Like the end of episode 8, with the ominous sound effects and that "Fuck, fuck, fuck" from Fuckface in the Burke's, which tried to anticipate big expectations for the next episode. And yet, what we got in episode 9 on that front was quite underwhelming, more like "Meh, meh, meh".
I know exactly what you mean. EP9 feels like an oversized free roam event where there was no obvious main story progress. But you should consider so that the "fuck, fuck, fuck" and another "fuck" could drag on throughout season 3. So why would DPC break up all those "fucks" into a single EP? That would take away the tension.
Furthermore, revealed in EP9 so that DPC can point out the past EPs and the mistakes that were made. Examples.
- Elena said to the MC so he would be her nemesis, the demigod. Why? In EP4 the MC can play the Sage Branch. Elena and JB get another girl every now and then for fun. But we know so JB isn't as hot as the MC and that's why Elena has to approach the girls to see if they are interested in a threesome. This can be read well in the Sage Rooster Cluck in EP4, which has the HOTs Movienight as a theme. Cowgirl Elena MC Titty (I think this is so awesome) said at the end of this conversation in the bathroom so the MC shouldn't come to here town anymore (Hots house). Why Isabella explains in EP2. The MC is the women's issue and Elena has a hard time finding a girl for a threesome because they get their hopes up for the MC.
- In EP4 the MC has the choice to sleep in either Josy's or Maya's bed. If the MC has had sex with both, the player has a third choice, which is to sleep on the floor. This option has it in it because the MC makes it clear here so he doesn't choose between Josy and Maya because he doesn't want to hurt either girl. In EP9, when the MC welcomes Josy and Maya to the party, he has a choice. Either he prefers Josy or Maya, or he compliments both. Now it gets more complicated. When the MC is asked to choose his three favorite costumes, I just check off Josy and Maya, but don't choose either of them. This actually confirms the sleeping on the floor option from EP4. Either a relationship with both or neither.
- Vinny says to MC, in a neutral decision of Major Choice, for the MC to be polite and submissive. This attitude is important in EP7 with Patrick, because Patrick then likes the MC. However, Vinny only says so that the MC should only act that way and not so that the MC is that way. "See, dog? That's how you should behave. Polite and submissive."
There are many such situations in EP9 that confirm or refute previous decisions. It doesn't just involve Josy and Maya, either. The point is what Nick said about Vinny in EP3. Vinny was a guy who did everything twice. That's why I figure for DPC to present us with clues on how to dodge mistakes when replaying BaDIK.