Barragan really does look like death. He's scary. Kubo did a really good job with him. I was rather ambivalent about him until he released--and now..he's rather interesting to me.

Soifon's arm...her losing an arm wasn't too unexpected (because Kubo chops arms off left and right), but why she had to lose it was rather shocking.

I ♥ Halibel! I like Hitsugaya, too....but Halibel's just awesome. When she falls (which, sadly, I'm sure she will eventually--though I could be wrong), at least she will have been known to not go down without a fight.