is bleach episode 197 filler?

Hanatarō Yamada runs down a hallway in Las Noches, struggling to catch up with Byakuya Kuchiki, and complaining that he can't use Shunpo. Meanwhile Byakuya and Zommari Rureaux argue over which one of them is arrogant, and Zommari states that he is simply behaving as if the two of them are equal and he doesn't believe there is any arrogance is that.

Byakuya then states the fact that he would even consider himself on his level is arrogant in itself. Zommari then claims that he is forced to humiliate Byakuya until he relinquishes that pride, and he releases his Zanpakutō, Brujería.