User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 457: Naked Battle, Review./@comment-1776824-20151019040912/@comment-3290324-20151019041430

I can definitely agree with that. Back and forth blow by blows are a lot more interesting than "I dominate you" then "Oh no you dominate me!" And I've always said that fights were never one of Mashima's strong points. However, as an Erza fan who spent the last week hearing people shit on her and saying that she didn't get any stronger, it was nice to see her do something. >_>

And I'm realllyyyy curious about what is up with Layla now! I was literally (not literally) jumping up and down screaming when Brandish said her name. I suck at theorizing though. ( .____.)