This was really sad. We got to know that Ichigo's mom died several years ago, and how it happened; that he ran down to a river and tried to save a boy that was about to jump (but he was really a spirit), and his mother ran after him, only to die for reasons unknown. This was really sad, and Ichigo blames himself for her death, and that was really, really terrible. Another story; a shinigami came after Rukia, to find out why she had been in the living world so long. Of course, she couldn't give him an answer, but it ended with Ichigo trying to attack that dude. It all stopped, however, when a Hollow attacked Ichigo's sisters.
A great and sad episode. 9.6/10





