Spoilered for those who haven't watched it:
Why didn't he just gently stroll away in the time it took for that huge glowing ball to slowly descend on him? Why did he just stand there yelling?
Pure entertainment good sir!
It's the same with Bleach and Naruto. Not so much in Fairy Tail.
You've got to have an epic fight scene, then something happens, then the ULTIMATE ATTACK!!11!1 then something happens, then the REAL ULTIMATE ATTACK!!11!11! then something happened, someone dies, then the ULTIMATE ENERGY IS UNLOCKED FOR THE SUPER SPECIAL AWESOME ULTIMATE ATTACK!!11! then the bad guy dies.