Am still eagerly awaiting the English subs, but I've been too impatient to see what happened, so I've just watched the RAW.
I'm glad they did away with the OP to buy more time - it was important to properly conclude this episode. And it's nice to have a different ED. Now from what I can see, I'm even more eagerly waiting for one of the sub groups to finish.
I can say Toradora ranks among my top 5 for sure.