User blog comment:Ncduru/Top 5 Favorite Arcs/@comment-25324252-20150906171641/@comment-4449950-20150907014643

The problem with the Tartarus arc for me is partly it's length. It became obvious towards the end that Mashima had been forced/advised to change plot points mid-arc, and as such events just seemed to clash and random things happened (Jiemma, wtf?) for no previously hinted at reasons. It made the flow go totally whack, and that, for me, is what let it down.

I agree with Misk though, there were also such ups and downs that it was jarring. Like, Wendy with Dragon Force was awesome, and so was the CSK and all of that part. However, then you get the awfulness that was the final Gray and Silver plot-line, and the worst thing to ever come out of FT, Erza vs Kyouka, and the arc is just severely let down.