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>did not cast a negative light on Bernkastel
I have no idea how you consider a scene in which Bernkastel ties Ange to a chair and tortures her with traumatic visions to be not casting a negative light on Bernkastel, especially not with how she's been the main villain of the entire episode before it.

>Fans become mere goats braying for the ugly truth
This is a common misunderstanding. Ryukishi never calls truth-seekers goats. Instead, the second wave of goats are the people who gave up, claiming Ryukishi betrayed them and the mystery is unsolvable.

>Even EP8 Battler stands in stark contrast to his previous self
Episode 6 shows Battler growing to understand Beatrice's intentions. From this point onwards he becomes anti-mystery himself. It's definitely in contrast to his ep1-4 self, but it makes complete sense considering the rest of the story.