User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 256: Tartaros arc: The Final Duels, Review/@comment-24039234-20151024125609

"everyone's favorite Erza vs. Kyôka" Well played, sir, well played.

Concerning today's episode: it was a mixed bad. I don't mind the changes in the Tempesta fight compared to the manga storywise, but the fight was waaaaay too long and repetitive (it lasted until the 14-15 minute mark, or something like that, with lots and lots of reused animation), therefore, boring.

However, I'm happy about how they managed to get the connection between Sayla and Kyoka through. The twisted sense of bond between the demons and how they to connect their own goal the same way as any protagonist does; the way Kyoka talked to the crying Sayla mirrored the usual tragic death scenes on the good guy side perfectly (note that I'm not implying that she actually died now, because, you know, no spoilers for anime-only people - you'll know what happens when you see it :) ). Props for that, and Sayla's VA. :)