User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 247: Tartaros arc: Alegria, Review/@comment-24499036-20150822232852/@comment-7418318-20150823061335

You should watch it anyway. The events of the next episode changed many people's mind about Lucy.

When the manga chapters came out they were a real blessing. Since then the "Lucy is weak and useless" criers have virtually disappeared.