This episode was a great end to the latest incarnation of Hidamari (and I sincerely hope it continues for a looooong X^_____^X time), with lots of great moments for pretty much every character (except a sadly absent imouto...). Even Miya's boyfriend made an appearance!
Unfortunately... I've been watching SHAFT shows for a bit too long, and can tell that they were running late on this episode and didn't get all of the animation done.
I can't wait for the disc-based version...