The art quality actually went up...I was afraid that it would've went down like the 1st season. Generally it's pretty well done, considering what they have been taking out, some of the stuff wouldn't make sense if they put it in anyway.
Too bad the following were cut:
-Mion vs Okonogi.
-Hinamiza.warudo...well considering what has happened to the scene in Minagoroshi-hen, it not that suprising, I guess.
-Yukie vs Akasaka
About part C...it feels like it's hinting that season 3 will start with Saikoroshi-hen, since it had Miyoko with all the flags. Fredricka showing up is definitely weird in a sense that they never mentioned about her at all in the anime series, and considering what Saikoroshi-hen is like, it would've made more sense if Hanyuu was there instead.