User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 409: Wedges of Black and White, Review and Commentary/@comment-1359322-20141117110653

Not sure about others, but i'm quite happy with how the chapter turned out. Of course, the fight sucks, like Raven said, Natsu for some reason can now burn Mard's Thorn? Or is it because he regained his scarf or whatever Nakama logic, don't know, don't care, end of story.

Then we have the Jiemma vs Twin Dragon, all the BS about strength etc etc. Jiemma please only 2 strengths are absolute in FT, Nakama Power and Plot Armor anything aside from those two means nothing. Anyway enough of that, the reason why i'm happy with the chapter, Jiemma gets defeated already. \^_^/ Now we don't have to waste another 1/2 chapters over Jiemma vs Twin Dragons, though it's interesting to see Sting and Rogue pulled a Future Rogue move (Sting's death flag in works?). Now just have Gray and Natsu defeat Mard by next chapter, and we'll get back to FACE and Lumen Histoire. For once Mashima, i allow you to insert whatever BS logic you can think of that will allow Natsu and Gray to defeat Mard, so long as you go back to FACE activating and Lumen Histoire.