I know the Espada are supposed to be brutal. I guess based on what we'd seen previously of Ulquiorra, though, I was thinking we'd see another "let Ichigo off the hook" move...Ulquiorra didn't seem, from earlier chapters, to relish fighting someone -- not like Nnoitra or Grimmjow. He didn't seem to have that Adjuchas animal-like behavior.
I agree, Ulquiorra is nothing if not calculating. He knows where peoples' strengths -- at least with regard to fighting -- lie. And he *could* have crushed Ishida easily, I suppose...but then again maybe he was hoping to make Orihime choose whom to save.
And yes...it's apparent after that that he *was* hiding something from Aizen all along. To me that little tidbit of information sealed my faith that he's going to be redeemed...because so many of the other Espada have been so unwaveringly loyal and honest with Aizen, even if they didn't outwardly adore him like the Loly twins did....and here's Ulquiorra, Aizen's little right-hand-man, all-seeing-eye and Hime-warden, hiding something from Aizen-sama. Makes you think.
Man, I *can't* wait to see what Shirosaki does. It's going to be insane.
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Re: Appropriate icon is appropriate
Date: 2009-03-11 08:34 pm (UTC)I know the Espada are supposed to be brutal. I guess based on what we'd seen previously of Ulquiorra, though, I was thinking we'd see another "let Ichigo off the hook" move...Ulquiorra didn't seem, from earlier chapters, to relish fighting someone -- not like Nnoitra or Grimmjow. He didn't seem to have that Adjuchas animal-like behavior.
I agree, Ulquiorra is nothing if not calculating. He knows where peoples' strengths -- at least with regard to fighting -- lie. And he *could* have crushed Ishida easily, I suppose...but then again maybe he was hoping to make Orihime choose whom to save.
And yes...it's apparent after that that he *was* hiding something from Aizen all along. To me that little tidbit of information sealed my faith that he's going to be redeemed...because so many of the other Espada have been so unwaveringly loyal and honest with Aizen, even if they didn't outwardly adore him like the Loly twins did....and here's Ulquiorra, Aizen's little right-hand-man, all-seeing-eye and Hime-warden, hiding something from Aizen-sama. Makes you think.
Man, I *can't* wait to see what Shirosaki does. It's going to be insane.