The fan service part certainly got more attention here. Louise's undressing scene was borderlining censorship.
(Now that I think about it, this was pretty much the peak of Louise's fan service, so you might as well enjoy them here
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Just like I thought, Saito dropped his notebook PC in the anime rather than having it with him like in the novel. There were a few interesting scenes involving Louise and Saito's PC, so it's a pity that they won't be shown.
Siesta makes her first appearance. ^^ Luckily, her design and voice are both very fitting in the anime. Unfortunately, the Saito x Siesta scenario gets very little coverage until much later. But I gotta say, this girl can do some crazy things. Keep an eye on her.
The fight between Guiche and Saito was the first major combat scene in the story, and showed off Saito's "hidden powers" for the first time. Personally, I think this scene lacked heat in the anime: the portrayal of the more extreme elements in the fight, such as Saito's busted arm, as well as having his face being stepped on, were omitted. And the climax where Saito takes the sword and obliterates all the golems was brushed by very quickly (all 6 golems in maybe 2 seconds?). It would've been cool if they took more time here to portray Saito's superhuman speed and power.
Overall, it was a nice episode. Despite the complaints, none of them really applies if you never read the novel. And if I don't think about the novel, this episode is actually done quite well.
Next week is Kirche's turn to, er, attack Saito. The lucky bastard.