I think even the hardcore fans hate Momo, so they prolly like this chapter…
Yeah, except that's bullshit because that's far from true. It's just the people who hate characters always have loud mouths and the people who like them don't bother to talk about it (well unless it's Htsugaya fans, lol)
Yes, I do like Momo. She's not my favorite or anything, but she's up there. At least in the rankings of Soul Reapers. (Pretty sure I've listed pretty much all the Shinigami out of the captains/lieutenants that I like the most.)
In short, I don't know how people can be so happy for someone innocent like her being killed like this, fictional character or not.
Still, much as Momo doesn't deserve it, it does move the plot along. Not only does it affect Hitsugaya, but it affects Ichigo at least a little. He's not the type of guy to sit and watch a girl be mutilated when she had no involvement in this fight and not get a little pissed about it.
Actually, when you think about it, Aizen was taunting Ichigo about not having a reason to want to kill him. It's like he's trying to show just how much a douche he is to get Ichigo to want to kill him.
And I've said this before and before that. I'm not worried about anyone staying dead, at least this arc, due to Orihime's powers. (That doesn't mean the effect isn't the same though)
One other thing I read is that two figures appear at the end of the chapter in the Garganta. They are either backup for Aizen, or maybe Orihime and Uryu? Some think it's Ulquiorra! (LOL if that happened)