User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 416: Tartarus Arc: Final Part, Review and Commentary/@comment-25111584-20150119142640/@comment-5268982-20150119145806

I think it's not forced for Erza to allow her trauma to strike her right now. On the contrary, it makes perfect sense! In real life when you're in grave danger you usually don't let your emotions get the better of you, but later you may break down after you have time to process them and you're not in danger anymore. On the contrary, that bit is something I loved about this chapter, because it did not make sense for her to not feel anything after her torture!