User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 253: Tartaros arc: Silver Memories, Review/@comment-24277053-20151003122807

Well first the new OP, I liked it, not as much as the previous one, but it is all right, the way they featured Natsu and Gray at the beginning, that very Naruto and Sasuke like in the Naruto anime. Like all Fairy Tail OP, it is very spoilish. Can't wait for the Gajeel / Levy moment.

Now as for the episode, again the feels, we learn the truth about Silver and Silver dies. The translation I saw, messed one thing up, in the translation Juvia referred to Silver as "Gray's father" while what she really said was "father", which I liked better, it makes it seems like she and Gray are that close.

Juvia used her brains to beat Keyes, Juvia when she wants to be, can be awesome. I wish Hiro would show more of that and not make her just a Gray fan girl.

In the end, Gray gets a power up, but loses his father again, but his father was already dead, so he went where he belonged.

The ED was great, it isi nice to moving animation again in the ED, and it is nice for shadowing on what is to come.

To recap, loved the episode, the OP, and the ED.