[Guido]

I do not want to be hasty jumping into conclusion when there's still so much to see far ahead with the episodes, however, I feel that in this third season the pacing is going fast that the staff actually is dropping subplots from the manga to keep the focus tightened around each story arcs' main issues.

This was even more evident with Mashiros' second thoughts about Takagi serving as consultant and writer to Shiratori's Rabuta and Peace. I'll preferably not spoil about it, until most of everyone here see the next episode.
Nevertheless, this episode was conscious about raising a very discussed topic regarding manga, whether it is taken as a fine art of expression or a commercial art sold to entertain masses. If you ask me, it all depends on the person's attitude reflected upon his or her own work, though companies are always about money-making business; Jack's a magazine after all and has to sell.