I agree the isolation of some scenes is striking. I don't think this is true and it's all just speculation and speculation, but what if DPC still hired a couple of people to help with the development?
1) Some of the scenes (for example Sandy) are quite poorly written and drawn
2) The release of a small update about Zoya will check their work. For example, I would focus on episode 9, and I would instruct them to do an interlude. (I would do so).
3) General isolation. As if they were made at different times and by different people.
Another explanation for the isolation is that DPC had to throw out some of the content and leave it for the third season. As we know from the status updates, some of the animations and renders have been removed (is it really Zoey?). Probably DPC really did not have time for the November issue and he needed to cut the storylines urgently. Something will be explained in the interlude with Zoey.