Quote Originally Posted by ThiagoMartell View Post
So, long story short, it makes sense the way it was.
Remember, I'm writing this in retroperspective, back then we had no idea what Yama's bankai would look like. Now we have seen that he can use it for at least a few minutes without destroying everything, as long as he doesn't use it's full abilities. When he was stabbed, he was already using shikai, he knew where Aizen was and he was holding him. He could have ended it within a few seconds, provided Wonderweiss wasn't able to eat his bankai, too (he probably could, otherwise Aizen's secret weapon would have a serious design flaw).
But it's not really a big plot hole, or something like that. I know, I sound, like I'm complaining, but I actually don't. I was just pointing something minor out, it's not like Yama not using bankai now screws up the plot.
Also, I actually forgot the part with Yama going soft. It's a good explanation, why he didn't want to risk the lives of the other shinigami, despite what he said back then.