The majority of this season spends its time entrenched in action scenes that provide little even in the way of convincing survival drama. Additionally, the villains this time not only are the most inarticulate yet in terms of motives and methods, but they also add virtually nothing to the theme of the nature of communication and song that the series is supposed to be built on top of. To make matters worse, the concept of Hibiki's berserk mode is ruined, as the mode is now something that is common to all Symphogear users. Nearly all the character drama for the first two thirds of the show feels incredibly forced and underdeveloped.
Fortunately, in the last third, some amount of the season is redeemed. Tsubasa and Hibiki both deal with issues with their respective fathers. While both of these tensions resolve in a way that is predictable and comically simple, it is still fairly effective and by far the greatest source of intrigue and satisfaction this season.
