I figured this would happen judging from one of the PVs, but I'm nonetheless pleased that the anime has already made its first improvement over the manga:
I'm also glad the episode didn't just end with Natsu getting trampled on by Shelia and actually went a little bit further ahead to show him in action, giving it a much stronger note for the episode to end on. On top of that, it was a great pacing decision to do both that and tease the scene in the beginning that wouldn't happen for another 70 chapters, though I don't think I should hold my breath and expect every single episode to do this.