I am pretty sure Kubo has purposely demoted Soifon- from an actual character, to the meat thrown to the wolves anytime someone cool needs to make a speech. Almost feel cheated, because I'm probably the one in a million that liked her.
Not a big complaint, though, for the rest of the chapter and this entire arc is amazing. I'm loving the direction in which Bleach is going, I can't wait for next week's chapter, and I'd love to see more of these complex character interactions.