I always hated Karakishou's appearance, but in these two episodes there were a couple times that I actually liked the way they presented her visually. Whenever they do closeups of her it's not very good looking, but when they make her appear more in the background, she looks good. Especially at the end of episode 9 when she's on Jun's back she's pretty adorable. Beyond that she's as unappealing as ever.
As always, I find that the best thing about this Rozen Maiden is Jun, even over the wonderful lineup of dolls and Saito. He's an interesting character, which is more than I can say for nearly every anime hero ever.