User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 255: Tartaros arc: Steel, Review/@comment-4829046-20151018054609/@comment-4829046-20151018071806


 * insert random words of gratitude at the acknowledgement* ^_^ I'm glad you didn't have to vent as much this time around.

You pretty much substantiated the fault points in this episode perfectly. It's just plain lazy. First half seemingly went on forever. Regarding second half; I have been skipping most of the Exceed scenes in previous episodes, but this one was the most ludicrous addition in a long while. It isn't funny, it just does nothing. I doubt any viewer would consider it as 'entertainment' to see such a boring use of characters. I suppose it wouldn't be 'as' boring however, if we hadn't already gotten tired of the incessant spamming and repetitive battle scenes in previous episodes involving Tempester. Honestly, it would make more sense to just switch off the screen and go pick up the appropriate manga volume for this section.

I really hope that it means that they are biding time and saving the budget for the proper fast-paced battle with Marde Geer because making that fight a wreck like this one would be abysmal beyond belief. Actually, if it is done justice, it would effectively be the first end-boss battle the anime has done well in years if you think about it. Maybe personal bias, but the last time a boss battle received proper attention without random additions and such was in Edolas. I must've re-watched the closing episodes of the Edolas arc countless times due to that reason.