This episode covers up to the part where they discover Eva and Hideyoshi's bodies.

Pros:
-Pacing was considerably better than the previous two episodes. Then again, it covered less chapters so I guess there was more time. Even so, it was more smoother than previous episodes.
-A good mix of rearranged game BGMs were included, along with some new trakcs.
-George's mourning of Shannon at the shed, while not nearly as heart wrenching as the game, was still very well done.
-Daisuke Ono (Battler), Miki Itou (Eva), Yasuko Hatori (Kumasawa), Emi Shinohara (Natsuhi) and Yui Horie (Maria) reigned supreme with their voice acting this episode. I was impressed at Horie and Itou especially.
-Dur hur hur Kinzo hiding under the bed and Natsuhi assaulting Kinzo with a candle stick XD I got a good chuckle out of that to be honest :heh:
-The conversation in the kitchen was good, save for a couple things.
-Eva and Battler's talk was well done.
-Nothing was horribly cut up.

Cons:
-FFFF NO NIGHTEYES IN THE NATSUHI GUN SCENE ;O;! -saddened-
-Maria overload was annoying. I'm sure that everyone that was annoyed at her 'Uu' will now be annoyed with her 'Kihihihi' |D But seriously, some scenes were just annoying. They didn't even talk about her personality disorder or something.
-Jessica's lung problem wasn't mentioned.
-I'm a bit disappointed that they watered down the impact of Natsuhi bringing in a gun to the parlor, by showing a shameless plug (again). If that scene started with her entering and everyone reacting to her having the gun then I think it would have been much better :/ Was there any real purpose of showing Maria watching Higurashi other than shameless plugging? Seriously.
-The scene with Battler and Eva talking was good, but weirdly placed. Originally they were talking in the parlor but suddenly they're going down the stairs while everyone just shuffles around the main lobby (where the Beatrice portrait is) Every now and then you would see some of the characters just walking somewhere or just standing one place not doing anything.
-The kitchen scene was good, as I said, but did they really need some of those special effects, along with Battler looking like L5 Keiichi half the time or something? Some of them, like closing up on the eyes of the servants ominously as they continued to say Beatrice is real was good, but after that it's like wtff. Also, Maria was annoying with her flashes in that scene.
-Natsuhi almost seems to just jump of Eva with the accusation. Originally Hideyoshi was also pitching in comments about it and when they continued to do so then she snapped.
-With the whole door thing near the ending, when Kanon left I was a little miffed because Genji stood behind. It's like the anime is trying to imply that Genji made that symbol, when he left with Kanon as well to tell everyone in the parlor.
- AND AM I STILL THE ONLY ONE MAD THAT BATTLER ISN'T EXPLAINING HIS FAMILY LIFE FFFFFF. Battler didn't even seem to mourn over the bodies anymore, he just moved on to anger. Meanwhile Jessica - who was the angered one, was just quietly saddened. Although comforting George was sweet.
-Did I NEED to see Hideyoshi naked in the tub :U (not much as a con as a gross out)

Overall: This was a considerably better episode in general. Not many elements were cut up and the ones left behind got decent representation, save for a few. I give this one an 8/10.

I might just be misremembering, but is nighteyes actually in that scene in the VN? I don't remember it being played then, but instead in a later scene (can't say where in this thread, obviously.

Battler acts that way in the VN as well

I was more talking about the shed, when he says how he got the gene that makes you cry when your parents die.

What's wrong with Maria's expressions, seriously.. that was almost ridiculous x_x
Loved to hear Shirabe (this scene was rather well executed, liked the direction here), when Battler entered the room it was exactly how I imagined him to enter in the VN =3 Ono's "Dame da na zenzen dame da ze" came out well too. The strange border they had while flashbacks was disturbing. Props to Miki Itou, Eva really shined.. but where was the nighteyes in the scene vs Natsuhi? ;_;

Well only details listed (Marion got the overall cons/pros better) but overall I think it was a bit better executed than the first two episodes. 7/10