REVIEW: BLEACH 286

YAMMY'S RESURRECTION

This episode is like many other Bleach episodes where a lot goes on but nothing really happens. It starts with flash backs to what happened the previous week...which I do not see the point of really. It takes up too much air time! We then cut to Ichigo saving Rukia ,yet again, this time from Yammy. Yammy who is the most powerful of Aizen's creations apparently and looks like a big centipede mutant thing at this point. Yammy talks trash, Ichigo dodges his attacks and talks crap back.

ICHIGO

RUKIA

We get a n interesting story point here. After his defeat of Ulquiorra and shifting into a full hollow resurrection state like the Arrancar do, his demeanor has changed. This is first noticed by Rukia and then by Ichigo himself. Ichigo blacked out during the whole resurrection and is struggling to make sense of what happened. He tries to don his hollow mask but realizes he can't. This gives our boy Yammy enough time to grab him and squeeze the bean curds out of him.Enter Byakuya and Kenpachi to sort of save the day. They both are itching for a fight and order Ichigo to be leave Yammy to them and go help the others back in the human world. Ichigo agrees reluctantly but is unable to go to the human world since they needed a doorway. Enter two more captains, Mayuri and Retsu who have a way to get him over to the human world to join the fray.

So yeah not a lot happens in this episode really. It more so was a showcase of the characterization we have grown to appreciate of all those involved. Byakuya tries to act aloof and be mean to Ichigo which is just his way of being nice to Ichigo. Kenpachi is getting the full on brawl with which he has been waiting for. Rukia ponders the evolution of her creation, Ichigo. Mayuri shows how weird he can be and in turn Retsu shows how weird she can be, being possibly the only captain that has been shrouded in almost complete secrecy. Oh and Yammy boasts and hits stuff as he so loves to do.

KENPACHI /BYAKUYA

Not a bad episode but just feels like filler and speaking of filler, next week seems to be a filler episode as well. The preview shows some arabic themed nonsense is going to grace our screens and seriously I am a bit fed up with this story and I can see no end to this until 2011.

My rating for this episode is a 6.5/10