A thousand years of bloody war – against judgment

The following contains spoilers for BLEACH: The Millennium Blood War Episode 3, Episode 5, “Against Judgment,” available on Hulu and Disney+.

Key foods

• Aizen returns with unparalleled power, displaying his power with familiar techniques such as Kurohitsugi.
• A shift in alliances with the surviving Quincys joining the Shinigami against a common enemy.
• Despite the missed opportunities, this episode sets the stage for future events with cinematic quality.

The fifth part of the third period of Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War It mostly served as a set-up for the main event of the season, but it saw the introduction of various characters we haven't seen in a long time, as well as the first display of Aizen's devastating fighting power for the first time since his dramatic turn. The battle with Ichigo years ago. While not as exciting as previous episodes, Episode 5 still had the show's signature cinematic quality, giving fan-favorite Grimmjow Jaegerjaques the talent he deserved.

With the worst-case scenario now a reality, the Shinigami must team up with former Gotei 13 officers, Hollows, and even Quincies to stop a common enemy.

Terrible flood

Planets of reptilian monsters ravage the eyeballs of the Seireitei

When Yoach absorbed the Spirit King, floods of his power poured out of the Spirit King's palace through the hole in the Shakunmaku. Shadow monsters take the form of creeping eyeball monsters that latch onto anything that moves with lamprey-like teeth. We see various Shinigami fight against the creatures that swarm every corner of the Seireitei. Sitting officers such as Ikkaku Madarame of the 11th Squad and Yumichika Ayasegawa and 9th Squad Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi manage to fight them off, but with so many monsters, it is only a matter of time before they are overwhelmed. Fortunately, Team Six's captain, Byakuya Kuchiki, uses his Senbonzakura to fight off the eyeball monsters, giving the three a chance to catch their breath and regroup with himself, Rukia, Renji, and Suifon. Shadowy chaos ensues, but a powerful spiritual presence arrives: Sousuke Aizen, still bound to the chair in which he is serving his 20,000-year sentence in Moken.

I still get it

He may have become stronger in prison

Aizen taunts that creatures like these aren't the kind of thing one raises one's sword, but rather something that must be crushed by the force of one's psychic pressure. Rukia and the others are shocked to see Aizen out of his prison and prepare to engage, but Kyoraku is there to explain that he was the one who freed him. Naturally, they all have a lot to say about needing to work with someone who has done so much damage to Soul Society and changed the lives of so many unfortunate Shinigami, but Kyoraku tells them that he won't. Do not think that fighting evil with evil is wrong. As more creatures enter the Seireitei, Aizen fires his favorite Kidō, #90. Kurohitsugi (“The Black Coffin”), which has had some stunning changes to it A thousand-year bloody war Arch

Arcs of purplish-black electricity appear, signaling Kyoraku to tell everyone to take cover before a giant black box appears, patching Shakunmaku's hole before delivering a nasty damaging blow that basically wipes out the eye area. does The moment is carried by the animation's hit frame, which despite being imprisoned for the better part of two years, does a stunning job of conveying Aizen's unfathomable power. Despite the incredible display of strength, the restraints used to subdue Aizen are actually a hindrance to him, and you can see the first real change in his facial expression since he started appearing in this movie. A thousand-year bloody war Kurotsuchi's arc comes with Nemo gloating about how something he made couldn't be broken by Aizen's power, which clearly annoyed the former Team V captain. “We will see which will be superior, your technology or my spiritual pressure”.

Enemies?

The surviving Quincys help the Shinigami

Aizen and Kurotsuchi's verbal exchange is interrupted when the former is hit by a wave of energy coming from Yu-The Underbelly's Sterneater, NaNaNa Najahkoop, who believes that Aizen's mental pressure has been fully determined. He fires a fatal arrow that hits Aizen in the head, seemingly killing him (everyone except Najahkop knew he didn't). Njahkoop is joined by Bazz-B, G – The Glutton Liltotto Lamperd and Z – The Zombie Giselle Gewelle, who at first seem to help Njahkoop, but Bazz-B punches a hole in his chest. Unlike Najahkop, who remained loyal to Yhwach even after being released, Baz-Bee and the others did not take kindly to being sidelined and decided to help the Shinigami as they now shared a common goal.

With that, Kyoraku sends an order throughout the Seireitei for the officers who are still able to go to the 12th Squad barracks, where their spirit pressure is needed to help strengthen the gate that leads directly to the Spirit King's palace. In preparation for this gate we see a number of characters we haven't seen in a while, including Visoreds Hiyori Sarugaki, Love Aikawa, Lisa Yadomaru, Hachigen and many more, but there's also a brief glimpse of a ghost. Goes to a Garganta – a parody of the return of Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, which is how the episode ends.

missed opportunity

The dramatic ending of the last episode made no sense in the end

While there were some epic moments here and there, an opportunity was missed BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Episode 5, leading up to the dramatic finale of Ichigo's battle against Uryuu, a confrontation that ended with the former severely injured. We don't see any of this until the very end of the episode, and after the emotional rollercoaster of the previous episode, simply cutting to an episode where Ichigo is okay again would mean omitting the aftermath of the battle, but given the fact that we're seeing the awesomeness of Ichigo's powers Knowing Orihime, it would also be pointless to see the consequences of her own battle if it was negated by Orihime's ability to reject phenomena. As a bridge to what's to come, this episode did what it needed to do, and even if it wasn't quite as strong as previous episodes, it continues the series' incredible run.

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 is available on Hulu and Disney+.