User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 500: Fire and Ice, Review./@comment-2214433-20160906042703/@comment-3290324-20160906044928

Couldn't have said it better myself. Mashima seems scared to build up suspense nowadays. It's like he thinks the world will end if we don't have the good guys losing for more than a week. Honestly, I'd be fine with Fairy Tail getting their asses handed to them for most of an arc, and then coming out strong and pulling out a win. At least that way, I'm engaged.

And I sincerely hope we get no NaruSasu type drama here. The buildup just isn't good enough to work here imo. Hell, Naruto and Sasuke had basically 16 years of buildup to their fight and I still found it ridiculous and irritating, lol.

As far as the series as a whole goes, however, I will say that I do still indeed find the series fun. Regardless of how harshly I review the writing, I still enjoy Fairy Tail. To me - Fairy Tail is like Vampire Diaries or Pretty Little Liars or True Blood. Yes, I know the writing is kinda shitty, but it's still interesting and I couldn't stop watching it even if I want to.