#byakuya voice: ugh i've forgotten his name but i am pretty sure if i kill him my lt will make sad faces and then my sister will be mad at m

[recurring-polynya]

I was complaining during yesterday's episode how much I hate the conceit that the Quincy hate each other and turn on each other constantly, simply because it's stupid. These buffoons have had 1000 years to plan this, and they just make unforced error after unforced error. Then, it occurred to me that if the Gotei hadn't gone through their Kurosaki Ichigo-inspired Power of Friendship arc, they would probably also be killing each other left and right. If the Blood War had happened five years ago, you cannot tell me that Byakuya wouldn't have just killed Hisagi and later on been like "that was someone's lieutenant? Could have fooled me." Aizen would probably be trying to quadruple cross both sides. Zaraki would have taken out at least two other captains by now and no one would have come to help him when he was lying in that ditch. That being said, I'm also kind sad Gin couldn't be here, RIP to you, sir, you would have loved the Blood War.