User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 519: Show Me Your Smile, Review/@comment-25111584-20170127183844

The only good part of the fight was the backstory. The action was mundane and the entertainment value non-existent. Far better than Invel vs. Gray and somewhat better than Dimaria vs. Sky Sisters and Gajeel vs. Bradman, but that's hardly a feat. And Irene only lived up to her hype when it didn't matter. *cough*Makarov*cough*

I don't really get the Ultear comparison. She realized that her entire life (of evil) was built around a misunderstanding, not to mention her goal would have excused her of her deeds. Irene basically went, "Ermagerd, I can't kill my daughter whom I remorselessly tried to obliterate multiple times seconds ago." It would have been believable if, y'know, she actually had shown even hints of maternal feelings for Erza. >.>

Welp, at least this travesty is over and we can move on... to the next one, this time involving Plotsu. e_e