User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 505: Trump Card, Review/@comment-25111584-20161007143058

So... this might get long. Especially because this is the second Chapter of FT which has ever made me emotional, the first being the one which showed the Water Whore being alive. And, yes, by emotional, I mean angry at how pathetic Farce Fail has become. Fair warning. Due to this, I might have actually insulted the mangaka rather than the manga (which is deplorable and I'll almost certainly regret), but I'm not taking anything back.

Gajeel was obviously not going to die. I never thought he would. Badly written fight, somewhat well-written departure, completely boring overall. And I don't give a flying fuck about GaLe, preferring it to have never existed.

Mirajane was never a question (except for the retards who got worked up over some spoilers). Yet it was the best fake death simply because of the portrayal of Mirajane's fear. The solution... was retarded, but given that it involved an even more indecisive freak than Sasuke, I guess it could have been far worse. Still, well-written death, badly written revival, overall fun. At least Mirajane didn't devolve into a completely generic character and provoke her assailants without any plan just 'cuz brave girl, instead reacting in a much more natural manner which made one smypathize with her. ...Although I'll be one of the first to admit that she is a pretty generic character. .-.

Water Whore was so incredibly obvious that I don't think any of us (or the saner ones at least :P) even thought otherwise. Because, no matter how much her death would have increased the quality of the manga or the endless possibilities it would have opened up (a proper setup for Gray vs. Natsu rather than the current garbage, for example), Mashima is far too much of an incompetent wimp to ever make a proper decision like this. Not his style. Bullshit and stupidity is more in keeping with his methods.

Makarov's Death: I sincerely hope that this is a fake death. 'Cuz, unlike most people, I actually think that Mashima will go through with this death. And, as I have mentioned before and will reiterate: Makarov's death would have been beautiful during the Tenrou Island arc, but is a perfect example of the disgusting values that Farce Fail currently embodies:
 * The fans have not only been clamouring for a death, they have been specifically asking for Makarov's. After all, look at the comments below. He has outlived his usefulness. His time has come. Right, because old people are use 'n' throw away. Sure, this is fiction and nobody thinks like this irl, but... no. Fuck this. If you want to, kill him off when he was useful. Or even when he had outlived his use for plot, but was still a force to be reckoned with (like in GMG arc). Not after you coat him in dung and hang him out with a signboard attached saying, "Request for his death." This is blatant fan pandering (or misdirection, whichever you will).
 * I don't want to give Rave spoilers, but those of you who have read it will know that deaths, while definitely not overused as some people think, were still a possibility and, more importantly, varied. Parental figures, noble enemies, misunderstood enemies, brutal enemies, love interests and Misk all died. Compare this to Farce Fail. Only parental figures, brutal enemies and Misk (Simon, despite being well-written, definitely comes under the latter). The actual fuck? Throw in Water Whore and Brandish and Makarov's death would be vastly more acceptable. Instead, this seems more like a grudge against all parental figures. Though, of course, that's not the case. This is just a result of my first point, as killing off parental figures would garner the least amount of fan opposition. For once, Mashima please, develop a friggin' pair! >.>
 * Damn, that speech and sacrifice was such recycled crap. >.> At least attempt to make the poor old geezer's departure badass and unique. Ur was first and bloody awesome. Rob was also awesome and his powerlessness added a different flavour. Igneel's hurricane appearance and the futility of Natsu's goal brightly stand out. Silver was bloody unique (and likable enough for a fanboy like me :P). Makarov's was so incredibly... dull.

Mavis, an inexhaustible source of MP, the inventor of Fairy Law and a completely immortal entity... doesn't lift a finger. Why? Rhetorical. One could come up with many explanations, ranging from a cap on her abilities due the the presence of FH to an inability to have the Spell differentiate between friend and foe due to the Contradictory Curse. All of them are completely contrived. Natural flow is something which one never even gets a glimpse of in Farce Fail, but Mashima has just stopped caring. Bullshit limitations galore coming out of the blue.

There's... a tonne of other stuff, but I think I'll stop here and go for the good in the Chapter, such as it is.
 * PoF is pathetic and nakama speeches cringeworthy. But the casual friendship feels are one of the best aspects of Fairy Tail. It has been a long time since I cared about a cover, but really liked this one. The presence of a non-fanservicey Mirajane (and the absence of Water Whore) is just a cherry on the cake. /o/
 * I hope that Misk is right and Fairy Law has purged the darkness in both the retards, who have been making buffoons of themselves (although Natsu can at least be exempted) while others are fighting for their lives. Many people wanted Lucy and Water Whore to end the fight... which, honestly, would have been one of the few things worse than the actual fight. Gray attacking Natsu is despicable, yet natural. But the two boys' reaction, steeped in darkness as they are, to anybody weaker than them trying to break them up would be to smash them into the ground and continue. Of course, given how bloody incompetent Mashima is (don't think I have stressed that enough :P), that is still the most likely outcome, but one can hope Makarov's sacrifice at least dragged one aspect of the manga from the depths of the mine to at least the basement.

Have some waffles and maple syrup if you read this far... or just skipped to the bottom to get them. (>^_^)>\#/