User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Fairy Tail Episode 204: Stake My Life on Hospitality, Review./@comment-4829046-20141019090044

Good episode. It seems the new team does well when not having a source to go on, but it is too soon to tell. The art may have been iffy, but it did feel nice overall(even with the more ridiculous frames that I am currently deleting from my mind >_> fuck Afro-Happy, if only the arrow was an inch lower... ). The Aquarius part was also iffy, but as part of the ep itself, it was nicely done.

The Opening surprised me. It thwarted my expectations and this time in a good way. I am so glad it took the place of the monstrosity that was the previous one. It had a real FT feel to it, and reminded my of S.O.W with a mix of others. But yeah I have to agree that it felt more like one of the OVA Openings. I feel it tries for a minor flowing rhythm and sequence rather than impact or strong emotion. Sadly it seems I might skip it. :( I don't think I can stand hearing 'mysterious magic' too many times. >_> Also, if I ever find the person that decided to put Bikini Erza, blood will be shed. I can forgive the suggestive Lucy slides because meh, having hair-down and hair-tied options are always nice, but Erza was blatant and totally changed the flow.

The ending? I don't know. It wasn't terrible, but I feel I will skip it. It sounds more towards a Magi song than an FT one tbh. And about having Lucy-centric ones these days; I know they want to remind that she is the proper lead of the story and others follow long, but still, I would like having some of the other characters again, particularly important ones like Juvia or Gajeel that didn't get any EDs in the previous anime. Still, it's filler so frankly they can do what they want.