Agreed with everyone else. Waiting for R2 was half the fun. Some of my best memories from the fandom came from that year wait, sadly enough. Waiting for magazine scans, spazzing about everyone's new outfits...

Besides, a cliffhanger like that NEEDS at least a few weeks for people to get pumped up for the next episode. I mean, it kinda kills the drama to release the next episode right after it >___>