User blog comment:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 403 - In Which I Wonder Why I Punish Myself Further (Erza vs. Kyouka)/@comment-4326112-20141007050307/@comment-4666155-20141007055415

I really have to agree with you, Mangy. This arc has had some high points, don't get me wrong; and all of them were moments invested in some kind of emotion that goes beyond "LOOK AT ME FLASHING MY NAKAMA POWER!". Wendy's development as an independent fighter, Gray resolving his daddy issues (even if it was a very poorly done oplot twist), and even Lucy saying good-bye to Aquarius as she died and her magic was gicven to Lucy. All of these are very rare examples of Hiro using good writing.

I really am bewildered why anyone still likes FT. I can't look at this series, and hionestly say I like it anymore. I persist in reading it merely because I lack anything else to do on a Monday, but Hiro is so caught up in trying to establish his fluffy friendship motif that he can't see it's just utter bullshit. I went into this chapter knowing damn well this shit would happen, and it's still just sad to look at.