Bleach episode 362 review

It occurred to me that I’ve been spelling Ginjo’s name wrong, so I apologize for that. Anyway, Ichigo goes off on him now that he’s acquired his powers back from the Soul Reapers. Ichigo asks the question everyone is asking, why is it okay for them to give him powers now after it nearly cost Rukia’s life as punishment the first time around? They answer, because Old Man Yama said so. And that is that.

Orihime shows up, and she starts imagining all the great times she and Tsukishima had together. It’s almost moe. She starts wondering why everyone isn’t fighting against Ichigo. Chad shows up too, and he and Orihime start having doubts about all these (false) memories. Then they get knocked out and Kisuke Urahara shows up and just takes them away.

Then the other Fullbringers show up, and they want in on the action. Yes, they were bad guys all along. And now video game Fullbring guy uses his powers to send every Fullbringer and one Soul Reaper each to their own world. In other words, maximum one-on-one battles. It was as shameless as a one-on-one battle promotion as I’ve ever seen in the history of Bleach, and that’s saying a lot.

The most awesome moment comes when the Time Fullbringer starts talking about time, and he’s going on and on about it, and suddenly his opponent, Kenpachi, just slices him in half. It’s hilarious. That was the best part of a solid episode.

Best girl of the episode: Orihime (58)

Episode rating: 8/10

Bleach episode 361 review

Al Michaels may be calling his final Christmas game tonight, and in honor of that, well, I don’t really have anything else to offer besides the post title. Anyway, there’s more of the same with Ichigo finding out that all his friends have been infected, that Jinto really was a bad guy after all, and that he’s pretty much doomed.

And then… they show up. Rukia, Renji, Byakuya, Toshiro, Kenpachi. Even Ikkaku for some reason. They show up to save the day and rescue Ichigo by giving him back his Soul Reaper powers. And now Tsukishima and Jinto are in a real world of hurt. This ought to be good. For once, I’m feeling good about this arc.

Best girl of the episode: Rukia (67)

Episode rating: 8/10

Bleach episode 360 review

If it wasn’t enough for Tsukishima to have turned all of Ichigo’s friends and all of Jinto’s friends against him, now he might have a hold on Uryu. Proving that Uryu being a traitor was old hat by the time TYBW rolled around. The Quincy Uryu may not be the bad guy, though! That person might be none other than… Jinto!

So, if Jinto is really the bad guy, that means he faked being a good guy, then faked being a good guy faking to be a bad guy, and now faked being a good guy again. Please tell me how this makes any sense. In any case, Ichigo’s in a boatload of trouble.

Best girl of the episode: Orihime (57)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 359 review

What’s the point of this episode if all it is is just a repeat of the last 5 minutes of the last episode? In the last 5 minutes of last episode, we saw Karin, Yuzu, Tatsuki, Keigo, and the other guy all acting like Tsukishima’s so great, and Ichigo’s crazed reactions to them. Now, in this episode, we just have more of the same, only now we have Orihime healing Tsukishima and Chad claiming that Tsukishima was with them in Hueco Mundo and during the Aizen fight. It’s kind of like that Star Trek episode (I think DS9) where O’Brien gets his memory replaced with one in which he spent 10 years in prison or something like that. Ichigo is going mad.

The problem with this episode is that it already happened yesterday. Why rehash the same storyline again? Why do we have to burn time before the finish line? It’s not all that far away. In any case, only a week of this to go.

Best girl of the episode: Orihime (56) (even if she was under mind control)

Episode rating: 6/10