Along with other watchers, I can't help but feel that this episode was inferior compared to the first two for this Episode. However, I'm not saying it's completely bad. I have to give this one a 7.
I like how it started with the magic fight, but as expected, it got cut short due to pacing issues. I wanted to see Odin though, but that would have taken extra budget
Props for using あかいくつ偽.
The meta-battle was good, although it's about time they minimize the use of suspicion. I have no qualms on them avoiding Dread this time since it might be overbearing in the situation.
Now the skipped epitaph discussion. It left out the clues given by Kyrie and the possible involvement/misdirection of Maria's name. Rosa's hint was also missing. The book Eva opened was also not mentioned. Finding the key was a bit underwhelming due to the BGM used. I remember how tense I was when "rhythm-changer" played.
Now I wouldn't want to know the "inconsistencies" in this episode in regards to the answer arcs yet so I wouldn't try and comment on that.
This episode scored low due to the missing scene, but I'm still with my theory that cutting that scene had a reason aside from pacing issues. And yeah, I'm having lower expectations for now so I don't get terribly disappointed.