User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 409: Wedges of Black and White, Review and Commentary/@comment-2214433-20141117114746/@comment-4829046-20141117124952

@CB3 I wouldn't say foddered but it is expected that they would need to go down for the Ichigo fight to commence so it is just that they are prolonging things. We know Ichigo is the only one capable of outlasing the rest so what happens till then is just for progression. And I don't know why, but it would sorta feel like a copout if ALL the New Quincies die and return their power to Ywach just before the final battle. It is going that way, but it would just feel....I don't know a better word to use. So this makes me think some might survive, but they aren't portrayed as redeemable so having that is pointless. All in all, the developments are just dragging on till the inevitable in my eyes. Kubo is just doing a delay-spree. So many things have been delayed and the time spans don't make any sense. Nothing new there so if you are getting tired only now, then that means you have quite the resolve.