Meh, kinda have mixed feelings on this episode.
The Good:
Well, I thought the scuffle between Grimmjow and Ulquiorra was pretty well done. The feeling I got when I read it in the manga was "swift", and thankfully, that feeling was kept intact here. Another good part was the second half of Ichigo vs Grimmjow. Once Grimm got his sword back, the animation and art got good again.
The Bad:
Well, for the most part, both the art and animation were pretty jerky during most of the episode. The first half of Ichigo and Grimmjow's fight was handled very well in my opinion.
Also, while I liked the part where Grimm charged up his Gran Rey Cero and fired it off, I didn't like where it went from there. What it was supposed to be was a huge ass Cero that looked like it would absolutely decimate the pillar Orihime and Nel were standing on. Instead, it just looked like a small blue blob that Ichigo just kind of smacked away. It was animated well, I just didn't like the way it was handled. Here's how it looked in the manga:
So yeah, kind of an average episode. Not bad by any means, but not all that great. Luckily, like James said, this was the least important part of the fight. Next episode, like I predicted, looks to be somethin really special. It's gonna be a long ass three weeks
