I am not completely dead as far as shipping goes in BLEACH so 408 produced a big ass Hell Yeah! from me.
Why?
TATSUKI. Returns.
And not only does she return, but she returns with a decisive intensity.
She also gets the iconic back-to-the-camera shot with the solemn "That's the kinda guy he is."
This girl gets Ichigo. No mushing about like Orihime. No pep-talkiness like Rukia.
Just "He'll get it done."
And it is so, so good that I squeed till my eyes crossed. Go ahead and mock me, but it feels like such relief.
I mean, how many years have I waited for her return? Four? Five? Guh, seems like forever.
Now do I think that it'll be Ichigo/Tatsuki at the end of it all? Pfft. Heck no. But my IchiTats shipper heart is happy with what I got. Canon might end up one thing, but this is one fanon pairing that's got canon basis and for shipping, that's really all that is needed.
Also, ISSHIN IS AWESOME!
And Aizen turned into Ulquiorra except no wings and no heart.