User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Episode 196: Sin and Sacrifice, Review./@comment-24277053-20140823104211

Whoo what an episode. Well first we start off with Ultear who confeses that she was the master mind behind Jellal's evilness to Millanna and unknowingly Kagura. Personally to the Mermaid Heel girls I know you are pissed off about Simon's death, but you know dragaons are destroying the world, let's worry about that first, and Ultear pretty much says the samething. Small chance here from the manga, when Ultear confeses, it is Erza that tries to stop her, but in the manga it was Jellal. It makes more sense for Jellal not Ultear to steal the blame from him and they are comrades, Erza being the one to try to stop her, kind or makes me less sense.

Also in the manga when we see Ultear top herself from killing Rogue, that was clearly a flashback inbetween the end of the last episode and the first scene here. Here it is more clear, one can think when Ultear was having that talk with Millianna, that she was on her way to kill present Rogue, and than had a change of heart.

I am trying not to spoil what will happen in the next episode, but the anime could have added more people that died or dying in this episode, I mean why not consider what will happen, only makes things more intense. I thought for sure they were adding Lucy to that list, when Flare of all people saves her. That is added on in the anime, that did not happen in the manga, but actually necessary, once again try not to spoil things, consider what Lucy's reaction is the next time she sees Flare, you have to establish the beginning of Flare's redemption, that moment in the manga was only adapted in the OVAs, so anime only viewers might be confused over what happens next time Lucy sees Flare. So it is a add on, but a necessary add on.

Could have used less of characters like Jet, Droy, and Macaro, am I suppose to feel those charactrers can do any sugnificant, give me more Cobra. Speaking of which, I loved the way he told Ichiya to stay out of his way.

When Juvia thought Gray was purposing, I thought it was the wrong time and place for comedy. Nice to Melody, but I wish she gets to do more. And it is not going to get any better with that, that is a shame. Because of Juvia' stupidity, Gray is dead. It was a total shock to me, RIP Gray. We all know Gray will be fine somehow. That was my thought when I read this in the manga, I did not think for a moment Gray was going to die. So he will be fine, but how, and what will Ultear do next?

This episode was great, I give it a 10 / 10, what the hell.