So I was wondering what people thought of the preview. I for one was laughing my ass off at Capt. Mayuri (sp?) voice-over and complaining about his jellatinous state after losing to Ishida, but they showed alot about the next episode.
Looks like mostly a training episode about Yoroichi trying to teach Ichigo how to release his Bankai version of Zangetsu (which I would imagine, would look like Zangetsu the manifestation or the Hollowish pale Ichigo) I don't know why I see his Bankai release as being humanoid, since all the others we've seen are beasts/monsters.
Also, looks like Ishida is alive, only captured, and Chad is OK too. But who will rescue the rescuers? Is it all going to be up to Ichigo? OR will the Soul Society plot explode into a full blown civil war where our heroes escape in the confusion? I'm banking on the latter.