[Christen]

Finished the raw.

Spoiler for review:

Looks like it was a slow-paced episode but managed to rush through the scenes.

I have mixed reactions on the way they handled Ange and Mammon's friendship, then Ange's denial of magic, etc. They were dragging in the SN, but they also carried a lot of Ange's backstory in order for the reader to sympathize with her. However, if they did adapt the necessary minimum to portray that, we'd need more than 8 episodes and Umineko will turn into a melodrama for at least 3-4 episodes before we get back to it's actual genre.

In any case, the cuts was handled better than I expected at least. The only scene that lacks power was Lambda's. Lambda's character was toned down. DEEN could have portrayed her better given the same time allotment. You only need a few changes in voice tone, facial expressions, and music.

Gave this episode a 7 out of 10. We're two episodes into Episode 4 and we've already arrived at this point. Looks like we'll have plenty of time for the rest of the Episode.