I don't mind cliffhangers, but at least TIE UP A LOOSE END, DAMMIT. ANY ONE WOULD DO. Doesn't matter what Director Taniguchi thinks about S2 starting at 26 and not 1 again, but that's still what's shown, and they could've tied things up a bit better. Gone with a better bang. As it is, 23 was more of a climax and 24-25 turns out to be just a 'transition to S2'.

Two cents on the subject!