User blog:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 467: Mother's Key, Review.

Review
Before I delve into the chapter, I'll just make a few quick announcements. Firstly, the wiki's official podcast is back for a one time special!!! Go check it out!!! Secondly, the Sorcerer Magazine will be published today. Sorry for the delay. I've been really busy. Now on to the chapter! Okay, so this chapter was decent. Not too bad, but not too great either. I guess I'll just go over what I felt were the highlights and lowlights (totally making up this word).

Kagura vs. Dimaria is looking to be a definite highlight. I was worried Mashima was going to forget just how much hype he put into the Spriggans, but he definitely hasn't yet. Dimaria's Magic Power alone struck fear into the usually very composed Kagura. Love it! I think Erza & Kagura vs. Dimaria is pretty much a given now. Although I'll admit a less predictable match up would've been more interesting. ( .___.)

The entire Brandish reveal, however, is a bit of a lowlight this chapter. Firstly, I think everyone and their mama predicted that Lucy and the others would save Brandish and that Brandish would then feel compelled to tell them everything. I'm glad the story is finally out (well, at least some of it anyway), but I'd prefer if it had come out in a more clever way. Also, I was hoping that whatever went on between Brandish and Layla would be more interesting that "Oh! She killed my mommy!" In real life, that'd be some deep shit. In manga, that's par for the course and kinda dull. :P Also, Aquarius coming back is nice as well, but it was completely ruined for me because of spoilers on Twitter. >___>

All in all, I'm looking forward to the coming fights and I'll be glad to see what really happened between Layla and Brandish's mother because its obvious that Layla didn't kill anyone.