Maaaaaaaaan....
So far, I've been content to let Tsurumaki's pace carry me, but unlike FLCL which kinda had no expectations placed upon the viewer and the intended viewing experience was to just go with the flow, GQX is building upon decades of narrative and lore that at this point are kinda essential for context, so as of right now even I'm starting to feel how crazy fast we're hitting plot beats out here.
I mean, the entire episode is about Lalah Sune, who she is as a character and what she represents thematically to the entire series, but if you haven't seen OG Gundam thru Char's Counterattack (because her relationship with Amuro and Char is an important aspect of her character) her appearance here is just going to be a weird catalyst for Machu's character growth and probably very confusing.
She looks great in GQX's animation style tho
But having said that, doing The Man in the High Castle with UC0079 Gundam is so insanely ballsy and ambitious, I'm down for the ride.
I've been enjoying things a lot more with Shuji gone.
I tried to sit down and watch Char's counterattack last night but the copy I dl'ed had English dubbing. Gotta find another one.๐
Watched season 2 of Castlevania Nocturne instead. 
That Ocean Group dub of CCA isn't awful, but yeah, it's hard not to watch the original Tomino Gundams without the original Japanese cast.
It doesn't help when the subs don't match the dubs either. I got like two minutes in and decided not bother.
Y'knoooow, valid. His absence makes screentime for all the messy fictional politics I like Gundam for.
Yeah the series is better without him and every scene he's not in is significantly more enjoyable.
I watched the dubbed CCA for the first time a few days ago and enjoyed it, but I'm also a filthy casual who prefers dubbed anime so I can focus on the animation ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Funnily enough this series has very much turned into doing the "specific character should be on screen all the time and when he's not onscreen everyone should be asking where is the character." lol.