Bleach episode 212 review

Urahara gets framed for Aizen’s crime. The “framing” comes from Aizen’s shikai. It’s so broken that whatever his bankai is will be a huge disappointment. At the last second, before being shipped off to prison, Yoruichi steps in and SAVES Urahara and Tessai, and unfortunately all of the Visoreds as well. They get out of Dodge and now are on their way to the world of the living.

And how about the Visoreds? Yes, they had all this bad stuff happen to them where they were Hollowfied by Aizen, but guess what? At the end of the episode in present time, they all prepare for revenge. Which is insane, because it means that they’ve been waiting nearly a century to get revenge! Again, Aizen’s shikai is broken and that means that, like the Force in Star Wars, we just kind of have to accept things that don’t make any sense. But to me, they seem like plot holes, and because of that, I feel cheated by this whole arc.

Best girl of the episode: Yoruichi (14)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 211 review

So it was Aizen behind all those mysterious deaths all along! Pretty slick if you ask me. Now he’s turned all the Visoreds into Hollows. We’re left with one episode to swing this pendulum. I wish it would end with the death of all the Visoreds so that they never show up again. Pretty sure it’s not gonna go that way, but I can hope.

What I don’t understand is how Aizen got away with this a hundred years ago and the Visoreds didn’t do anything about it. Maybe that’s explained in the next episode. It better be. If not, I’m going to flip out. Okay, maybe not, but you’ll see a low number below if that’s the case.

Best girl of the episode: Nanao (3) (she showed up in a younger form in this episode)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 210 review

There’s a big problem in the Soul Society, and once again, Old Man Yamamoto makes the wrong decision. Oh, wait, this is in the past. So now it’s established that Yamamoto has been making stupid choices from a century ago. Is this something we were supposed to catch as viewers? Or is this something that I just happen to be noticing now that TYBW is out?

In any case, Yamamoto’s decision here is to send certain Captains out to a battle which is extremely dangerous. Guess who he picks? All of the Visoreds. So this is probably why they all went to the world of the living (TM). And I’m glad about it, because if I see or hear that Hiyori one more time, I’m gonna flip.

It’s a bad decision because he’s gone off and got them all “killed” (not really). Had he approached this situation with a level head, he wouldn’t have sent all these heavy hitters (at the time) out into a battle he couldn’t win. But as we’ve seen over the years, Old Man Yama is a pretty stupid guy. Everything he does backfires on him. In other words, he’s the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Best girl of the episode: Lisa (2) (the Visored who I hate the least)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 209 review

Hiyori is bad enough. When you’ve got green-haired Visored trying to out-Hiyori Hiyori, you’re in deep, deep trouble. This episode was nearly as bad as the one a couple episodes ago when Hiyori stunk up the joint. Yes, there’s a plot in here somewhere, but it gets drowned out by all the yelling and screaming and whining and complaining by Hiyori and green-haired Visored.

I was so desperate for a “best girl” for this episode that I had to choose Rangiku, who showed up in the post-credits scene for a brief joke.

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (25)

Episode rating: 2/10