If 3.1 avoided speaking much about the cliffhanger at the end of 3.0, this slowly brings Ishgard once again to the forefront. There is something not very great about its politics—I'm specifically thinking about rulers setting up a fancy match to pass through changes whilst the citizenry is swelling up with national pride and distracted.

Narratively, though, it's nice to return the focus to tying up loose threads instead of the mild meandering confusion of 3.1.

I am also unsure of why the Minfillia storyline was split between 3.1 and 3.2—I guess the writers might have wanted yet another cliffhanger, but surely doing so must have damped the strength of the reveal.