Episode 66 Discussion Thread

[Zek]

The best part of this episode was when Rinrin finally shut up. That giggling is beyond irritating. She's a kid, we get it, get on with the story.

That said, it was marginally better than the last episode. The pacing was awful though, they could easily have shaved 5 minutes from the maze. I guess it accomplishes its purpose as filler...

[Komataguri]

Originally Posted by Zek

The best part of this episode was when Rinrin finally shut up. That giggling is beyond irritating. She's a kid, we get it, get on with the story.

That said, it was marginally better than the last episode. The pacing was awful though, they could easily have shaved 5 minutes from the maze. I guess it accomplishes its purpose as filler...

And if it were based on manga you would be sitting here going " OMG THAT MAZE WAS AWESOME I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT IT WAS SO SUSPENSEFUL ZOMG KUBO TITE IS MY GOD "

[Kaka]

Originally Posted by Zek

The best part of this episode was when Rinrin finally shut up. That giggling is beyond irritating. She's a kid, we get it, get on with the story.

That said, it was marginally better than the last episode. The pacing was awful though, they could easily have shaved 5 minutes from the maze. I guess it accomplishes its purpose as filler...

or a tape for her mouth would help

she's too annoying

[asam_laksa]

Originally Posted by DjTrizz

I wouldn't really say it was brains over brawn, just that Ishida calmed down and tried to figure it out. He even said himself that he got lucky because of Ichigo and Renji splitting up.

You don't like Ishida-kun, do you?? Besides.....Ishida was the only one who make right deduction about them being the mod souls.

[Guido]

This filler arc starts to amazing with how the staff is making wonders with the music.

My favorite soundtrack piece was the BGM song played within the maze. It had the Psycho + Friday 13th vibe into it; jittery, build up of terror.

Ishida is whom I most recognized for this episode whose characters traits were the most fleshed out as being the strategist and problem solver for the group.

Don't take it personally, but both Ichigo and Abarai behave like five-year old kiddies or just are flatly stupid.

I don't understand why in many shounen anime they always introduce male protagonists who happen to be that highly stubborn and childish, as being jerks enough to being played by the foes' rules; I'm just getting fed up to watch characters like those.

Spoiler:

In summary, the rooms were connected to the same entraces/exits via warp. The reiatsu of the three intruders, whenever they were moving the loops so as the traps could fit into the third room in either horizontal or vertical directions, became distinguishable by Ishida.
The trick was the trap rooms since there were no traps at all due to illusion.

I'm enjoying the modus operandi of these foes resorting on playing mind games and straining our heroes with psychic illusions as to wear them through despair and impatience to weaken them, as opposed to the SS arc with all the excessive reiatsu build up and unleashing of apocalyptic super powers.
These enemies remind me to the psychics of YuYu Hakusho from the Chapter Black saga utilizing reminiscent methods like Ririn, Cloud, and Nova do.

Spoiler:

Since Ishida discovered that their mysterious guests are mod souls, I want you to recall on something.

Way back to either episodes six and seven when Kon was very first introduced.

Kon explained that it was the last and only survivor from a batch of mod souls that Soul Society ordered to dispose as their creation was decided to be unethically unnatural.

Since our three guests were found out to be mod souls, one could speculate:

1. Either our fellow intruders came from the same batch like Kon did and also found a way to escape undetected from SS.

2. Or came from a previous batch of mod souls unlike Kon designed with different capacities.

For example, Kon inside a real human body is able to exert hand-to-hand, melee combat whereas the mysterious three are more inclined to pscyhic illusions.

[Komataguri]

the protaganist is childish and stubborn because most men are childish and stubborn.



as for kon, I would say its more foot to hand, than hand to hand...since kon's strengthend for kicking and other leg related actions

[Novarain]

Honestly the part i liked best about this episode is the Shinigami's Cup...

Wahaha Yachiru is a CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!

[SuperKnuckles]

I thought the episode was pretty fun. I don't care what anybody says. Ishida getting some respect for once is pretty cool.

Though I'm sorta disappointed at the thought that the new enemies could simply be modified souls.

[iceyfw]

they so totally abused kons body in this episode.

[tabun]

Spoiler for responding to Guido:

Originally Posted by Guido

2. Or came from a previous batch of mod souls unlike Kon designed with different capacities.

This might very well be, as this might provide us with some reasoning for why they are conducting this "game" shizzle: because Kon is neither bad nor good, or has any inclination to be either, I would wager the 3 "new" mod souls aren't, either.

I'd make a guess and say the guy at the end of the outro gave them their bodies and now utilizes them, perhaps appearing to them as a great benefactor. I will look for it myself, but wasn't it that Kon using Ichigo's body put it under huge physical strain? Then the 3 fake bodies used by the 3 mod souls would have to be some very proficient novelty, as even Urahara and Renji do not have access to such... unlimiting bodies in this world. Oh well, the possibilities of speculation

[SinZOfAllSinZ]

I hate that Damn laugh of Rin-Rin's!!!,But it was interesting how ishida found out that they are mod souls.

[Eclipze]

Good episode. Much MUCH better than episode 65. Animation-wise, no complains.

The only thing is, while Rin looks cute in the ED, all the shading/positioning makes her look....bad, in the anime itself. And the somewhat irritating laughter isnt helping much at all...

Overall 7/10.

[KiNA]

eeehh.. I dont get it...

The ninja got busted.. then the hat guy carry him out .. and next thing you know, the ninja stand beside the girl above the gate.. the hat guy nowhere to be seen.. and the ninja even have both zanpatou

[ritalman]

Argh I miss Kon in Ichigo's body. I wonder why they don't use him more often.

Kon in the lion plush annoys me to no extend...

[Yûyake]

Originally Posted by Kira_Naruto

eeehh.. I dont get it...

The ninja got busted.. then the hat guy carry him out .. and next thing you know, the ninja stand beside the girl above the gate.. the hat guy nowhere to be seen.. and the ninja even have both zanpatou

Well as soon as the guy with the hat is next to the "ninja guy" , you see that the hat boy hold another pills in is hand, so he probably just put it back to the ninja guy body and the guy stand up again.

[KiNA]

So you mean 2 pills for the same ninja guy .. because he certainly a bit far away from where the original pill drop >.>

btw, wonder if Kon keep his upgrade after this arc .. it could proves ... usefull

[monir]

Originally Posted by Komataguri

And if it were based on manga you would be sitting here going " OMG THAT MAZE WAS AWESOME I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT IT WAS SO SUSPENSEFUL ZOMG KUBO TITE IS MY GOD "

Really, Kubo's writing or not, people can figure out by themselves (including Zek believe it or not! ) what's a good watch and what's not. Kubo is the god because he didn't come up with stories like this which is why Bleach is so popular. If you haven't noticed already, most poeple in the thread are talking about the last 2 minutes of the episode which begins with the ending theme, the most enjoyable part of the episode.

Originally Posted by tabun

A spanking indeed.

The filler arc is vastly more interesting than any that the Naruto-team has come up with by far, yet, the only thing that makes me detest it is the giggling girl.

Honestly, if she doesn't get a good spanking in the end (Make her cry, dammit. Make her beg for forgiveness), I will be a very sad panda. Her giggles drive me mad. If I had been inside that museum, the place would propably be razed by now.

This is why i liked the short moment of unflawed anger and dissappointment in her face as Ishida finds out about their little "secret". I can't stop watching the scene, it's so... satisfying. Am I a mean man?

The little girl is mean. You are not!

Originally Posted by Kira_Naruto

So you mean 2 pills for the same ninja guy .. because he certainly a bit far away from where the original pill drop >.>

I'm so confused, so here is some pwning Gundam...

[Red_Eclipse]

Now I get the three stuffed animals for the ending theme.. Kon has friends now! XD

[Guido]

In the Shinigami Cup mini-episode, Golden, why isn't that Captain Unohana is not a member of the Female Shinigami Association?

[NoSanninWa]

Originally Posted by The Small One

Hm, if Kon was the only survivor of Soul Society's mod souls, wouldn't that imply, that our new "friends" were created by some other party, than Soul Society, maybe as a reply to SS's project?

Just because Kon said that he was the only survivor doesn't mean that he was correct. Honestly he isn't the most reliable source in the world. And if you think about it, how much awareness of the world does a little pill have. He wouldn't even know about the fate of a different batch of pills even if he could perceive his own batch of pills.

Personally, I think it likely that these three were put into action before the order came to scrap Project Spearhead. Then these three escaped before they could be killed. Kon wouldn't know a thing about that, so his "intelligence" is likely to be flawed. (Pun intended.)

Originally Posted by Guido

In the Shinigami Cup mini-episode, Golden, why isn't that Captain Unohana is not a member of the Female Shinigami Association?

Perhaps Unohana thinks the Shinigami Women's Association is silly.