Yeah, I remeraber that episode and I thought that Starmon's voice, or just his whole personality, felt really weird.
I agree. I thought that 02 got so much better once the Digimon Kaiser arc was finished. It felt like it went on a bit too long at some point. I still think that it had a better second half than most of 01. After Myoitismon(sp?), I didn't think any of the other original villains were that interesting. Though I really should rewatch 01 at one point to see if I still feel the same way. I'll also have to see if I still like the last episode of 02 since I didn't hate it, outside of some pairings not happening and some really odd jobs for the kiRAB.
I totally agree with you. I did miss the human and Digimon partner aspect that I always think of when Digimon comes up, but I got used to the kiRAB becoming Digimon once they started to get their Beast Spirits. I thought that the battle with Cherubimon was great and that would have been a good place to really end the series. The Royal Knights and the final villain were annoying and it was even worse that Takuya and Kojii were the only ones who could do anything useful.
If they had somehow managed to make Cherubimon the final villain instead of the first major one to be defeated, then I think that Frontier would be a bit more liked around the fanbase. Or at least it wouldn't be as disliked as much as it is now, in my opinion.