Yes. I AM BACK. Sorry I didn't publish a review for chapter 479 - I lost my half-finished review about the chapter and got all depressed.
Anyway, yes, we are ALL doomed. Bleach's last arc is on. But DON'T WORRY!
Kubo's arcs are known to be extremely long, and I doubt (from my experience) that the series would end any time soon.
Actually, Kubo answered lots of questions in a very recent review. A very nice person translated it in BleachAsylum, if you don't mind from spoilers reading it is a very fun thing, and it explains a lot of things.
And now, TO THE CHAPTER!
I think that Kubo should've thought about a better plot for the first chapte