems so rushed and forced. Orihime’s kind of stuck, and Renji and Chad aren’t allowed to fight either, even after all that training. Mr. Hat & Clogs has joined the chat.

Overall, just a complete mess of scattered storylines that somehow fit enough together to make this a chaotic slightly above-average episode.

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (20)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 137 review

I think this is filler. It has to be. How did Renji actually win a battle? Though he was so pathetic that he needed the help of the Mod Souls to win the battle. That’s embarrassing. At two points in this episode, the Mod Souls use a Shadow Clone Jutsu to trick the Arrancar who “betrayed” Aizen. As it turns out, the Hogyoku he stole was a fake. No kidding.

These served as a waste of two episodes to buy more time. There was only one thing of note in this episode, and that’s the thing I’m going to use to call out Ulquiorra. His “love” for Orihime has him feeling like her powers might be useful to Aizen. I know, love at first sight. This is the first “interest” Ulquiorra has in Orihime. Meaning that UlquiHime shippers can see their ship dead on arrival. (Hard to go back to the game after that news flash, which in duty bound, we have to take.)

Indeed, it is Ururu claiming a second straight win thanks mainly to no other female characters showing up, save for a cameo appearance by Rangiku and a post-credits appearance by Karin. Now can we actually get to canon, please? I’d like to get this Orihime kidnapping over with as soon as possible.

Best girl of the episode: Ururu (4)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 136 review

So, basically, an Arrancar decides to betray Aizen and steals the Hogyoku, and “kills” Ulquiorra in the process. He then recruits two other Arrancar to join him, and now they’re off to cause chaos in Karakura Town.

As promising as that sounds, it actually wasn’t. The episode tries to make Ulquiorra out to be a sympathetic character, which he’s not. I am going to tar and feather Ulquiorra by the time this blog is done, by the way. I find it sickening that people ship him with Orihime. And there’s nothing messier than a little shipping war.

Meanwhile, Kisuke decides to leave his shop for a little while, and Ururu has to stay behind and clean. Renji keeps getting in the way. Yes, this was actually in the episode. As a result, it “wins” the episode for Ururu.

Best girl of the episode: Ururu (3)

Episode rating: 5/10