I'm so glad you made this post because I've been thinking about this last chapter, and re-reading parts of Bleach and re-watching parts of the anime and I can't help but think that at least some questions might be answered.
A brief thought on Gin, Rangiku, and Gin telling Ichigo to run: Is it possible that Gin senses Rangiku running toward him and simply wants Ichigo out of his hair so he can devote his full attention to Ran? Sort of a 'Get outta here, kid, I've got more important stuff to do right now. Here's a dollar, why don't you go buy yourself a candy bar?" :)
Going back to Aizen's "I Made Everything Happen" speech, I know some folks thought it was retconning, but looking back, there are bits here and there that suggest otherwise. I re-read and re-watched the Menos Grande fight and the start of the SS venture. I'd always thought Urahara brought the Menos in, but it's more believable that Aizen sent it. And at the gate, where Gin obviously knows who Ichigo is, previously I thought it was because of the Menos report, but now I think it heavily implies what Aizen was saying: that he's had his eye on Ichigo all along and that's how Gin knows about him.
Then there's the whole Quincy thing. I mentioned it before, but I'm really wondering if Ryuuken is going to show up in FTK because to me, at least, his non-appearance feels a bit like a missing tooth. We know he's associated with Isshin, and we know Urahara knows him. Now I don't for a second believe that Ryuuken would be working with this trio -- Isshin, maybe, but not this cohort of 3 Shinigami -- nor do I think they would depend on him or build Ryuuken into their plans, but it just seems *weird* that he's not there. Kubo has been pulling this Aizen fight out like cheap taffy, and I can't help but think he's about to surprise us with something.
I saw someone on BA recently snark that only idiots think the Quincy are still relevant to this story, but I just can't believe that. Not only do we have unanswered questions about Isshin's and Ryuuken's relationship, but who sent the Menos after Uryuu in Ch 184? He'd lost his powers, he had no detectable spiritual pressure, and yet it showed up right where Uryuu was and attacked him. The only options I can come up with are that Aizen sent it after Uryuu to either eliminate or test him, or that Ryuuken himself somehow summoned it and the whole rescue/insult/offer power-up thing was a set up. Of those choices, Aizen sending it after Uryuu seems the more realistic, and that indicates an interest. He either wanted Uryuu out of the way, or wanted him to get stronger, just like Ichigo.
So many unanswered questions. It would be nice if Kubo would give us a couple of answers before tangling things even further.
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Date: 2010-05-29 07:36 pm (UTC)A brief thought on Gin, Rangiku, and Gin telling Ichigo to run: Is it possible that Gin senses Rangiku running toward him and simply wants Ichigo out of his hair so he can devote his full attention to Ran? Sort of a 'Get outta here, kid, I've got more important stuff to do right now. Here's a dollar, why don't you go buy yourself a candy bar?" :)
Going back to Aizen's "I Made Everything Happen" speech, I know some folks thought it was retconning, but looking back, there are bits here and there that suggest otherwise. I re-read and re-watched the Menos Grande fight and the start of the SS venture. I'd always thought Urahara brought the Menos in, but it's more believable that Aizen sent it. And at the gate, where Gin obviously knows who Ichigo is, previously I thought it was because of the Menos report, but now I think it heavily implies what Aizen was saying: that he's had his eye on Ichigo all along and that's how Gin knows about him.
Then there's the whole Quincy thing. I mentioned it before, but I'm really wondering if Ryuuken is going to show up in FTK because to me, at least, his non-appearance feels a bit like a missing tooth. We know he's associated with Isshin, and we know Urahara knows him. Now I don't for a second believe that Ryuuken would be working with this trio -- Isshin, maybe, but not this cohort of 3 Shinigami -- nor do I think they would depend on him or build Ryuuken into their plans, but it just seems *weird* that he's not there. Kubo has been pulling this Aizen fight out like cheap taffy, and I can't help but think he's about to surprise us with something.
I saw someone on BA recently snark that only idiots think the Quincy are still relevant to this story, but I just can't believe that. Not only do we have unanswered questions about Isshin's and Ryuuken's relationship, but who sent the Menos after Uryuu in Ch 184? He'd lost his powers, he had no detectable spiritual pressure, and yet it showed up right where Uryuu was and attacked him. The only options I can come up with are that Aizen sent it after Uryuu to either eliminate or test him, or that Ryuuken himself somehow summoned it and the whole rescue/insult/offer power-up thing was a set up. Of those choices, Aizen sending it after Uryuu seems the more realistic, and that indicates an interest. He either wanted Uryuu out of the way, or wanted him to get stronger, just like Ichigo.
So many unanswered questions. It would be nice if Kubo would give us a couple of answers before tangling things even further.