I really wasn't expecting an episode like that this early in the series, but it was quite refreshing to see a serious mood like that indeed.
Having Sorata questioning his own plans for the future, and his "dishonesty" towards the Sakurasou residents was a very good step for his character development.
Meanwhile, I'm starting to think that Matsuoka has a very scary lung capacity: he kept screaming like a madman for Sorata's lines, in a very convincing way. Due to this, I think slapstick tsukkomi characters fit him better than the serious ones he did in SAO or Campione. At this rate, he might be the new popular male seiyuu, which would be refreshing after having Yuuki Kaiji.
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