Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150409174223/@comment-2043993-20150409175930

while it is quite forgetable it wasn't as mediocre as the previous episode, action was decent and the techniques were passable, aside from that there's nothing going on in the episode per ce, it just serves to add a minimum of anticipation for the third portion of the exam, just like all other episodes in this filler focusing on the second portoin.

would certainly be nice to see somebody die at some point in this filler, without it, it doesn't give off the vibe of "mortal danger" or "war-substitution" that the chunin exams are meant to be.

Things might be looking up for the next episode though, seems to be more like a flashback for Hebi than the Konoha 11, which would be a nice change of pace. I assume that they have met the "villain" of that episode at some point, or come accross his remains from the chunin exams.