Is the original Bleach anime worth pushing through to get to TYBW?

I watched the first 25 episodes of the original anime and it hasn’t really hooked me yet. The show feels a little drawn out with minimal action/story development other than some short lived great Ichigo moments.

I keep seeing amazing reviews of the TYBW anime and really want to watch it, but I know I need to watch the ~160 canon episodes before TYBW. Is TYBW that good where it’s worth chipping away at the original anime over time even though I think it’s only ok?