User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 479: Who you should show the greatest respect to is, review./@comment-25111584-20160329130433

The problem with this fight is that it is far too lackluster. Lucy pulled a good trick. Good on her. But, unlike Erza vs. Midnight, that trick didn't checkmate her opponent. If not for Happy, he could've simply sent everybody back to his dimension (and then maybe a loop with Lucy summoning Gemini every time to dispel his Magic, but I guess he can kill her before she gets the chance). And Happy catching Jacob off-guard is just... ridiculous. >.>

Lucy's battles simply revolve around one trick which clinches the matter. However, things take such a turn only 'cuz plot demands it. The 'trick' is actually pretty trivial in the course of the battle. Far too trivial to be enough to win it. Yet it does. That's fine once in a while, but it's extremely shallow, especially considering how repetitive it is. Bleach is the other extreme with its constant (sometimes BS) revelations that turn the tide of battle each Chapter. But, honestly, I prefer that over FT's approach. The Bleach Volumes are far more enjoyable, though the plot to money ratio makes me weep blood.