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Yeah, you could already guess in the original airing that Gilgamesh was mostly okay with what Rider was saying thanks to his silence and facial expression alone, but the new scenes really helped convey their mutual understanding and acknowledgement, as well as set up a future physical confrontation between them, which I really hope does happen and greatly look forward to.
It's rather amusing actually how Saber is presented as this very decent and upstanding individual and Gilgamesh is presented as, well, a douchebag, and yet he got along with lovable big bro Rider so much better than she did. It truly shows how these aren't black and white characters at all. And in that same vein, Gil's previously omitted line that he can feel genuine compassion towards his people and subjects is a nice piece of characterisation which also helps show he's a more multi-dimensional character than he might appear at first.
And yeah, after reading that excerpt, it seems Saber's issues with Rider had been set up before the "Mad Feast" even took place. And as her remark towards him in episode 13 showed, it's not a grudge she'll let go of so easily. Rider will need to be a patient man indeed to further deal with the little girl.
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