I've been missing the good old episodes for years now... How I miss the old storylines, like back in the Chuunin exams... Those were the golden days
I watched ep 57 & 58 the other day, and as predicted and warned they're pretty sucky... I've seen way worse though, so it was worth seeing them

Sai and his efforts to fit in kind of makes me laugh, even though he can get pretty annoying at times.