I agree with all of this.
Got to admit, I was wondering how they were going to do the Mr Elasto reading combat when the episode came up, the anime version just makes a lot more sense.
Also, it just further makes me think he is this guy grown up: http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Soujuurou_Shizuki
http://i.imgur.com/lg3IZWY.gif