It was interesting to see the return of the original title card and centre cards as well. Gave the episode a very nice, relaxed feel, back to the 'original' Shuffle! - makes you think we're back into normal mode.
That said, Asa collapsing was very predictable, the episode simply ran on rails from start to finish. But that's fine, it makes it smoother for the ending.
<aside> at least I saved some of my more fun posts... still. bah. </aside>
-Andiyar