Wow, didn't thought Bleach can regain its cred back after hows it been recently, but the new chapter got me excited.

so why is there a spoiler warning in your title?

I was hoping discussions to start fine I guess I'll start with the spoiler fest then.

Did anyone thought the Vaizards were former captains? To me I thought they were like Ichigo, humans trying to become shinigami.

them being former captains/lieutenant probably suprised everyone, lol. i would have never thought they were part of the gotei 13. this makes the manga more interesting since after that retarded kenpachi and #5 fight. now i wonder how they got that way and if aizen and the other current captains + urahara knows about the vaizard release form and how to (or the process to) gain/release it

I kind of hope Aizen doesn't know about the Vaizard release. It'll kind of take away the surprise factor when going against Arcannars. I mean Grimmjaw didn't know at all when he faced Shinji. This chapter definitely rebounded Bleach from that downward spiral. If only Naruto can do that.

What downfall spiral?

Bleach's been great since the beginning.

Even the filler Bount arc was only half mediocre.

well this weeks episode was kick @$$

The whole Hueco Mundo was a waste of time. Made the Espadas seem like a bunch of pansies especially how author try to build them up as beyond captain level.

Yeah that doesn't quite make sense.

Noitra is supposedly stronger than Ichigo in his hollow form.

Ichigo's regular Bankai form defeated both byakura and kenpachi.

Kenpachi easily dispatches...you know who.

Wait. Maybe Byakuya and Kenpachi let their guards down against Ichigo, or they grew a lot stronger since their respective battle with Ichigo.

That's always Bleach's excuse. "They weren't at their full 'potential'"

It's still the best anime ever.

Lol, the characters are cool without being annoying.

With the except of Inoue.

When the hell are the vizards going to have their arc?

They do (sort of) if you follow the manga. I like the character designs for Bleach. Though I think it has gotten out of hand. There are plenty of anime that is beyond Bleach. EXPAND YOUR MIND MAN!

Like what? Naruto $hitpooding?

No,

Code Geass (currently airing Code Geass R2), Sayonara Zetsubuo Sensei (Boku Sayonara Zetsubuo Sensei), One Piece, Darker than Black, Gurren Lagaan, my list can go on.

Vizards = pwnage

Ichigo = not a "real" vizard = $hitastic

it's just like one of those mangas when the main character is kicking @$$. Until the new phase he's a newbie all over again. Until he learns all these new techniques but never fully masters them. Until during the battles he surprises everyone by surpassing his own capabilities and kill the enemy baddie. It's just so predictable what's going to happen next. Ichigo's going to turn into a proper Vizard and own Aizen plus some former captains die along the way. fu'cking hell i should start my own manga series. Anyone good at drawing?

enough said, the fat vizard guy is missing in the meeting

and i think Ichigo's father is also missing in the pic

ummmmm......this might be a long shot but i think that Ichigo's dad is the "former" kenpachi and that Hirako was talking about HIM at the start of Urahara's captain induction ceremony or whatever. something about being missing IDK? lol ^.^
because all of the captains are accounted for except yoruichi, urahara, and squad 11 captain sooooo.. i just assume...O_O

scratch the yoruichi thing XD any way the fat vizard guy wouldn't be there because he's the lutenant of the kidou squad and wouldnt be at the Gote 13 meetings

lol.. if you look at that pic and had ever read the picture... you would know why the "fat vaizard" isnt there.