imho, this episode is nice and it doesn't show to make kirino pitiful or win some sympathy. this just gave us the history (although not entirely) of everything. if this was a 2-episode special maybe it would be much clearer. at the very least, we got to know how kirino feels, especially the scenes in s1 in her pov or those that have some resemblance to the present like bumping kiri x kyou at the doorway.
i'm happy the entire time watching this. interestingly, the moment the ending credits start to roll, i felt like punching something... maybe it's because of the long wait for the next episodes?
